Senior Forensic Associate

The opportunity

We are looking for Senior Forensic Associates who are highly motivated, eager to learn and energetic and are looking to grow their career in a fulfilling and rewarding professional environment and can work across sectors and take up short-term assignments in different countries.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct forensic audits to identify potential fraud and misconduct, and to provide recommendations to clients.
• Analyze data to identify anomalies and suspicious transactions
• Effectively interpret financial statements and accounting records.
• Assess business processes.
• Present complex findings in a clear and understandable way
• Collaborate effectively and provide expert advice to cross-functional teams.
• Provide support to client’s internal audit functions by conducting targeted audits to investigate potential fraud or misconduct.
• Assessment of compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and policies, and identifying any areas of noncompliance.
• Maintain client confidentiality.
• Manage client and other stakeholder relationships professionally.
• Maintain technical expertise in Fraud Risk Management, Corporate Intelligence, Forensic Audits & Investigations

Skills and Attributes for Success

• High level of energy and enthusiasm
• A willingness to learn deep technical skills and apply them to our client businesses.
• Ability to organize data and make sense of information that suggests new possibilities.
• Attention to detail with high quality and accurate output.
• A fierce commitment to excel in pursuit of mutually beneficial goals.
• Hunger for new experiences and knowledge
• The grit to pursue difficult goals and bounce back from setbacks.
• Ability to create and present compelling audit reports.

Minimum Requirements

• University: A minimum of second-class upper honors Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields:
  • Accounting, finance or any other business-related field
  • Information Technology, cybersecurity, computer forensic or any other related field
  • Criminology or any other security-related field
  • Law, compliance or any other related field
• Professional certifications in any of the following fields:
  • Business such as Certified Public Accountant (in respective country)
  • IT such as Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • Forensic and Fraud Investigations such as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
  • Any other relevant certifications in the fields of fraud risk management, Corporate Intelligence, Forensic Audits & Investigations, Integrity & ABAC Compliance Programs, Fraud Monitoring & Assurance and Cybersecurity & Forensic Technology.
• 4-5 years of working experience in forensic audits and investigations.
• Schooling: minimum overall grade of a B in KCSE
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English or French (any other language is a plus)
• Proficiency in using a computer and essential software such as Microsoft Office Software, i.e. MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
• Applicants must be able to travel and should have or apply for a passport.

What working at Stealth offers

• Mentorship and Coaching: You will have the opportunity to learn from the best in the industry and develop the mindset and skills to navigate your career goals.
• Self-managed career development: We’ll provide your top-notch tools and world class exposure to assignments in multinational organizations across different countries.
• Flexibility- We provide a conducive work environment so you can make a meaningful impact, and leverage on your unique strengths, this includes a Hybrid (Remote and Office) working model

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, kindly submit your Cover letter, CV and relevant testimonials in support of your academic and professional qualifications to info@stealth.co.ke addressed to Human Resources and use "Application for Senior Forensic Associate – Kenya" as the subject of the email by close of business on 20th March 2023.

Only successful applicants will be contacted.