Financial control, Forensics & Audit
2. Job landscape for this Career Area (“where”)
Where do Financial Control, Forensics & Audit professionals work?
Departments & Teams
Finance Department
Team within department
- Financial Reporting
- Budgeting
- Financial Analysis
Audit Deprtment
Team within department
- Financial records
- Compliance
- Operations
- Internal audits
- External audits
Risk Management
Team within department
- Operational risk
- Risk analytics
Forensic Accounting Department
Team within department
- Investigation
- Legal testimony
Legal department
Team within department
- Legal testimony
- Fraud
Corporate Investigations Unit
Team within department
- Financial fraud
- Embezzlement
- Financial misconduct
PROFESSIONAL FIRMS
Forensic Accounting and Investigation
- FTI Consulting
- Control Risk
- Navigant
Technology and Cybersecurity Firms
- Deloitte Cyber
- Kroll
- Crowe Cybersecurity
Risk Management and Advisory Firms
- Oliver Wyman
- Aon
- Willis Towers Watson
- Marsh & McLennan
Sectors
As a finance professional, you could work in a finance-related department in any sector. However, the sectors highlighted below tend to recruit financial control, forensics and audit professionals—and companies in these sectors may even have
a large group or an entire department dedicated to the field.
SECTOR
IMPORTANCE
- Financial services
High
- Public accounting and consulting
High
- Technology and IT services
High
- Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals
High
- Government and public sector
High
- Energy and utilities
Mid
- Manufacturing and consumer goods
Mid
- Retail and E-commerce
High
- Real estate and construction
Mid
- Telecommunications
High
- Transportation and logistics
High
CONSULTING
IMPORTANCE
- Internal audit services
High
- Risk management
High
- Compliance
High
- Fraud and forensics
High
- IT and cybersecurity
Mid
- Financial advisory services
High
- Operational risk
Mid
- Data analytics and forensics
Mid
- Anti-money laundering
High
- Ethics and integrity
High