Manager: Forensic Accounting

2 weeks ago

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Financial Intelligence Centre Full time
Job title : Manager: Forensic AccountingJob Location : Gauteng, PretoriaDeadline : March 26, 2025Quick Recommended Links
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MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

Delivery and Success

  • Effectively manage specialised forensic accounting teams, ensuring the delivery of complex, timely, and high-quality financial forensic products within the scope of discretion, policy, procedures, and legislative powers.
  • Serve as a technical reference, mentor, and role model for the team, fostering professional growth and expertise in forensic accounting.
  • Collaborate with other division within the FIC, government agencies, and relevant stakeholders to access necessary information, leveraging experience and skills to secure cooperation and persuade others as needed.
  • Work closely with senior members of government departments and agencies to produce accurate and comprehensive forensic accounting outputs.
  • Advise senior management on regulatory, legislative, and financial intelligence challenges, offering solutions to support effective decision-making.
  • Conduct technical presentations to informed audiences, clearly communicating complex forensic accounting findings and methodologies.
  • Represent the FIC at designated working groups, meetings, conferences, and seminars, contributing to informed decision-making and policy development.
  • Develop and execute delivery plans aligned with policy, precedent, and standards, ensuring objectives are met and achievements are reported as required.
  • Continuously focus on delivery according to predefined plans, making necessary adjustments to improve performance and reduce risk.
  • Anticipate and resolve problems proactively to ensure targets are met within agreed deadlines and quality standards.

People Management

  • Lead and manage forensic accounting project teams, using judgment and experience to provide prompt, independent solutions for complex investigative needs while exercising appropriate risk management.
  • Manage workflows and plans, ensuring clarity around accountabilities and objectives within the forensic accounting function.
  • Set clear function and area objectives, ensuring they are well-known, achievable, and aligned with the overall goals of the FIC and law enforcement agencies.
  • Ensure objectives are met by prioritising activities, allocating work, and optimising resources and individual performance to achieve the highest output and quality.
  • Foster a collaborative and committed environment among subordinates, encouraging teamwork and full commitment to achieving set goals.
  • Actively manage team performance, providing feedback and development opportunities to enhance effectiveness and efficiency.

Planning and Organising

  • Plan and report on the forensic accounting unit's outputs, identifying potential deviations and challenges, and developing and implementing alternative plans to address them.
  • Develop and align the forensic accounting unit's quarterly plans with the area's annual plans, ensuring consistency and strategic alignment.
  • Report on work plan achievements, focusing on meeting quantity, quality, and time targets.

Resources Management 

  • Manage allocated resources effectively to ensure efficient delivery of forensic accounting services and support to law enforcement agencies.
  • Recommend resources and budgetary requirements for annual planning, aligning with the FIC's strategic objectives and operational needs.
  • Control costs through effective management of key business processes and operational variables, optimising the use of resources.
  • Operationalise plans and deploy resources to meet clearly defined objectives over a bi-annual horizon, ensuring resource optimisation and cost control.
  •  Report on the utilisation and effectiveness of the FIC's financial intelligence products, ensuring they meet the needs of law enforcement agencies and contribute to successful outcomes in financial crime investigations.

Governance, Risk management, Compliance

  • Ensure compliance with code of conduct, policies. procedures and legislative requirements
  • Provides input into budget for the division and organizational policies
  • Contribute to the development and maintenance of divisional and organizational policies

EDUCATION, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Degree   (subjects   like  Criminology,   Forensic   Accounting, Forensic  Investigation  Technology,  Accounting,  Law, Auditing,  and  Cyber  Forensics  are highly recommended)
  • Minimum of 10 years relevant experience forensic accounting services, analysis, investigation, law and law enforcement) is a prerequisite. 
  • Anti-money laundering training or practical experience in the field of combating the proceeds of crime is a prerequisite. 
  • Applied advanced knowledge of the Constitution / Criminal Procedure Act/ the intelligence cycle / the POCA and FIC Act as well as the law of evidence. 
  • Display and apply advanced knowledge and experience of working with the domestic financial regulatory framework.
  • Sound knowledge and experience using the Microsoft Office suit and Excel. 
  • Management experience will be an advantage. 
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