Financial Investigator/Forensic Accountant

3 days ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ASIC Full time
Overview

At ASIC, you can contribute to delivering on ASIC's purpose, vision, and strategic priorities to help maintain the integrity of the financial system and protect consumers from harm. The Forensic Accounting Services (FAS) team investigates suspected misconduct and takes enforcement actions in response to alleged breaches of financial services and credit laws.

Location – All locations considered
• Temporary 12-month Full-Time role
• Applications close at 11:59pm AEST Sunday 14 September 2025

Responsibilities
  • Conduct thorough and intricate financial investigations into cases of suspected misconduct.
  • Identify and highlight issues emerging from financial analysis, which may encompass technical, practical, or legal aspects.
  • Extract valuable insights from data, information, and documentation and transform them into compelling evidence that can drive impactful actions.
  • Assist in interviewing and gathering information or documents from witnesses.
  • Collaborate closely with other ASIC teams to ensure effective enforcement outcomes.
  • Formulate recommendations for the direction of ongoing investigations.
  • Establish communication channels with external entities, particularly financial institutions, to obtain pertinent documents and request affidavits or witness statements.
  • Pioneer innovative and streamlined approaches to enhance the team\'s efficiency.
  • Skillfully manage multiple cases to facilitate the smooth progression of investigations.
About You

Our ideal candidate will have a Bachelor\'s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., accounting or commerce) with completed or commenced CPA/CA qualifications. You will have a sound understanding of general accounting principles, financial analysis, and audit, with relevant investigative accounting, insolvency, or audit work experience.

You Will Also Demonstrate
  • Ability to plan, deliver and monitor small to medium-sized projects.
  • Ability to draw out and verify information using a variety of techniques, including probing questions.
  • Strong analytical skills with a capacity to derive evidence-based conclusions from data across accounting systems.
  • Experience presenting information to different audiences with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Position Details
  • Seniority level: Entry level
  • Employment type: Temporary
  • Job function: Finance and Sales
  • Industries: Government Administration

Applications close at 11:59pm AEST Sunday 14 September 2025


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