Forensic & Risk Manager at Grindrod Logistics

Primary Job Purpose

• Lead and deliver the organisation’s forensic services fraud/misconduct prevention, detection, investigations and case management across the Group, business units and third‑party partners, including domestic and occasional cross‑border travel to sites, ports, depots and vendor locations as required.
• Design, embed and monitor an effective enterprise risk management (ERM) capability to support risk‑informed decision‑making, governance and effective controls, with on‑site engagement and travel (domestic and cross‑border) to facilitate risk workshops, assurance activities and control remediation at operational locations.

Key Performance Area:

Fraud Risk Management & Prevention

• Maintain Fraud Risk Management Strategy; run fraud risk assessments (entity-wide & targeted); evaluate and improve anti-fraud controls (conflicts, gifts, procurement, third-party vetting); deliver awareness/training.

Forensic Investigations & Case Management

• Case intake/triage; plan and execute investigations; maintain chain-of-custody; interview, evidence analysis; reporting for disciplinary/litigation; law enforcement/referral support

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Design & Embedding

• Maintain ERM framework (ISO 31000/COSO aligned), facilitate workshops, keep quality risk registers, define KRIs with thresholds, integrate with strategy/budgets.

Governance, King IV™ & Combined Assurance

• Maintain policies (fraud, whistleblowing, investigations, risk); map combined assurance; close assurance gaps; ensure “apply and explain” reporting alignment.

Stakeholder, Reporting & Regulatory Interface

• Liaise with HR, Legal, ICT Security, Supply Chain; coordinate external counsel/forensic vendors; manage regulator/law enforcement notifications where required.

Speak‑Up, Ethics & Culture (Whistleblowing)

• Oversee hotline processes (with independence); run ethics campaigns; ensure non‑retaliation controls and tracking.

Continuous Improvement, Data & Analytics

• Implement data tests (payments, vendor, payroll, stock, access logs); trend root causes; convert lessons into control changes.

Qualifications and Experience

Mandatory

• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) – Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).
• Recognised risk management qualification/designation relevant to South Africa, ideally IRMSA/SAQA professional designations such as Risk Management Certified Practitioner (SAQA designation ID 318) and/or Risk Management Certified Professional (SAQA designation ID 319), or an IRMSA-aligned postgraduate risk qualification.
• Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in Accounting, Auditing, Finance, Law, Forensic Accounting, Risk Management, Criminology or similar.

Experience

• 8–12 years combined experience in forensic investigations, fraud risk management, internal audit, risk management, compliance or governance.
• 3–5 years in a leadership/managerial capacity.
• Proven experience leading investigations end-to-end and supporting disciplinary processes.
• Experience conducting fraud risk assessments and implementing anti-fraud controls.
• Experience designing/embedding ERM, KRIs and board-level reporting.
• Experience managing stakeholders across HR, Legal, Finance, Supply Chain and IT.

Advantageous

• CA(SA), CIA, CISA, or equivalent forensic/accounting credentials.
• Training in interviewing techniques, evidence handling, digital forensics fundamentals.
• Data analytics for fraud detection (ACL/IDEA/Power BI/SQL or similar).
• Relevant professional memberships (ACFE; IRMSA).

Professional Registrations

• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
• Relevant risk management association

Skills, Technical & Behavioral competencies

• Integrity, discretion, independence and professional scepticism.
• Strong judgement and composure under pressure.
• Clear communicator able to brief Exco/Board committees.
• Relationship management without compromising independence.
• Solution-oriented; focuses on sustainable control improvements.
• Forensic investigation planning, interviewing, evidence evaluation and report writing.
• Understanding fraud schemes and controls (procurement, payroll, revenue leakage, cyber-enabled fraud).
• ERM frameworks, risk quantification, control design and effectiveness evaluation.
• Combined assurance / assurance coordination concepts.
• Data analytics and visualisation for risk/fraud insights.
• Forensic investigation planning, interviewing, evidence evaluation and report writing.
• Understanding fraud schemes and controls (procurement, payroll, revenue leakage, cyber-enabled fraud).
• ERM frameworks, risk quantification, control design and effectiveness evaluation.
• Combined assurance / assurance coordination concepts.
• Data analytics and visualisation for risk/fraud insights.