Forensic Audit Consultant

KPMG is known as a great place to work and build a career, KPMG Somech Chaikin provides audit, tax and consulting services to organizations in today's most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. This is also made possible by our culture, which encourages personal development and embraces an inclusive environment. We believe in personal development, a unique, rewarding work environment, innovation and excellence.

About the Role

Build your career at a leading Big 4 firm and join KPMG Israel’s Forensics & Compliance practice.

Our team supports organizations in addressing financial crime risks, fraud, embezzlement, bribery and corruption, anti-money laundering (AML), and regulatory exposures. The role combines business process understanding, investigative work, data analysis, and technology-enabled methodologies, with exposure to high-impact projects across a wide range of clients—particularly in financial services, payments, and compliance.

The role includes:

• Understanding business processes and identifying fraud, embezzlement, and financial crime risks across Payments, Financial Services, and Compliance environments
• Performing data analysis to detect anomalies, identify suspicious patterns, and support investigations of actual incidents (including Fraud, Bribery, AML, and related misconduct)
• Taking part in forensic audit and investigative review processes, including evidence gathering, data reconciliation, and fact-based analysis
• Performing forensic collection of digital information as part of internal investigations and legal proceedings
• Preparing client-ready deliverables, including reports, findings summaries, and recommendations to mitigate risks and exposures
• Working with multiple stakeholders, including Compliance, Internal Audit, Legal, IT, and Risk Management teams
• Supporting clients in strengthening controls and implementing processes to reduce fraud and financial crime exposure

Requirements

Must Have

• Approximately 2+ years of experience in financial crime and/or forensic audit / forensic advisory
• Relevant Bachelor’s degree in Accounting / Business Administration / Economics / Industrial Engineering & Management
• Strong technology orientation and high proficiency in Excel
• Very strong English skills (reading, writing, and speaking)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in Hebrew and English
• Experience working with data, processes, and controls

Advantage

• 1+ year of experience in one or more of the following areas: Risk Management, Regulation, Audit, IT Audit, Data Analysis, Process Control, or Internal Audit (especially in a large financial institution)
• Experience with data investigation and analysis tools such as SQL / Python / R
• Basic knowledge of Machine Learning
• Experience working with financial institutions and/or in Payments / AML / Compliance environments

The position is intended for everyone.

We support diversity and see it as a strength and as the ability to develop and learn. We advocate for inclusion and empower both women and men.

KPMG Israel is committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that embracing differences strengthens our ability to learn, grow, and succeed together.