Manager – forensics

Uniqus Consultech Inc. · Chennai g.p.o., India

Manager – Forensic Accounting & Advisory

Role Overview

Looking for a manager to join our Forensic accounting & advisory practice. The role sits at the intersection of investigation, litigation support, and risk advisory, and calls for a professional who can lead complex, sensitive engagements end to end. You will manage multi-disciplinary teams, engage directly with clients and their legal counsel, and translate financial evidence into clear, defensible conclusions.

The candidate should bring hands-on experience across financial investigations, dispute advisory, fraud risk assessment, dispute advisory and forensic due diligence.

The role is open to candidates based anywhere in India.

Location - Pan India

Key Responsibilities

1. Engagement Delivery

• Lead and manage forensic engagements from planning through to final deliverable, including scoping, budgeting, resourcing, and quality management.

• Design and execute investigation work plans covering fraud, misconduct, financial irregularities, whistle-blower allegations, asset misappropriation, bribery and corruption (FCPA / UK Bribery Act / local anti-corruption regulations), and financial statement manipulation.

• Oversee the collection, preservation, and analysis of financial and non-financial evidence, coordinating with forensic technology and e-discovery teams where required.

• Perform detailed transaction testing, fund-flow tracing, journal-entry analysis, and reconciliation of accounting records to identify anomalies and quantify amounts at issue.

2. Client & Practice Development

• Serve as a day-to-day client contact, building trusted relationships with in-house counsel, internal auditors, compliance leaders, and senior management of Clients.

• Contribute to proposals, thought leadership, and business development initiatives.

• Coach, review, and develop junior team members; support recruitment and knowledge sharing within the practice

3. Added Strengths

• Prior experience in the Middle East market will be viewed favorably.

• Familiarity with the regional regulatory and compliance landscape (e.g., ADGM / DIFC frameworks, local anti-bribery and AML requirements) and the commercial and cultural nuances of operating across the region.

• Understanding of the fraud and integrity risks common to Middle East business environments, including cross-border transactions, complex ownership structures, and family-run and government-linked enterprises.

4. Qualifications & Experience

• Professional qualification such as CA, CPA, ACCA, CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner), or equivalent.

• Typically, 5-7 years of relevant experience, with a meaningful portion in forensic accounting, investigations, or dispute advisory (Big Four preferred).

• Demonstrated experience managing complex investigations, fraud risk assessments and preparing high-quality, defensible deliverables

• Exposure to one or more of the target sectors: manufacturing, automotive, life sciences, technology, or Global Captive Centres / shared-services, Oil & Gas, Energy etc.,

• Familiarity with data analytics tools and e-discovery platforms.

• Experience working alongside legal counsel and regulators.

5. Skills & Competencies

• Sharp analytical and investigative mindset with strong attention to detail and professional skepticism.

• A strong grasp of controls and processes across corporate and business functions and how they can be circumvented or fail.

• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to distil complex findings into clear narratives for non-technical stakeholders.

• Sound judgement and the ability to maintain objectivity, confidentiality, and independence on sensitive matters.

• Fluency in adopting and adapting technology in work delivery — data analytics, visualization, and forensic technology tools — to drive efficiency, insight, and quality of outcomes

• Project management skills - able to run multiple engagements, manage budgets, and meet deadlines under pressure.

• Leadership presence, with the ability to direct teams and interact confidently with senior stakeholders.

• Comfort operating in ambiguous, high-stakes situations

• Willingness to travel within India and overseas as engagement needs demand.