Senior Consultant
Protiviti Middle East Member Firm · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Apply & track with Apply EdgeRole purposeLead investigation workstreams day to day under the Manager / Director, acting as the on-the-ground lead in KSA across the engagement lifecycle, supervising junior staff and managing interaction with client and regulatory representatives.Key responsibilitiesLead and deliver workstreams across data analytics, e-discovery / ESI review and document review.Manage onsite delivery, acting as day-to-day contact for the client SPOC and engaging with audit committee members and regulatory representatives.Conduct evidence collection, analysis and fact-finding interviews; draft findings and investigation reports for senior review.Maintain review protocols, documentation standards and defensible working papers.Supervise, coach and review the work of Consultants and Analysts; support the Manager on engagement planning, budgets and timelines.Contribute to Business development, proposals, client pitches and knowledge development for the KSA practice.Qualifications and certificationsChartered Accountant, professional financial accounting qualification, MBA (Finance) or a relevant postgraduate degree.Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) strongly preferred; ACCA, CPA, CAMS or digital forensics certifications (e.g., EnCE) an advantage.Experience and technical skillsProven track record on significant fraud, misconduct or financial crime investigations in India, the GCC or the wider Middle East, with direct onsite client and regulator interaction.Strong command of the end-to-end investigation lifecycle, with experience running workstreams and supervising junior staff.Hands-on capability in data analytics and Excel at minimum; e-discovery / ESI review and document review.Proficiency with forensic and e-discovery platforms (e.g., Relativity, Nuix, Intella) and analytics tools (e.g., IDEA, ACL, SQL, Power BI).Familiarity with the KSA regulatory landscape (CMA, SAMA, Nazaha), or the ability to build it quickly; prior GCC engagement exposure an advantage.LanguagesFluent written and spoken English required; Arabic an advantage.