Senior Manager - Investigations

KPMG India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,50,000 - 6,75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in Mumbai is seeking an Associate Director for their Forensic practice. The ideal candidate will lead business development, manage large fraud investigation projects, and possess strong leadership and communication skills. Candidates must have a Chartered Accountants background, with 7-9 years of experience in audit or forensic services. This role requires strategic decision-making and effective team management.

Qualifications

• 7-9 years of post-qualification experience.
• Relevant prior experience in Statutory Audit/Internal Audit.
• Professional qualification in fraud examination is an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development efforts through client relationships.
• Oversee 1-2 large fraud investigations.
• Manage project profitability and adherence to plans.
• Drive delivery of engagements including fraud monitoring systems.

Skills

Business development

Project execution

Strong communication

Leadership

Analytical and problem-solving

Education

Chartered Accountants from an accredited college/university

Job description

Overview

KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 156 countries and have 152,000 people working in member firms around the world.

KPMG in India, a professional services firm, is the Indian member firm affiliated with KPMG International and was established in September 1993. Our professionals leverage the global network of firms, providing detailed knowledge of local laws, regulations, markets and competition. KPMG has offices across India in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Chennai, Gurugram, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Noida, Pune and Vadodara.

KPMG in India offers services to national and international clients in India across sectors. We strive to provide rapid, performance-based, industry-focused and technology-enabled services, which reflect a shared knowledge of global and local industries and our experience of the Indian business environment.

KPMG Advisory professionals provide advice and assistance to enable companies, intermediaries and public sector bodies to mitigate risk, improve performance, and create value. KPMG firms provide a wide range of Risk Advisory and Financial Advisory Services that can help clients respond to immediate needs as well as put in place the strategies for the longer term.

KPMG's Forensic Services: In response to escalating white-collar crime, we pioneered the forensic practice in 1995. We help clients prevent, detect and mitigate the risk of fraud, misconduct and non-compliance. Today we are recognized as market leaders with a dominant market share, top of mind recall and a reputation for offering holistic solutions to clients. Our team of professionals assist our clients to cover all areas entailing potential fraud risk, detect fraud at the earliest, minimize losses and respond appropriately.

KPMG's Forensic practice endeavours to provide an independent, proactive and responsive service, together with credible results by effectively utilizing its investigative, IT, accounting, financial and other resources towards the detection and investigation of alleged fraud and in resolving commercial and legal disputes. It emphasizes progress, flexibility and quality along with providing credible evidence to help companies make informed decisions.

Role & Responsibilities

Business Development

• Associate Director shall be significantly involved in business development – lead generation till closure. They are expected to possess considerable client relationships which could lead to business opportunities. They may be assigned a market/geography/solution/account or a set of clients for business development. They shall be responsible for generating an agreed amount of revenue for the year.
• Proactively does sales-oriented reporting during projects. These would include identifying possible business opportunities for various practices within KPMG.
• Demonstrate in-depth technical capabilities and professional knowledge. Demonstrate ability to assimilate to new knowledge.

Project Related

• Associate Director would be leading 1-2 large projects at any time involving suspicions of fraud and misconduct by employees, management or third parties, as well as fraudulent financial reporting on the part of management. They shall be having teams report to them at a project level. Associate Directors have the responsibility of project execution and shall report to a director/partner on every project. They shall be responsible for ensuring project profitability, quality as well as adherence to the agreed project plan.
• Help direct activities involving the tracing, identification and recovery of lost assets.
• Assist organizations in protecting value through the assessment of their risk and vulnerability to fraud and misconduct.
• Use a variety of diagnostic and forensic technology techniques to help determine key areas of risk and assess how well that risk is managed.
• Establish steps to test and help mitigate vulnerabilities to fraud and misconduct.
• The candidate will drive the delivery of various engagements including undertaking status reviews, developing process frameworks for fraud monitoring systems (FMS), implementation methodology, training client personnel.

Thought Leadership

• Manage and help set guidelines on how research and the investigation should be conducted.
• Possess good business acumen. Remain current on new developments in advisory services capabilities and industry knowledge. Associate Directors are expected to be part of industry forums.
• Participate in practice initiatives and at times lead such initiatives such as knowledge management or thought leadership.

People Related

• During the course of your work, you will be expected to be a people leader for your department/location and to also manage a team in terms of staffing, appraisals etc.
• Coordinating in developing the practice (people / clients and skills).
• Play the role of a performance manager for junior staff. Be actively involved in training, coaching and mentoring of the team.

The Individual

Experience in the Forensic Sector with strong experience and understanding of processes and controls. Background in consulting preferably from the Big 4 or similar firms is a pre-requisite. Demonstrated track record of project execution capabilities and strong ability to map client business requirements and convert the same to a viable business proposition. Will be able to take responsibility on revenue numbers and bring new clients to the group. Strong communication skills with client facing experience with ability to interact and make presentations at the CXO level. Strong team management responsibilities and people management skills. Should be able to lead by example and motivate the team and be a team player. Provide strategic decisions to team and clients. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Consistent display of leadership skills. Ability to work under pressure – stringent deadlines and tough client conditions which may demand extended working hours. Ability to work well in teams. Willingness to travel within India or abroad for continuous long periods of time. Demonstrate integrity, values, principles, and work ethics.

Equal employment opportunity information

KPMG India has a policy of providing equal opportunity for all applicants and employees regardless of their color, caste, religion, age, sex/gender, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or other legally protected status. KPMG India values diversity and we request you to submit the details below to support us in our endeavor for diversity. Providing the below information is voluntary and refusal to submit such information will not be prejudicial to you.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountants from an accredited college/university
• Post qualification experience of 7 - 9 years
• Should have relevant prior experience in Statutory Audit / Internal Audit. Prior Forensic experience or a professional qualification in fraud examination would be an added advantage