Forensics Manager
PwC · Johannesburg, South Africa · 1d ago
Management Level
ManagerJob Description & Summary
At PwC, our people in forensic services focus on identifying and preventing fraudulent activities, conducting investigations, and maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements. Individuals in this field play a crucial role in safeguarding organisations against financial crimes and maintaining ethical business practices.In fraud, investigations and regulatory enforcement at PwC, you will focus on identifying and preventing fraudulent activities, conducting investigations, and confirming compliance with regulatory requirements. You will play a crucial role in safeguarding organisations against financial crimes and maintaining ethical business practices.
Enhancing your leadership style, you motivate, develop and inspire others to deliver quality. You are responsible for coaching, leveraging team member’s unique strengths, and managing performance to deliver on client expectations. With your growing knowledge of how business works, you play an important role in identifying opportunities that contribute to the success of our Firm. You are expected to lead with integrity and authenticity, articulating our purpose and values in a meaningful way. You embrace technology and innovation to enhance your delivery and encourage others to do the same.
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:
- Analyse and identify the linkages and interactions between the component parts of an entire system.
- Take ownership of projects, ensuring their successful planning, budgeting, execution, and completion.
- Partner with team leadership to ensure collective ownership of quality, timelines, and deliverables.
- Develop skills outside your comfort zone, and encourage others to do the same.
- Effectively mentor others.
- Use the review of work as an opportunity to deepen the expertise of team members.
- Address conflicts or issues, engaging in difficult conversations with clients, team members and other stakeholders, escalating where appropriate.
- Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.
JOB PROFILE
A career in our Investigations and Intelligence practice, within Forensic Accounting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients understand where they might have vulnerabilities and develop solutions to manage the risks involved. We prevent, respond to and remediate a wide range of business threats, risks and complex issues. Our team helps organisations gain clarity and confidence in fraud investigations by offering our clients and their counsel strategic advice and advanced forensic technology. You’ll help to collect and analyse evidence, locate witnesses, conduct interviews, perform computer forensics, and gather intelligence.
DESCRIPTION
Independently scope, plan and execute forensic investigations, fraud prevention projects, integrity due diligence reviews and other forensic assignments.
Investigate economic crime matters, including allegations of fraud, corruption, procurement irregularities, conflicts of interest, misconduct and other irregularities.
Identify key issues, formulate investigation hypotheses, develop investigation procedures and identify relevant evidence.
Perform and oversee the acquisition, processing and analysis of financial and non-financial information using appropriate forensic technology and data analytics tools.
Conduct or support investigative interviews, including preparing interview plans, assessing evidence and documenting outcomes.
Synthesize evidence and draft clear, evidence-based forensic reports and appendices, with a focus on factual accuracy, evidencelinkage and defensible conclusions.
Oversee document management, working papers, evidence handling and review processes supporting analyses performed.
Supervise, mentor and develop junior team members, including overseeing fieldwork execution and building forensic capability within the team.
Manage client relationships, understand client needs, deliver value-added forensic services and identify opportunities to contribute to proposals and business development.
Independently manage assignment timelines, budgets, commercial aspects, client expectations and quality deliverables.
Ensure adherence to assignment mandates and compliance with the firm’s risk management policies and procedures.
Exercise sound professional judgement in sensitive and high-risk matters while maintaining strict confidentiality and the highest professional standards.
Brief senior stakeholders clearly and professionally on investigation progress, findings, risks and recommended next steps.
Demonstrate a genuine commitment to forensic investigations as a long-term career, with curiosity, persistence, ethical courage and passion for high-quality investigative work.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
CA - qualified or
BCom Accounting, BCom Forensic Accounting (Hons), LLB relevant Postgraduate
CFE orFP/SA preferable.
EXPERIENCE
Minimum 5–8 years’ experience in forensic investigations, forensic accounting, fraud risk management, litigation support, internal investigations, regulatory investigations, or related assignments.
At least 2–3 years’ experience managing forensic assignments, including planning, fieldwork, evidence review, reporting, client engagement, budgets and timelines.
Experience investigating allegations of fraud, corruption, bribery, procurement irregularities, conflicts of interest, financial misconduct, asset misappropriation and/or other economic crime matters.
Good understanding of risks and internal controls
Document management
Accounting/legal/ forensic background
Good working knowledge of the following:
Microsoft (including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint,
Microsoft Power Bi, Alteryx and/ or other data analysis tools advantageous
Computer hardware and operating systems
SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES
Working systematically and logically to resolve problems, to identify causes, relationships and implications
Building and sustaining relationships
Being passionate about customer service
Being curious – learning, sharing and innovating
Leading and contributing to team success
Communicating with impact and empathy
Developing self and others through coaching
Demonstrating courage and integrity
Acquiring and applying commercial and technical expertise
Being open-minded, practical and agile with change
Strategic thinking
Logical reasoning
Analytical ability
Good judgment skills
Problem solving
Excellence orientation
Drive and enthusiasm
Rule orientation
Travel Requirements
Up to 20%Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
NoJob Posting End Date
September 30, 2026