The Senior Investigator will report to the Investigations Manager and will be based at the head office. He/ She will be responsible for investigating all known or suspected acts of fraud involving the Bank’s funds, property, employees, and customers as requested by senior management and /or Board, and thus mitigate fraud risk.
Specific responsibilities include: –
- Receive complaints and allegations of misconduct and conduct preliminary inquiries in line with the investigation’s procedures manual.
- Collect data, analyze it and come up with a report detailing how a given fraud incident was perpetrated, clearly pointing out all the responsible parties for a given fraud incident, quantifying the exact amounts lost and come up with recommendations to close the identified gaps.
- Maintain a register for all fraud cases in Pride and follow up with all the responsible parties to ensure recovery of any amount lost by Pride or clients from the perpetrators.
- Ensure safe custody of all evidence gathered during investigations and avail it whenever it is needed.
- Acting as expert witness during disciplinary and court proceedings.
- Identify business objectives, understand risk inherent in activities to be audited and develop audit plans in assigned audit engagements.
- Perform field work and prepare quality working papers in compliance with investigations standards and policy in assigned areas.
- Confirm assignment objectives, understand risk inherent in activities to be investigated and develop investigation plans in assigned investigations engagements.
Academic qualifications, Experience & competence: –
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting/ finance/ Statistics/ Economics/IT
- Full Professional qualification in ACCA / CPA/CFE/CIA/CISA
- At least three years’ experience in financial crime investigations or /Security agencies handling investigations.
- Proficiency in Excel, Power Point, Microsoft programs.
- Cyber forensic investigation skills and analysis is an added advantage.
- Should possess at least a credit in Mathematics and English at “O’ Level and 2 principal passes at “A” level.
To Apply:
If you believe you have the necessary skills, experience and desire to make a difference, then apply immediately and send a detailed CV. Interested candidates should forward their applications as one PDF document to the HEAD PEOPLE & CULTURE via email: recruitment@pridebank.co.ug or using the link, https://www.pridebank.co.ug/jobs/ not later than November 7, 2026.
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