Associate - Forensic Data Analyst - Statistics - 2024 Graduates

The Programme

EY’s Forensic Data Analytics (FDA) practice is a global, data-focused team within the Forensic & Integrity Services (FIS) department. Our team supports clients in dealing with the complex issues of fraud, regulatory compliance, and business disputes.

The FDA team practices the full life cycle of data analysis from the early stages of data discovery and capture to its management, analysis and reporting. Our engagements typically require working with large datasets from disparate sources to support investigations, disputes, and proactive risk detection.

Since we work with such a diverse portfolio of clients across industries, you can expect to take on a wide range of technological challenges, making this a great place to develop your technical and business knowledge.  

Our Forensic Technology lab provides forensic technology infrastructure and tools necessary to accelerate the fact-finding process in diverse scenarios.

What You Will Do

• Work with clients, fraud investigators, internal and external auditors, lawyers and regulatory authorities in sensitive situations and assist on conducting data analysis for identifying evidence of fraud, abuse and wastage.
• Analyze and mine the data using different analytical techniques to identify both known and unknown patterns of fraud.
• Collect and analyze a large amount of structured and unstructured data from a variety of data sources including ERP systems, accounting systems and others.
• Carry out both reactive and proactive data analysis of large datasets using a wide range of technologies, database management systems, business information reporting and visualization software.
• Develop algorithms and solutions to detect, respond, prevent, continually monitor and investigate areas of fraud, bribery & corruption, misconduct and financial crime.
• Develop supporting material using a suite of visualization software to clearly present the benefits of the analysis to clients.
• Execute end-to-end lifecycle of the engagement - Data extraction, transformation, loading (ETL), analysis, visualization, deployment and client delivery.
• Align to various strategic teams in the areas of technology and innovation. 

Required Skills and Abilities

To qualify for the role, you must have:

• Strong academic qualifications with a degree in a STEM discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.) or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrate proficiency in SQL and a broad awareness of programming languages such as Python, R as well as Visualization techniques.
• Strong problem solving, analytical, technical, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving skills, understanding of algorithms and appreciation of working with data.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex analytical concepts to stakeholders from different backgrounds.
• Excellent documentation skills with the ability to prioritize when working on multiple engagements.
• The ability to travel to client locations. 

Ideally, you’ll also have:

Previous consulting experience and experience with any of the below areas would be an added benefit: 

• Relational databases, e.g. SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL;
• Data visualization software: Spotfire, Tableau, or Power BI;
• Azure/AWS cloud computing platform;
• Big data technologies such as Spark, Elasticsearch, Hadoop;
• Statistical techniques (regression, clustering etc.);
• Machine learning, pattern recognition, NLP etc. 

We are looking for tenacious and curious individuals with a desire to ‘get to the bottom’ of things.

You will be intellectually rigorous, with extremely strong analytical skills, have a passion for data, be adaptable and show an ability to build strong relationships.

We are looking for tenacious and curious individuals with a desire to ‘get to the bottom’ of things. You will be intellectually rigorous, with extremely strong analytical skills, have a passion for data, be adaptable and show an ability to build strong relationships. 

What if your curiosity could help build the world, we all imagine?

Here at EY, you’ll have the chance to build a truly exceptional experience. We’ll empower you with the latest technology, surround you with high-performing teams, and provide the global scale and diverse and inclusive culture you need to discover your full potential.  

Through our coaching and training programs, you’ll develop the skillsets you need to stay relevant today and, in the future, – all while building a network of colleagues, mentors, and leaders who will be on the journey with you at EY and beyond.

The exceptional EY experience - It's yours to build. 

About Us:

EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services.

The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over.  

We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.