Forensic and Fraud Investigation

Lodha; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Lodha is seeking a Manager for Forensic & Fraud Investigations (Cyber Security) in Mumbai. You will lead end-to-end investigations of cyber-enabled fraud and misconduct, determine root causes and design remediation plans to prevent recurrence.

You will also supervise a team of consultants and support business development. The role requires 8-12 years of experience in forensic investigations, strong analytical skills, and familiarity with industry-standard forensic tools and analytics platforms.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years in forensic investigations, fraud risk management or cyber incident response, ideally in a consulting firm, a bank or an investigations team.
• Hands-on experience running fraud or misconduct investigations from start to finish.
• Working knowledge of forensic tools (EnCase, FTK, Cellebrite, Magnet AXIOM) and analytics tools (SQL, Python, Power BI).
• Strong grasp of fraud controls, internal controls frameworks and regulatory requirements (RBI fraud guidelines, SEBI, Companies Act, PMLA, DPDP Act, IT Act, BSA/Evidence Act provisions on electronic evidence).
• Ability to write clear reports and present findings to senior stakeholders.
• Bachelors degree in engineering, accounting, commerce, law or a related field.
• At least one certification: CFE, CISA, CFCE, GCFE/GCFA, CISSP, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations into frauds and cyber-enabled incidents from scoping to reporting across enterprise clients.
• Identify fraud typologies and modus operandi, including payment and account takeover, vendor fraud, BEC, data theft and identity fraud.
• Trace funds and data, identify involved individuals, accounts and systems, and lead digital forensics (disk, memory, mobile, email, cloud, logs).
• Perform forensic data analytics to uncover patterns and full extent of fraud.
• Assess control gaps and governance weaknesses across processes and technology.
• Design remediation plans with preventive/detective controls, fraud monitoring, and vendor controls.
• Prepare defensible reports for boards, regulators and law enforcement; support proceedings and act as an expert witness where needed.
• Manage a team of consultants; support business development, proposals and client conversations.

Skills

Analytical rigour

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Clear writing

Composure under pressure

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, accounting, commerce, law or related field

CFE, CISA, CFCE, GCFE/GCFA, CISSP or equivalent

Tools

EnCase

FTK

Cellebrite

Magnet AXIOM

SQL

Python

Power BI

Job description

Manager, Forensic & Fraud Investigations (Cyber Security)

Location: [City, India] | Reports to: Director / Partner, Cyber Security | Experience: 8-12 years

About the role

You will lead investigations into frauds and incidents that have already happened. That means working out what occurred, who was involved, how the controls failed, and what was lost. You will then design the fixes that stop it happening again. The work covers cyber-enabled fraud, insider misconduct and financial crime for enterprise clients, with a focus on evidence that holds up in legal, regulatory and audit settings.

Key responsibilities

Investigate

• Run end-to-end post-fraud investigations covering scoping, evidence collection, analysis, reconstruction of the timeline and reporting.
• Identify the fraud typology and modus operandi: payment and account takeover fraud, insider fraud, procurement or vendor fraud, business email compromise, data theft, identity and KYC fraud, and misuse of privileged access.
• Trace the flow of funds and data, and identify the individuals, accounts and systems involved.
• Lead digital forensics work: disk, memory, mobile, email, cloud and log analysis, with strict chain of custody.
• Perform forensic data analytics, including transaction, access-log and anomaly analysis, to find patterns and the full extent of the fraud.

Find the root cause

• Establish how the fraud was possible by identifying control gaps in process, technology, access management and governance.
• Assess whether the same weakness exists elsewhere in the organisation.

Mitigate and remediate

• Design a remediation plan that closes the gaps: preventive and detective controls, fraud monitoring rules, access and segregation-of-duties fixes, approval workflows and vendor controls.
• Recommend technology and process improvements such as real-time alerts, UEBA, DLP and transaction monitoring.
• Define a roadmap with owners, priorities and timelines, and follow up on implementation.

Report and support proceedings

• Prepare clear, defensible reports for the Board, Audit Committee, regulators and law enforcement.
• Support legal proceedings, disciplinary action and regulatory reporting, and act as an expert witness where needed.

Lead and grow

• Manage a team of consultants and senior consultants, and review their work for quality.
• Support business development, proposals and client conversations.

Required qualifications

• 8-12 years in forensic investigations, fraud risk management or cyber incident response, ideally in a consulting firm, a bank or an investigations team.
• Hands-on experience running fraud or misconduct investigations from start to finish.
• Working knowledge of forensic tools (e.g. EnCase, FTK, Cellebrite, Magnet AXIOM) and analytics tools (SQL, Python, Power BI, or similar).
• Strong grasp of fraud controls, internal controls frameworks and regulatory requirements (RBI fraud guidelines, SEBI, Companies Act, PMLA, DPDP Act, IT Act, BSA/Evidence Act provisions on electronic evidence).
• Ability to write clear reports and present findings to senior stakeholders.
• Bachelors degree in engineering, accounting, commerce, law or a related field.
• At least one certification: CFE, CISA, CFCE, GCFE/GCFA, CISSP, or equivalent.

Preferred

• Experience in BFSI, fintech, insurance or e-commerce.
• Exposure to AML, sanctions or anti-bribery investigations.
• Experience with cloud and SaaS forensics.

Competencies

Analytical rigour, attention to detail, sound judgement on sensitive matters, confidentiality, clear writing, and the composure to work under pressure.