Forensic Accounting Manager at the Financial Intelligence Centre, Pretoria
Financial Intelligence Centre · Pretoria, Gauteng
Overview
The Financial Intelligence Centre in Pretoria is looking for a Forensic Accounting Manager to lead a specialised team investigating complex financial crimes. You will provide high quality forensic evidence to support law enforcement, mentor a multi disciplinary team, and work closely with government agencies. This is a senior role for someone with deep forensic accounting, anti money laundering and investigative experience who wants to make a real impact in the fight against financial crime in South Africa.
About the role
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) is South Africa's national centre for the collection, analysis and sharing of financial intelligence to combat money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes. As Manager: Forensic Accounting, you will lead the activities and output of multi disciplinary forensic accounting teams, delivering high quality forensic evidence that supports law enforcement agencies in investigating complex financial crimes.
What you can expect to do:
- Manage specialised forensic accounting teams, ensuring complex and timely financial forensic products are delivered within policy, procedure and legislative powers
- Act as a technical reference, mentor and role model for your team, helping them grow their forensic accounting expertise
- Collaborate with other divisions within the FIC, government agencies and relevant stakeholders to access information and secure cooperation
- 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
- Conduct technical presentations to informed audiences, clearly communicating complex forensic accounting findings
- Represent the FIC at working groups, meetings, conferences and seminars
- Plan, organise and report on the forensic accounting unit's outputs, aligning quarterly plans with annual plans
- Manage resources, recommend budget requirements and control costs
- Ensure compliance with the code of conduct, policies, procedures and legislative requirements
- Lead and manage project teams, set clear objectives and actively manage team performance
Requirements
- Degree in a relevant field such as Criminology, Forensic Accounting, Forensic Investigation Technology, Accounting, Law, Auditing or Cyber Forensics
- Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in forensic accounting services, analysis, investigation, law and law enforcement is a prerequisite
- Anti money laundering training or practical experience in 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, and the law of evidence
- Advanced knowledge and experience of working with the domestic financial regulatory framework
- Sound knowledge and experience using the Microsoft Office suite and Excel
- Management experience will be an advantage
Responsibilities
- Manage specialised forensic accounting teams, ensuring the delivery of complex, timely and high quality financial forensic products
- Serve as a technical reference, mentor and role model for the team
- Collaborate with other FIC divisions, government agencies and stakeholders to access necessary information
- Work closely with senior members of government departments and agencies to produce accurate forensic accounting outputs
- Advise senior management on regulatory, legislative and financial intelligence challenges
- Conduct technical presentations to informed audiences
- Represent the FIC at working groups, meetings, conferences and seminars
- Develop and execute delivery plans aligned with policy, precedent and standards
- Plan and report on the forensic accounting unit's outputs and align quarterly plans with annual plans
- Manage allocated resources and recommend budget requirements for annual planning
- Control costs through effective management of key business processes
- Lead and manage forensic accounting project teams, providing independent solutions for complex investigative needs
- Manage workflows and plans, ensuring clarity around accountabilities and objectives
- Set clear function and area objectives aligned with the FIC and law enforcement goals
- Actively manage team performance, providing feedback and development opportunities
- Ensure compliance with the code of conduct, policies, procedures and legislative requirements
Job details
- Organisation
- Financial Intelligence Centre
- Location
- Pretoria, Gauteng
- Job type
- Full time
- Experience level
- Senior (10+ years)
- Education
- Bachelor
- Category
- Accounting & Finance
- Application Method
- Apply manually
Success Guide
This is a senior role at the Financial Intelligence Centre, so your application needs to show more than just accounting skills. Highlight your experience with forensic investigations, anti money laundering and any work you have done with law enforcement agencies or the POCA and FIC Act. If you have managed a team before, make sure that comes through clearly, because this role is just as much about leading people as it is about forensic accounting. In your CV, focus on the types of financial crime cases you have worked on and the outcomes you helped achieve. If you get an interview, expect questions about how you handle complex investigations, how you work with government stakeholders, and how you keep your team motivated under pressure. Pretoria based roles at the FIC can be competitive, so tailor your application carefully to show why you are the right leader for this specialised team.
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