Manager - Disputes & Investigations

Description

Who we are

Companies, investors and government entities around the world turn to Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) for leadership, action and results. A&M’s leadership is about a bias towards action and the willingness to tell clients what we think is needed. Clients select us for our deep expertise and ability to create and deliver practical, rather than theoretical, solutions to their unique problems in addition to our objectivity.

Privately held since its founding in 1983, A&M is a leading global professional services firm with over 7,500 professionals across five contents providing performance improvement, turnaround management & restructuring and corporate advisory services.

In the current economic climate, there have been a number of business failures, incidents of fraud, misconduct and accounting irregularities. These and other events have resulted in government and regulatory interventions, corporate investigations, financial restatements and a sizeable number of lawsuits. We deliver a wide array of solutions to contentious situations, where behaviour has not met expectations or systems and processes have not performed as expected. 

What we do

Our Disputes and Investigations practice (DI) offers investigations, fraud risk management, data analytics, litigation consulting, forensic accounting and forensic technology services. Our team comprises experienced investigators, accountants, auditors, computer forensics, eDiscovery and data scientists hailing from professional services firms, law enforcement and leading eDiscovery support providers.

What we are looking for

As a result of continued growth and expansion into Australia, DI is looking to hire a Manager with experience in fraud, corruption and misconduct investigations and fraud risk management for our Melbourne office.

You will be working with a dedicated team with global reach and be part of the broader South-East-Asia-Australia division.  D&I staff are integrated & work seamlessly alongside 100+ colleagues across our Performance Improvement & Restructuring practices, providing our clients with integrated solutions and approaches to address an array of increasingly complex & interlinked challenges.

We value:

• Integrity – Never let financial gain compromise integrity.
• Quality – Always value quality people and quality work.
• Objectivity – Do your homework before you form conclusions.
• Fun – Like what you do and with whom you do it.
• Personal Reward – Perform interesting work with interesting people and achieve results that matter.
• Inclusive Diversity – Embrace diversity, foster inclusiveness and reward merit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Managing fraud and corruption investigations and risk management engagements
• Managing engagement budgets
• Contribute to the growth of the DI team through strategy execution
• Maintain awareness of trends and issues in fraud, corruption and serious misconduct to identify business opportunities

We are seeking:

At least 4 years’ experience conducting investigations into fraud, corruption and serious misconduct. This includes:

• Preparation of investigation plans and budgets
• Understanding of sources and methods of collection of information and evidence
• Conducting interviews with witnesses and disclosers
• Analysing complex financial and non-financial data
• Asset tracing
• Working knowledge of computer forensic tools as they apply to fraud, corruption and misconduct investigations, such as Relativity, NUIX
• Making evidence-based findings
• Preparing written investigation reports for a range of audiences including corporates, lawyers and law enforcement
• Presenting findings to senior stakeholders
• Managing investigations through to disciplinary, civil and/or criminal proceedings  (desirable).

At least 2 years’ experience in fraud and corruption risk management services (for example):

• Fraud and corruption risk assessment
• Fraud and corruption risk management reviews
• Development and delivery of fraud and corruption awareness training 
• Working knowledge of fraud data analytics
• An understanding of business intelligence
• Foreign bribery risk management
• Design and delivery of fraud data analytics

Professional services skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Effective supervision and leadership skills, to guide and develop junior employees
• Effective interpersonal and team management skills
• Build business contacts with corporates, government, law enforcement, regulators and law firms
• Intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Suite
• Thought leadership development

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications, training and/certifications such as Certificate III in investigative services, Certificate IV in Government Investigations
• Relevant tertiary qualification (desirable)
• Membership of relevant professional organisations such as Australian Institute of Professional Investigators, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Diversity & Inclusion
A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Voluntary Inclusion
It is Alvarez & Marsal’s practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, pregnancy, marital status, family status, religion, national origin, age or disability or any other non-merit based factor or any other characteristics in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters
Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our Inclusive Diversity values. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.

Please attach a copy of your CV along with a cover letter outlining your suitability to the role. Please note, the closing date for applications will be Friday 7th April at 5:00pm. 

Diversity & Inclusion

A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work—guided by A&M’s core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity—are the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Alvarez & Marsal’s practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws. Employees and Applicants can find A&M policy statements and additional information by region here.

Unsolicited Resumes from Third-Party Recruiters

Please note that as per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening and in alignment with our Inclusive Diversity values. Any employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting employment agency, person or entity.