Forensic accountant

Overview

Our forensic accountants support criminal and proceeds of crime investigations across crimes types with financial aspects. They also represent the AFP in high-profile investigations.

The work of forensic accountants includes:

• financial analysis
• giving technical advice
• tracing assets flows
• calculating the benefits people get from offending.

What you'll do

Forensic accountants works in the Criminal Assets Confiscation Taskforce and in other areas of the AFP. The taskforce takes the profit out of crime.

As a forensic accountant, your tasks may include:

• financial analysis and reporting
• helping in investigations and legal proceedings
• testifying in court as an expert witness
• preparing visual aids to support trial evidence
• training design and delivery.

You'll have access to a wide range of employee benefits and conditions.

To learn more about career progression, salary bands and entitlements, read our Enterprise Agreement.

Eligibility

To become an assistant forensic accountant (Band 6), you must:

• be an Australian citizen
• be able to obtain and maintain a high-level security clearance
• have a tertiary qualification in accountancy or commerce
• have at least 5 years of experience in auditing, financial investigations or financial analysis.

Forensic accountants (Band 7) must also have:

• membership with a recognised professional accounting body (i.e. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand/CPA Australia/Institute of Public Accountants)
• forensic accounting technical knowledge, expertise and skills.

Senior forensic accountants (Band 8) must also have:

• membership with a recognised professional accounting body (i.e. Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand/CPA Australia/Institute of Public Accountants)
• at least 3 years' experience in leading the planning, execution and reporting of forensic accounting engagements
• high-level forensic accounting technical knowledge, expertise and skills.

Before being offered a job with us you'll also need to:

• complete our Employment Suitability Questionnaire
• provide your traffic history for the last 10 years
• undergo mandatory drug testing and provide your fingerprints.

How to apply

We advertise vacancies on our Jobs portal.

Each position will outline the application process.

To see available positions, visit our current vacancies