Legal, Risk & Compliance - Investigations & Forensic Senior Consultant

About the role

Protiviti is looking for a Legal Senior Consultant to join our Investigations, Litigation, and Forensic Services team.

Responsibilities

• Lead defined workstreams within fraud, investigations, regulatory enforcement, e-discovery, and forensic matters from planning through delivery.
• Coordinate timelines and deliverables.
• Conduct fact-finding and evidence gathering.
• Analyze financial and electronic information.
• Communicate findings to client stakeholders and internal leadership.
• Work under the direction of Managers while taking increasing responsibility for investigative approaches, workstream execution, project monitoring, deliverable quality, and the development of Consultants and Interns.

Requirements

• Experience with or understanding of: leading defined workstreams within fraud, investigations, or regulatory enforcement matters from planning through delivery under engagement leadership.
• Managing client-service workstream activities, timelines, and deliverables across one or more investigations.
• Conducting fact-finding, evidence gathering, interviews, and financial transaction review to identify potentially irregular activity.
• Applying forensic accounting, data analytics, e-discovery methods, and digital tools to support case development and analysis.
• Reviewing records, reports, communications, and documentation to trace funds, test patterns, and connect key findings.
• Supporting compliance risk assessments and reviews of regulatory requirements in complex environments.
• Helping develop investigative approaches for matters involving corporate governance, financial records, cybersecurity concerns, or potential misconduct.
• Analyzing data to identify and investigate discrepancies and performing follow-the-money procedures.
• Preparing chronologies, workpapers, reports, exhibits, and client-ready presentations.
• Coaching Consultants and Interns, reviewing work products, and building skills across investigative methods and technical analysis.
• Communicating findings clearly to client stakeholders, counsel, and internal leadership in written and oral formats.
• Monitoring assigned scope, budget, progress, risks, and dependencies while adapting to changing case requirements.
• Working effectively with internal and external counsel, forensic accountants, technology professionals, and other consultants.
• Evaluating, summarizing, organizing, and interpreting complex information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. Preferred fields of study include Accounting, Analytics or Data Science, Business Administration or Management, Computer Science or Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Criminal Justice, or a related field.
• Three to five years of relevant experience in forensic accounting, investigations, fraud review, regulatory matters, e-discovery, litigation support, compliance, or related professional services.
• Experience owning substantial portions of investigative or forensic workstreams, with appropriate oversight from engagement leadership.
• Demonstrated experience with project planning, execution, deliverable tracking, and monitoring of assigned budgets or workstream economics.
• Experience applying data analytics, evidence-gathering methods, and digital tools in investigative casework.
• Demonstrated ability to review junior team members’ work and provide practical coaching.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to distill complex information into clear, supportable findings.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including experience presenting findings to clients or senior stakeholders.
• CPA, CFE, CFF, ACEDS, Relativity, or other relevant certification preferred, but not required.
• Prior consulting, accounting, legal, regulatory, or professional-services experience preferred.

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