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Senior Consultant – Reactive Investigations, Liverpool
Client: RSM
Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Job Category: Consulting
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 33894dd4eb16
Job Views: 33
Posted: 24.03.2025
Job Description:
We are searching for an experienced Senior Consultant – Reactive Investigations.
About Consulting
Consulting brings together multiple teams across Transactions, Risk & Consulting, ABA, and Outsourcing to provide client-centric solutions for RSM’s current and future clients within the middle market. Our Consulting team has a major role to play in driving forward the growth of the firm with over 1,700 people delivering almost £200m revenue.
At the heart of Consulting are the six solutions we offer our clients: business transformation, deal services, finance function support, risk and governance, forensic and investigation services, and restructuring. Our solutions create an enhanced tailored approach to support our clients in achieving their strategic goals and empower our people to make an impact and develop their own unique career path.
Overall job purpose
To play a key role in delivering reactive assignments across a diverse client base. This will include being a lead consultant in the delivery of investigations and linked assignments.
This is a client-facing role where an ability to act as an ambassador for RSM as a trusted professional fraud advisor is essential. The role is suitable for a candidate who is experienced in the delivery of criminal investigations connected to fraud and financial crime, seeking a career of working with a wide range of varied clients and assignments. The key aspects of the role will involve delivery of investigation services and supporting clients who experience fraud instances, requiring investigative skills in compliance with criminal, disciplinary, and regulatory legislation.
This job description describes the principal purpose and main elements of the job. It is a guide to the nature and main duties of the job as they exist currently, but it is not intended as a wholly comprehensive or permanent schedule. Successful candidates will be required to be flexible and adaptable to changes and client requirements as necessary. This may include undertaking reactive investigations assignments as per operational requirements.
Responsibilities
1. Maintain RSM's high level of service and values, ensuring timely delivery of fraud investigations to a criminal standard, producing case files and presentation of cases in both magistrates and crown courts.
2. Client support, and other additional duties that may be required.
3. Deliver work on time, to quality and cost.
4. Have personal objectives, a career development plan, and individual performance targets to achieve as part of this role, subject to periodic review and feedback via your line manager.
5. Ensure compliance with the Fraud Risk Services Standing Operating Procedure and associated RSM policies and regulatory requirements.
6. Undertake reactive assignments and investigations of relevant fraud cases, as required.
7. Attend Audit Committees and other client meetings to present findings and client support.
8. Travel to and from clients as required, necessitating a degree of flexibility.
The successful candidate will be ACFS qualified and will be required to undergo enhanced DBS and propriety clearance at appointment and during employment.
Essential
1. ACFS qualification is essential for this role due to client requirements.
2. Experience working within a fraud prevention/detection/investigations team.
3. Demonstrable PQE (or equivalent) experience.
4. Experience of presenting and managing cases during criminal proceedings in compliance with governing legislation and disclosure obligations.
5. Ability to manage and progress multiple investigations to meet specific timelines.
6. Willingness to maintain an ongoing level of continuing professional development (CPD).
7. Excellent verbal communication skills.
8. Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to construct high-quality reports.
9. Client-focused with a flexible and adaptable approach to work.
10. Strong organizational skills to manage workloads and ensure high-quality client service.
11. Ability to work unsupervised, use initiative, and strive to exceed client expectations.
12. Assist in the direction, supervision, and mentoring of Consultants and junior staff as required.
13. Strong understanding of fraud and bribery legislation.
14. Proficient in IT and office software packages.
15. Excellent team player, adaptable to the demands of the role and client needs.
16. Ability to build relationships and rapport with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.
17. Prepared to undertake travel and overnight absence from home as required.
Desirable
1. PIP Level 2 Investigator (or equivalent)
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