Forensic Services Trainee

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Trainee will work under supervision to assist the Forensic Services Department minimise the impact of financial crime and misconduct through timeous high quality investigative interventions and ensure that SACAAs assets and interests are protected including mitigating exposures and providing a first-class forensic investigatory service to stakeholders within the business

Forensic Pro-active Service

• Assist Identifying areas where fraud risk management may be of further assistance to management in the achievement of goals and objectives of the department.
• Assist in the provision of fraud training, awareness, and campaigns.
• Assist promoting internal audit and forensic services in overall engagements
• Promotes the fraud hotline

Operational Function / Management

• Conduct allocated forensic investigations according to required methodologies and standards.
• Investigate and follow-up on matters emanating from fraud hotline reports allocated by the management.
• Participate in conducting interviews, obtain statements/affidavits, and gather factual evidence with regards to forensic investigations.
• Analyze information, statements/affidavits, research, and evidence gathered.
• Provide regular feedback on the progress of investigations to the Manager.
• Assist in the Fraud Awareness campaigns to SACAA officials and stakeholders.
• Compile forensic investigation reports.

Document information and transaction flow

• Understands the relevant aspects of the areas that are under investigation.
• Maintains chain of custody.

Assist with the implementation of corrective actions

• Prepares evidence to support recommended corrective actions.
• Investigate and provides evidence in corrective actions tribunals.
• Assist liaising with law enforcement agencies.

Perform unscheduled forensic activities

• Assists the internal audit team as and when requested by management.
• Participates in fraud risk management projects as and when requested or required.

Communication and stakeholder management

• Ensures that investigation clients are regularly and timeously informed regarding commencement and progress of investigations.
• Ensures that communication (written and verbal) with clients, peers and superiors are factual, regular, timeous and accurate.

EDUCATION

MINIMUM

• National Diploma in Forensic Investigation, Forensic Auditing or Law or Related equivalent NQF level 6 qualification

IDEAL

• 1 year experience in Forensic Investigation OR Fraud Management OR Fraud Risk Management / Assessments.

Closing date: 11 June 2025

All SACAA appointments are subject to S98 of the Civil Aviation Act, 13 of 2009 and all successful candidates will be subjected to security vetting. Employment Equity candidates will be prioritised in line with Employment Equity Plan. If you have not heard from the SACAA 90 days after the closing date, consider your application unsuccessful.

Information :

• Company : SACAA
• Position : Forensic Services Trainee
• Location : Midrand, Gauteng
• Country : ZA