Job roles & responsibilities:
Delivery excellence
- Lead project areas independently and formulate workplan and execute the same with project managers. Maintain personal accountability for areas of work assigned.
- Analyze financial records, transactions, and supporting documentation to identify irregularities and discrepancies
- Develop strategies to detect fraudulent activity and propose corrective actions
- Compile and analyze facts to formulate, substantiate and/or critique various hypothesis / theories, claims and/or conclusions to support the evidence
- Provide high quality and complete work product, treating all work product as if it were client deliverables with good organization and presentation
- Achieve zero-defect deliverables through quality controls on own work
- Organize and maintain client information and work product appropriately
- Provide clear and periodic updates on progress of assigned tasks, and provides prompt and timely response to team member requests and questions
- Draft the project report for the areas concluded in client ready format
Project execution:
- Manage own time effectively by strict adherence to commitments
- Ensure timely and accurate recording of time and expenses
- Communicate lulls if any in the productivity, obstacles to completing tasks, unclear priorities, or unexpected results
- Maintain organized working files, and knowledge of project documents and information
- Assist in project administration activities
Communication:
- Prepare clear, accurate and sufficiently detailed written work such as memos to file, emails and work product
- Articulate ideas in confident and concise manner
- Concise and effective written communication with high level of clarity and quality
- Prepare high-quality reports
- Actively engage in meetings and add value to discussions by participating effectively
Business Development
- Assist seniors in preparation of proposals for prospective clients
- Assist in research for thought papers and Point of View
- Keep yourself updated on recent trends and events and assist in scouting for prospective opportunities.
Skills & Competencies:
Problem solving
- Demonstrate the essentials of problem resolution and sound judgement
- Demonstrate the initiative to begin developing solutions, and seek senior's advice when necessary
- Identify project challenges and inconsistencies or errors in the project report and source material
Teamwork:
- Understand team structure, role within team, and respect for all members and their ideas
- Develop constructive working relationships with the team and is available to assist team during time crunch
- Seek opportunities to upskill yourself
- Seeks guidance and feedback for growth and demonstrates the commitment to develop
People development
- Help new hires and new team members get up to the speed
- Mentor analysts and provide them with on-the-job training
- Promote team culture and build trust
- Seek opportunities to enhance team knowledge.
Basic qualifications:
- Chartered accountant (CA), Master of business Administration (MBA), MBA in Forensic Accounting.
Experience:
- Post qualification 2-3 years of experience with a Big 4 accounting firm in internal audit, statutory audit or forensic accounting / investigation
- Post qualification of 2-3 years from other firms in forensic accounting / investigation
- Demonstrated ability to provide services involving accounting and/or consulting projects
