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Forensic Investigator

Details

Location: 

Johannesburg, ZA

Date:  21 Aug 2025
Reference:  141562

Forensic Investigator

Requisition Number-141562

Closing Date-28 August 2025

Location- Sandton

Specialist Recruiter- Veronica Manyike

Job Family

Risk, Audit and Compliance

Career Stream

Forensics

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Self: Technical

Job Purpose

To conduct investigations in Nedbank by following forensic methodologies to mitigate fraud risk and criminal liability and ensure regulatory requirements are met.

Job Responsibilities

  • Contribute to a culture of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank culture building initiatives, business strategy and CSI.
  • Ensure costs are recovered per time allocation and transfer pricing agreements with stakeholders.
  • Ensure work completed per plan and conduct investigations.
  • Identify gaps in processes, make recommendations to improve processes and prevent re-occurrence of claims.
  • Highlight implication of not implementing recommendations so that corrective action can be taken.
  • Prevent further potential losses by alerting other banks of possible fraudulent transactions and identifying suspicious deposits.
  • Conduct investigations and report fraudulent activities.
  • Ensure regulatory standards for record keeping are met.
  • Ensure provision for claims are made and regulatory requirements are met and report claims and corruption cases.
  • Ensure consistency of sanctions for similar transgression.
  • Report information regarding fraudulent trends to Enterprise Risk Committees (ERCOs) for implementation of preventative and corrective action.
  • Gather and analyse relevant documentation received from clients.
  • Obtain evidence and determine veracity of claims by requesting assistance from internal sources within Group Risk Services (GRS) as well as suppliers.
  • Ensure client needs and expectations are met.
  • Enable the implementation of recommendations and actions required.
  • Provide updates and feedback related to escalated queries pertaining to alleged fraudulent claims from clients by interacting with the Ombudsman Liaison electronically.
  • Improve business performance and prevent further potential losses.
  • Prevent further potential losses and alert Legal Insurance for provision in case of losses that are R1m and above.
  • Prevent and/or reduce potential losses.
  • Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and demonstrate the values through interaction with team and stakeholders.
  • Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise.
  • Support personal growth and effective performance.
  • Maintain knowledge management and improve team success.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

  • Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

Diploma: Criminal Justice and Forensic Auditing

Minimum Experience Level

  • Minimum 3 years experience in conducting investigations in a banking environment.
  • 2-3 years xperience in dealing with fraud disputes or errors in processing. 

Technical / Professional Knowledge

  • Ethics and Fraud
  • Fraud investigation methodology
  • Governance, Risk and Controls
  • Relevant regulatory knowledge
  • Relevant software and systems knowledge
  • Business writing skills
  • Relevant regulatory, compliance and risk legislation

Behavioural Competencies

  • Communication
  • Continuous Learning
  • Customer Focus
  • Decision Making
  • Managing Work
  • Quality Orientation

Disclaimer

Preference will be given to candidates from the underrepresented groups

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566

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Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566 

 

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