Senior Director

About the Role

Our Risk and Investigations practice conducts sophisticated research and investigations, uncovers actionable intelligence and performs value-added analysis to help decision-makers address and mitigate risk, protect assets, remediate compliance, and make informed decisions regarding their investments. Our experts conduct independent investigations to help clients resolve a variety of issues, including:

•    Corporate investigations, including fraud and misconduct investigations

•    Anti-bribery and foreign corruption (FCPA / UK Bribery Act) investigations and risk assessments

•    Asset searching / tracing

•    Due diligence for mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and cross-border transactions

•    Transactional intelligence

•    Market entry and competitor intelligence

•    Political risk assessments.

What You'll Do

Reporting to the Senior Managing Director based in Sydney, your responsibilities will include:

•    Conducting, and having day-to-day oversight of, forensic accounting elements of investigation and dispute engagements

•    Applying data analytics techniques within investigations, disputes, risk assessments, regulatory and compliance matters

•    Leading engagements that involve due diligence, business intelligence and other types of investigations, involving public record research and discreet source inquiries 

•    Supervision of junior personnel

•    Evaluation of information and information sources for accuracy, reliability and relevance in assessing risk

•    Provision of advice on how to mitigate risk

•    Creation of research reports in English, presentations and where needed link charts or similar diagrams to record investigative actions and findings.

Experience & Qualifications:

•    Demonstrated experience in conducting investigation- and dispute-related work in a consulting and client service environment

•    Demonstrated experience in the application of forensic accounting and data analytics techniques within investigation and dispute engagements

•    A familiarity with business intelligence and due diligence work

•    Broad professional experience, prior international work experience/travel or experience working as part of a global dispersed team an advantage

•    Demonstrated resourcefulness and a self-starter, with experience of operating in fast paced and dynamic operational settings

•    Demonstrated experience supervising junior colleagues

•    Excellent English language writing skills

•    Minimum Bachelor's degree or higher

•    8 to 12 years' experience.

Our Benefits

Apart from the well-structured career path and excellent team environment, our employees enjoy a variety of perks and benefits. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:

•    Attractive remuneration

•    18 weeks parental leave

•    Medical insurance program (corporate membership) for individual and dependent(s)

•    Annual paid volunteer hours

•    Corporate matching for charitable donations

•    Flexible working arrangements 

•    Fresh fruits, snacks, and drinks

•    Employee Assistance Program ("EAP") – free to all employees and their immediate families

•    Monthly Health & Wellbeing program including fitness subsidies

•    Professional membership contributions and generous paid study leave.

About FTI Consulting

What makes us unique? With more than 7,900 employees located in offices in every corner of the globe, we are the firm our clients call when their most important issues are at stake. Regardless of what level you are, you will have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from top experts in your field on high-profile engagements that impact history. Our culture is collaborative, and we value diversity, recognition, development and making a difference in our communities.

FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been recognized as a Best Firm to Work For by Consulting magazine and one of America's Best Management Consulting Firms by Forbes. For more information, visit and connect with us on Twitter (@FTIConsulting), Facebook and LinkedIn.

FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.