2 Forensic Accountant jobs in Singapore
Director, Risk Advisory, Forensic Accountant (Investigation and due diligence)
Posted 16 days ago
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The Risk Advisory practice is one of six practices focused on client delivery services across the firm.
Ankura is recognised as one of the 5 fasted growing consulting companies with over 2000 employees across more than 30 offices globally, providing a range of advisory and expert services to the private and public sector.Risk Advisory PracticeThis Director position supports Ankura's APAC Risk Advisory (RA), which has the ambition to be the clear market leader in its field.Risk Advisory provides a wide range of services to enable our clients to investigate, prevent or remediate fraud corruption or misconduct. We draw the right blend of expertise from within the organisation to provide unparalleled investigative and compliance support tailored to the need of each engagement.Why Join Ankura
+ We can support and develop individuals who aspire to be an expert.
+ Vast opportunities for career development, with formal development process, training programmes and internal e-learning training platform, Ankura Academy.
+ Work within a team of world recognised leading experts in an established leading global consultancy.
+ Work with a collaborative environment, whereby our professionals the freedom to innovate which promotes curiosity, learning and communication.
Role OverviewThis is a key role, supporting the Managing Director in the Global Investigations and Forensic Accounting practice in the Singapore office, and working closely with the global team spanning from the USA, to Europe and Asia-Pacific. The role will suit an ambitious candidate who is an excellent project manager, and willing to get involved in the detail of forensic reviews and investigations.
The candidate will:
+ Be part of a growing team with a unique opportunity to help shape the practice as it develops.
+ Lead teams and interact with stakeholders.
+ Work in a collaborative environment which promotes curiosity learning and communication, where our professionals have the freedom to innovate.
+ Manage teams and interact with stakeholders on the most complex assignments.
+ Take a leading role in business development activities, building client relations and identifying potential routes to market, both internal and external.
+ Experience frequent client interaction including preparing and presenting results
+ Understand and integrate market leading technology solutions including structured and unstructured data analytics and machine learning.
+ Travel for project delivery and work with colleagues around the globe
+ Learn from some of the best professionals in the industry.
+ Experience truly supportive career development with a formal development process, training programs and an internal e-learning platform, Ankura Academy.
+ Grow and progress with the practice.
Responsibilities
+ Provide oversight to the delivery of forensic investigations, fraud risk assessments, forensic accounting assignments, compliance reviews, forensic audits.
+ Preparing engagement work plans, working papers project documentation, progress reports, draft, and final reports to the highest level of quality.
+ Working with clients, their legal advisors, internal and external auditors and regulatory authorise in sometimes sensitive and adversarial situations.
+ Work closely with Ankura's Data & Technology team to embed appropriate forensic technology solutions into engagement delivery.
+ Monitor and manage risk through the engagement cycle. Adhere to the strictest standards of client and engagement confidentiality.
+ Maintain active communication with counsel, clients, and internal team to manage expectations and ensure satisfaction.
+ Manage, develop, train and mentor more junior staff on projects and assess performance for engagement and year-end review.
+ Develop a network of potential clients and identify opportunities to build personal brand and market reputation of Ankura through thought leadership and targeted market activity.
+ Support business development and relationship building in connection with regulatory investigations and compliance work. This includes designing, crafting, and delivering client proposals, presentations, and marketing materials.
Requirements
+ Experience gained in a Big 4/Mid-tier forensic firm.
+ An experienced people manager running small teams comfortable delegating and actively supporting the development of junior members of the team.
+ Experience working on business intelligence, international financial investigations, compliance risk assessments, and / or forensic reviews.
+ Accounting or finance qualification, or can demonstrable confidence with analysis of financial data.
+ Comfortable with actively networking with potential clients.
+ First class report writing, communication and presentation skills.
+ A driven and agile approach.
+ An inquisitive and critical mindset.
+ This role requires fluency in English (verbal and written), as it involves regular communication with English speaking clients and partners. This language requirement is essential to meet business needs and ensure effective service delivery. A South Asian second language is preferable.
+ Must be able to travel at short notice including nationally and internationally. Overseas engagements could be from a week to months.
Ankura is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters, if you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening, submit an online application, or participate in an interview/assessment, please email or call toll-free +1. . This email and phone number are created exclusively to assist disabled job seekers whose disability prevents them from being able to apply online. Only messages left for this purpose will be returned. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or technical issues unrelated to a disability, will not receive a response.
Ankura Consulting Group, LLC is an independent global expert services and advisory firm that delivers services and end-to-end solutions to help clients at critical inflection points related to conflict, crisis, performance, risk, strategy, and transformation. The Ankura team consists of more than 2000 professionals serving 3,000+ clients across 55 countries who are leaders in their respective fields and areas of expertise. Collaborative Lateral Thinking That Delivers?, hard-earned experience, expertise, and multidisciplinary capabilities drive results and Ankura is unrivalled in its ability to assist clients to Protect, Create, and Recover Value. For more information, please visit, ankura.com.
Head of Fraud Detection India; Netherlands; Singapore, Central, Singapore
Posted 3 days ago
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At Aspire, we’re more than just a FinTech company—we’re the leading all-in-one financial operating system built to empower the world’s innovators and entrepreneurs. We are on a mission to reinvent business finance, empowering startups and businesses to realise their full potential.
Founded in 2018, Aspire has raised over USD 300M+ across equity and debt from world-class investors. In 2023, we successfully closed an oversubscribed USD 100 million Series C equity round led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures with participation of Tencent, Paypal Ventures, LGT Capital Partners, Picus Capital and MassMutual Ventures. To power our solutions, we have partnered with some of the best companies in the world such as Visa and Wise and empowered more than 50,000 businesses using our suite of products.
Aspire has consistently been recognized for excellence, earning Best Employer and Startup of the Year by the Asia FinTech Awards in 2022 and 2023 , ranked as LinkedIn’s Top Startup in Singapore , and listed on CB Insights’ Top 100 Global Fintech in 2023 and 2024.
You will be amazed by the energy and experience of our team! Aspire serves as an environment for you to innovate and drive change with our team of ex-entrepreneurs, ex-founders, and high-achievers with international and diverse backgrounds.
Are you a top talent who is passionate about entrepreneurship? Join our rapidly growing team to make an impact in the fintech space!
About the Team
At Aspire, we are committed to empowering our customers throughout their journey with us. Our Operations Team ensures customers can operate seamlessly on our platform, and guarantee the best and safest customer experience possible.
About the Role
As the Head of Fraud Detection , you will be at the forefront of protecting Aspire and its customers from fraud. This role is laser-focused on the continuous development, tuning, and optimization of our fraud detection systems. You will be the go-to expert for our rules-based engines and machine learning models, ensuring they are not only effective but also efficient. Your primary objective will be to enhance our detection capabilities to proactively identify and mitigate emerging fraud threats while supporting Aspire's rapid global expansion. You will define and execute the vision for Aspire’s fraud detection framework, ensuring its alignment with both regulatory landscapes and our strategic growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own Detection Systems: Take complete ownership of the performance and strategy for our fraud detection rules and models.
- Rule and Model Lifecycle Management: Design, implement, test, and deploy new fraud detection rules and machine learning models. Continuously monitor their performance and iterate to improve efficacy.
- Effectiveness and Efficiency Metrics: Be accountable for and actively drive improvements in key detection metrics, including:
- Transaction Detection Rate (TDR)
- Account Detection Rate (ADR)
- Value Detection Rate (VDR)
- Alert False Positive Rates
- Fraud Loss Metrics: Directly influence and take ownership of critical financial fraud metrics, including customer and Aspire fraud losses.
- Strategic Roadmap: In collaboration with product and data science teams, define and drive the roadmap for our fraud detection systems. This includes prioritizing new data sources, model enhancements, and rule logic to counter evolving fraud typologies.
- System Optimization: Continuously refine detection thresholds and model parameters based on data-driven insights from fraud investigations, quality control findings, and business feedback to minimize false positives and enhance detection accuracy.
- Innovation in Detection: Champion the integration of advanced AI/ML, automation, and predictive analytics to evolve our fraud prevention toolkit beyond traditional methods.
- Cross-functional Partnership: Act as the subject matter expert on fraud detection, collaborating closely with Fraud Operations, AML, Compliance, and Product teams to embed robust, automated fraud prevention measures into our products and workflows.
- Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a specialized team on the technical aspects of fraud detection, fostering a culture of innovation, data-centric decision-making, and precision.
Minimum Qualifications
- Experience:
- Minimum of 7 years of hands-on experience in fraud management within a FinTech or regulated financial institution.
- A proven track record of designing, building, and scaling fraud detection systems, with demonstrable expertise in rule writing within rules-based engines and the implementation of machine learning models.
- Experience in designing and securing customer journeys is highly advantageous.
- Technical Knowledge:
- Deep understanding of fraud detection tools and platforms (e.g., Sardine, ThreatFabric, Feedzai, Riskshield).
- Strong familiarity with the underlying data architecture required for effective fraud detection and monitoring.
- Skills:
- Excellent problem-solving abilities, with a knack for breaking down complex and ambiguous issues into structured, actionable solutions using a first-principles approach.
- Hands-on proficiency in designing, implementing, and testing detection rules and logic.
- Exceptional analytical skills, with a proven ability to leverage data to drive insights and tangible improvements in detection systems.
- Proficiency in SQL is essential. Experience with Python or R for data analysis and model development is highly desirable.
- Strong communication skills (both written and verbal) with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences in a simple and effective manner.
What we offer
- Uncapped flexible annual leave.
- Training subsidy for your professional growth.
- Wellness benefit.
- Team bonding budget to foster collaboration and sense of belonging.
- Flexibility to work from anywhere (for up to 90 days per annum).
- Culture is Key: We always strive to cultivate a special culture that brings special talents together - You can learn more about our culture on our careers site and LinkedIn Life page .
Equal Opportunity Statement
Aspire is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by applicable laws.
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