{"id":31867,"date":"2026-03-12T12:01:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T12:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/forensic-risk-manager\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T00:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T00:24:22","slug":"forensic-risk-manager","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/?post_type=job_listing&p=31867","title":{"rendered":"Forensic &amp; Risk Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Primary Job Purpose<\/p>\n<p>\tLead and deliver the organisation\u2019s forensic services fraud\/misconduct prevention, detection, investigations and case management across the Group, business units and third\u2011party partners, including domestic and occasional cross\u2011border travel to sites, ports, depots and vendor locations as required.<br \/>\n\tDesign, embed and monitor an effective enterprise risk management (ERM) capability to support risk\u2011informed decision\u2011making, governance and effective controls, with on\u2011site engagement and travel (domestic and cross\u2011border) to facilitate risk workshops, assurance activities and control remediation at operational locations.<\/p>\n<p>Key Performance Area:<\/p>\n<p>Fraud Risk Management &amp; Prevention<\/p>\n<p>\tMaintain Fraud Risk Management Strategy; run fraud risk assessments (entity-wide &amp; targeted); evaluate and improve anti-fraud controls (conflicts, gifts, procurement, third-party vetting); deliver awareness\/training.<\/p>\n<p>Forensic Investigations &amp; Case Management<\/p>\n<p>\tCase intake\/triage; plan and execute investigations; maintain chain-of-custody; interview, evidence analysis; reporting for disciplinary\/litigation; law enforcement\/referral support<\/p>\n<p>Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Design &amp; Embedding <\/p>\n<p>\tMaintain ERM framework (ISO 31000\/COSO aligned), facilitate workshops, keep quality risk registers, define KRIs with thresholds, integrate with strategy\/budgets.<\/p>\n<p>Governance, King IV\u2122 &amp; Combined Assurance <\/p>\n<p>\tMaintain policies (fraud, whistleblowing, investigations, risk); map combined assurance; close assurance gaps; ensure \u201capply and explain\u201d reporting alignment.<\/p>\n<p>Stakeholder, Reporting &amp; Regulatory Interface <\/p>\n<p>\tLiaise with HR, Legal, ICT Security, Supply Chain; coordinate external counsel\/forensic vendors; manage regulator\/law enforcement notifications where required.<\/p>\n<p>Speak\u2011Up, Ethics &amp; Culture (Whistleblowing) <\/p>\n<p>\tOversee hotline processes (with independence); run ethics campaigns; ensure non\u2011retaliation controls and tracking.<\/p>\n<p>Continuous Improvement, Data &amp; Analytics<\/p>\n<p>\tImplement data tests (payments, vendor, payroll, stock, access logs); trend root causes; convert lessons into control changes.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifications and Experience<\/p>\n<p>Mandatory<\/p>\n<p>\tCertified Fraud Examiner (CFE) \u2013 Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).<br \/>\n\tRecognised risk management qualification\/designation relevant to South Africa, ideally IRMSA\/SAQA professional designations such as Risk Management Certified Practitioner (SAQA designation ID 318) and\/or Risk Management Certified Professional (SAQA designation ID 319), or an IRMSA-aligned postgraduate risk qualification.<br \/>\n\tBachelor\u2019s degree (NQF 7) in Accounting, Auditing, Finance, Law, Forensic Accounting, Risk Management, Criminology or similar.<\/p>\n<p>Experience<\/p>\n<p>\t8\u201312 years combined experience in forensic investigations, fraud risk management, internal audit, risk management, compliance or governance.<br \/>\n\t3\u20135 years in a leadership\/managerial capacity.<br \/>\n\tProven experience leading investigations end-to-end and supporting disciplinary processes.<br \/>\n\tExperience conducting fraud risk assessments and implementing anti-fraud controls.<br \/>\n\tExperience designing\/embedding ERM, KRIs and board-level reporting.<br \/>\n\tExperience managing stakeholders across HR, Legal, Finance, Supply Chain and IT.<\/p>\n<p>Advantageous<\/p>\n<p>\tCA(SA), CIA, CISA, or equivalent forensic\/accounting credentials.<br \/>\n\tTraining in interviewing techniques, evidence handling, digital forensics fundamentals.<br \/>\n\tData analytics for fraud detection (ACL\/IDEA\/Power BI\/SQL or similar).<br \/>\n\tRelevant professional memberships (ACFE; 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