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Forensic Accountant

Full-time

Helderberg Personnel

Key responsibilities
  • Investigate suspected insurance fraud, financial irregularities and misrepresentation
  • Review complex commercial and business-interruption claims
  • Analyse financial statements, bank records, invoices, payroll and stock information
  • Quantify loss of profit, increased costs, stock losses and other commercial damages
  • Reconstruct incomplete financial records and trace transactions
  • Prepare detailed forensic and expert reports
  • Present findings to insurers, attorneys, loss adjusters and clients
  • Support litigation, negotiations and dispute-resolution processes
  • Manage assignments and provide guidance to junior team members
Requirements
  • Relevant Accounting, Auditing or Forensic Accounting qualification
  • Approximately 5 - 10 years' relevant experience
  • Experience in forensic accounting, commercial insurance claims, investigations, external audit or dispute advisory
  • Strong financial analysis, Excel and report-writing skills
  • Experience with business-interruption or loss-of-profit calculations
  • A CA(SA), AGA(SA), CFE or similar designation will be advantageous
  • High levels of integrity, professional scepticism and confidentiality
Vacancy posted 5 days ago
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