Consultant / Senior Consultant - Forensic Data Analytics

Job description / Role

Consultant / Senior Consultant - Forensic Data Analytics - Dubai

As a Senior Consultant you could be looking for hidden patterns in the global payments of a bank accused of money laundering or searching for evidence of fraud and abuse within a company's finance system. These are some of the challenges you'll face as part of the team in one of the largest dedicated forensic technology practices in the world.

This position is based in Dubai, however candidates should also be prepared to travel as some of our opportunities can require team members to work at client site from Sunday to Thursday.

Much of our work centres on the analysis of large volumes of electronic data. And because we operate in an environment where speed of response is often critical to our clients, we are constantly innovating and drawing on the very latest technologies.

Your responsibilities will include but may not be limited to:
- In-depth quantitative analysis and summarisation of complex transactional data;
- Writing SQL / SAS code to aid data interrogation and investigations;
- Consulting with clients on business issues, often explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical people;
- Researching new products, tools and techniques to assist with streamlining internal processes and methods of presenting results to clients.

Requirements

- Minimum of Graduation/ Post Graduation in a technical or analytical based subject (e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics);
- Demonstrable data analysis experience using either SQL or SAS to an advanced level in a work environment;
- Demonstrable experience of using a statistical software package, with an understanding of common data quality problems;
- Demonstrable experience of identifying data requirements, ETL process, data cleansing, manipulation, clustering and text mining techniques;
- Experience in extraction and analysis of ERP data from vendors such (e.g. SAP, Oracle Financials, Microsoft Dynamics, FOCUS);
- Ability to handle large volumes of complex data sets;
- Software development life cycle and methodologies;
- Solid understanding of programming languages/ complex scripts;
- Working experience of Business Intelligence and Data Visualisation tools such as Tableau/ Qlik View or any other similar tools;
- Demonstrate Forensic thought process while designing data analysis steps
- An understanding of basic accounting principles.

Desirable:
- The ability to come up with creative solutions to complex problems;
- Exceptional analytical and technical aptitude;
- Experience in (Object Oriented) design and development of tools/solutions using VBA/ C#/.Net
- The ability to manage time, prioritise tasks and work under tight deadlines;
- The ability to work independently with little supervision, but integrate well into teams;
- Concise and clear communication when presenting and explaining results and findings;
- Arabic speakers are preferred (spoken and ability to read/write Arabic)
- A strong desire to learn and willingness to share knowledge.

About the Company

At PwC Middle East, we've set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

We're a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

We're striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we're proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone's uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

If you're looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you're a future PwCer.