Senior/Principal Consultant – Fraud Risk Services in Chester

RSM’s Fraud Risk Services (FRS) team is recruiting to a number of positions as we continue to grow. You will make an impact by:

• Delivering proactive counter fraud engagements across a portfolio of clients, including fraud and bribery risk assessments, control reviews and targeted analytic exercises.
• Using data‑driven techniques (e.g. trend analysis, exception testing, thematic reviews) to identify fraud and bribery risks, control weaknesses and areas for improvement.
• Designing and delivering engaging and impactful training, to raise awareness of current fraud methods and equip our clients’ staff with the knowledge to keep their organisation safe from fraud attempts.
• Planning exercises to test our clients’ procedures and undertaking testing to challenge these. Identifying system weaknesses and agreeing meaningful management actions to mitigate risks.
• Producing high‑quality outputs suitable for senior stakeholders and Audit Committees, clearly articulating root cause, impact and recommendations.

What we are looking for:

• You will be expected to help clients identify where things have gone wrong, test and develop their controls and provide expertise to protect them from fraud and bribery.
• You will need to have experience, practical or academic, that our clients will value.
• Strong technical knowledge of fraud/bribery and counter fraud/bribery practices, including proactive methodologies and investigative processes.
• Relevant professional qualification (e.g. ACFS, ACFE, PIP2) or equivalent experience.
• Academic background (or equivalent experience) in a relevant field such as Fraud, Criminal Justice, Law, Audit, or Accounting.
• Strong data‑driven mindset, with experience applying analytics or insight to identify risks and weaknesses.
• Confidence and experience in managing client relationships, with the ability to host client meetings independently and advise on fraud and bribery prevention measures and legislation.
• Ability to manage annual plans of fraud/bribery prevention measures, monitoring budgets, billing and delivery performance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce high‑quality reports and present to stakeholders at varying levels of seniority.
• Experience providing strategic advice to senior stakeholders, including Executives and Audit Committees, on fraud/bribery risk frameworks, controls and governance.
• Experience mentoring and developing junior staff, contributing to building team capability and supporting career progression.
• Strong experience delivering proactive counter fraud engagements, with the ability to operate autonomously and take ownership of engagement quality and outcomes.
• Ability to manage multiple client workstreams and relationships and senior stakeholder relationships, acting as a trusted advisor on fraud and bribery risk and control matters.

What we can offer you:

• Hybrid and Flexible working
• 25 Days Holiday (with the option of purchasing additional days)
• Lifestyle, Health, and Wellbeing including financial wellbeing benefits such as financial tools, electric car scheme and access to a virtual GP
• Access to a suite of 300+ courses on demand developed by our inhouse Talent Development team