PwC
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London, Greater London
Risk Consulting - Forensics (Data Analytics) Associate/Senior Associate
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Job Description
Line of Service Advisory Industry/Sector TMT X-Sector Specialism Fraud, Investigations & Regulatory Enforcement (FIRE) Management Level Senior Associate Job Description & Summary PwC helps organisations and individuals create the value they're looking for. We're a network of firms in 157 countries with more than 184,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. Visit www.pwc.com/sg for more information. Advisory - Consulting We help organisations to work smarter and grow faster. Our work is always evolving to respond to industry trends and management focus, and we combine our deep technical skills in response to our clients' changing needs. Over time, what we do remains closely linked with helping our clients improve the way they operate; innovate and grow; reduce costs; manage risks; leverage talent; and change the way they do business. Our aim is to support our clients in designing, managing and executing lasting beneficial change. Within Advisory, the Forensic Services practice combine financial, accounting and regulatory knowledge with deep technical and industry experience to assist our clients in confronting the regulatory, legal and commercial challenges as a result of unplanned events. We apply technology-based solutions to information management, advise clients on ways to mitigate risk, improve corporate compliance and key business processes. We serve as expert witnesses addressing critical business issues in litigation and regulatory proceedings. Our forensic professionals identify financial irregularities, analyse complex business issues and mitigate the future risk of fraud. We utilize forensic technology, tools and processes to effectively and efficiently manage information to support investigations and dispute resolution. Responsibilities * Involve in conducting fraud and other forensic investigations as well as providing litigation support in commercial disputes * Conduct client screenings for sanctioned entities and PEP's for FS clients * Leverage your strong technical skills on a variety of Data Analytics projects to provide clear and concise details of progress and findings * Forensically obtaining data from computers, servers and mobile devices, ensuring the evidential integrity of the data * Demonstrate considerable knowledge and analytical abilities through, leading the development of quantitative data analysis and data mining solutions in support of forensic investigations, litigation and/ or in responses to regulatory compliance-related enquiries, emphasising the development of database driven reports and analyses * This includes the following: * Identification and integration of data from a variety of sources; * Assessment of data quality and its potential impact on analyses; * Development of rules to detect fraudulent or non-compliant transactions, statistical and economic impact analyses and development of executive-level reports and dashboard to summarise results * Drafting reports and presentations to explain the findings * Researching new products, tools and techniques to assist with streamlining internal processes and methods of presenting results to clients * Consulting with clients on business issues, often explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical people. * Conduct research into project-related issues. * Ability to manage multiple concurrent investigations and projects with minimal supervision. Requirements * BA/MS degree in Computer Science / Engineering, Information Technology / Systems, Information Security related fields * Min 1 - 3 years and above of relevant experience in Financial Services or consulting/advisoryfavourably considered * Experience with NLP, Predictive Modelling or Name Matching preferred * MCSA SQL or Oracle Database SQL Expert or similar certification preferred * Knowledge and experience in the following areas required: * Programming: Python, Shell scripting, Java, JavaScript, PHP * Data Visualisation tools: Tableau, Qlikview or PowerBI * Relational or graph databases: SQL, NoSQL, Neo4J, etc * Operating systems: Microsoft, Macintosh, Linux * A self-driven learner with the ability to quickly learn and apply new tools and techniques such as proprietary analytical software, data models and programming languages * A natural curiosity to identify, investigate and explain trends and patterns in data * Strong attention to detail * Thorough experience identifying and addressing client needs; developing and sustaining deep client relationships using networking, negotiation and persuasion skills to identify and sell potential new service opportunities; preparing and presenting complex written and verbal materials; and defining resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collection * Flexibility/desire to travel as it is a required element of this position. Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified) Degrees/Field of Study required: Degrees/Field of Study preferred: