Job Description

Designation:

Forensic Specialist

Category:

Group Finance

Level:

Skilled

Closing date:

19-Sep-2025

Position Type:

Permanent

Location:

MultiChoice City

:

The MultiChoice Group is a multinational media and entertainment group headquartered in South Africa with presence in amongst others the Netherlands, Dubai and the UK with principal operations in pay television (pay-TV), Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD), advertising and content security. Brands within the MultiChoice Group include DStv, GOtv, SuperSport, M-Net, DStv Media Sales, Showmax and European-based content security leader Irdeto. We're proud to say we serve 20 million subscribers across more than 50 African markets, with a successful history of identifying and adapting to industry trends, allowing us to continuously deliver the best in entertainment.



By joining our passionate and creative team, you can help us achieve our objectives of expanding our pay-TV and SVOD (Subscription Video On demand) subscriber bases, improving advertising sales, spearheading cutting-edge technology, supporting local content and providing an exceptional customer experience.



Join Africa's most loved storyteller!

Reports to:

Senior Forensic Specialist

Direct Reports:

None

Division:

Finance

Department:

Group Internal Audit and Forensic Services

Key Customers:

Multichoice Group

Purpose of the Position

Investigations

Provides critical support to the Forensic Services department in identifying and investigating incidents of fraud, misconduct, and non-compliance across the MultiChoice Group. Responsibilities include gathering and analysing evidence, conducting interviews with relevant stakeholders, compiling comprehensive investigation reports, and contributing to the identification of control gaps and process weaknesses. Proactively identifies opportunities for fraud/ misconduct and investigates.

Fraud insights and awareness

Supports continuous improvement by providing actionable forensic-related insights and trends. Plays an active role in promoting fraud awareness across the Group through training initiatives, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge sharing, thereby strengthening the organisation's overall fraud risk management framework.

Key Performance Areas

Conducting investigations

Conduct investigations
Undertakes investigations into irregularities as directed by the Senior Manager: Forensic Services, under the oversight of the Senior Forensic Specialist, in line with best practices, internal protocols, and based on factual evidence.

Case logging and record keeping


Promptly and comprehensively logs and initiates investigations into all allegations or suspicions received, relating to potential violations within the Group. Maintains accurate and timely records of investigations in the case management system, ensuring key information and issues are properly documented and reported.

Evidence collection, evaluation and analysis


Collects, verifies and analyses electronic data/ transactions from multiple systems and other sources and interprets documents to identify potential fraudulent trends and activities. Evaluates information by assessing the reliability of the source, and the validity and quality of information, to gain informed insights.

Suspect/ witness/ relevant individual identification and interviews


Identifies suspects/ witnesses/ other relevant individuals and conducts interviews to gather information and substantiate findings Analyses the activities of individuals, groups, and organisations using appropriate techniques.

Evidence Compilation


Collates and presents compelling, comprehensive evidence to support internal disciplinary processes and external proceedings (criminal and civil), with the aim of minimising financial loss, reputational damage, and other irregular behaviour.

Reporting/ deliverables


Drafts clear and comprehensive investigation reports and communicates findings to relevant internal stakeholders.

Corrective action


Ensures relevant corrective/ disciplinary action is taken in line with relevant policies and supports Human Capital and management where necessary

Control weakness identification


Highlights potential system or process deficiencies based on investigation outcomes and recommends preventative measures, process improvements, and training initiatives to stakeholders.

Recovery procedures


Supports the institution of recovery procedures in collaboration with Legal and other relevant stakeholders.

Law enforcement liaison


Engages with law enforcement to support the prosecution of cases, ensuring compliance with applicable policies and legislation.

Cross-functional collaboration


Works closely with internal departments including Legal, Human Capital, and Risk & Compliance to support investigations and ensure alignment.

Confidentiality management


Handles highly sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism.

Stakeholder Engagement


Builds and maintains effective working relationships with business and functional stakeholders, ensuring management is kept informed of investigative developments.

Preventing and detection

Control enhancement


Supports the identification and implementation of long-term controls and solutions that strengthen the organisation's resilience to fraud.

Insights and continuous Improvement


Contributes to the identification of themes, trends, and lessons learned from investigations to support continuous improvement of business processes and the control environment.

Reporting


Provides input into reporting on fraud risk trends, control effectiveness, and mitigation actions to relevant stakeholders.

Awareness campaigns and planning


Assists in initiating and planning fraud awareness campaigns and training sessions, both general and tailored to specific business areas. Identifies specific learning gaps and contribute to the development or refresh of fraud awareness training materials and courses to address those gaps. Supports the design and implementation of an annual fraud awareness training plan aligned with business needs and risk priorities. Ensures the smooth execution of fraud awareness training initiatives, including accurate recordkeeping and monitoring of participation and completion.

Qualification

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Accounting and Finance, Internal Audit, Business or Law Professional qualification: CFE

Experience & Skills

3-5 years of the following forensics experience: Conducting forensic investigations within corporate environments, relating to white collar crime and, amongst others, conflicts of interest Preparing evidence files and interviewing witnesses and suspects Advanced technical report writing Leading evidence in internal disciplinary proceedings and criminal/ civil prosecutions SAPS experience (including knowledge of prosecution procedures) is beneficial Understanding key features of laws relevant to the forensic investigations Good knowledge of information sources and evidence handling, specifically with reference to electronic evidence Demonstrate ability to analyse, evaluate and interpret data sets with a strong understanding and application of analytical techniques Experience with forensic data analytics Remedial action development Fraud awareness training experience Ability to coordinate, work with and gain the trust of business stakeholders, technical resources, and third-party vendors Established reputation for integrity, good judgment, fairness and discretion when dealing with staff and external parties Experience in business areas such as marketing, procurement, inventory management, human resources, finance, sales etc. Ability to effectively communicate complex technical findings, recommendations and trends into clear and concise written and verbal communication.

Technical Competencies

Excellent research, analytical skills and problem-solving skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Stakeholder management (senior management) Demonstrated ability to prioritise and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment Industry knowledge Ability to multi-task Organisational skills MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) Project and time management * SQL, advanced Microsoft Excel or any other data analysis tools is beneficial