Leads and executes internal fraud prevention, detection, investigation and response activities for internal fraud activities. Identifies, reports, and assists with any internal fraud events. Assist in the mitigation of risk.
Leads and executes internal fraud prevention, detection, investigation and response activities for internal fraud activities. Identifies, reports, and assists with any internal fraud events. Assist in the mitigation of risk.
In this role you will
- Establish an internal fraud framework, processes and policies for Vanguard Europe, including pro-active monitoring, risk assessments & re-active reviews.
- Partner with stakeholders across multiple lines of business to identify and mitigate internal fraud risk.
- Coordinate the creation and implementation of systems and processes to prevent, detect, and respond to internal fraud based on fraud intelligence and event analysis.
- Provide support, guidance and timely response to suspected internal fraud allegations reported through channels including whistleblowing, industry peers, law enforcement and ad-hoc reports from Vanguard crew.
- Evaluate new internal fraud
- protection/prevention
- Provide regular updates, both formally and informally, to line management on the status of any reviews, analysis, trends and investigations.
- Conduct investigations into allegations of internal fraud committed by Vanguard Crew, Contractors and Vendors.
- Ensure all control weaknesses are reported accurately to be managed to a close and conduct root cause analysis where required.
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of applicable legislation and regulation pertaining to internal fraud (and related risks) and its investigation.
- Support the delivery of fraud education, training, and awareness programs. Lead the development of handbooks and related material pertaining to internal fraud.
- Collaborate extensively with wider Vanguard Europe fraud community in external fraud, and in other regions and participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned. Assist with general fraud administration.
What it takes
- Proven related experience, with at least five years of internal fraud investigations and prevention experience in a regulated financial services environment.
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of training and experience.
- Ability to present outcomes and techniques in a clear, visual manner to both technical and not technical stakeholders.
- Professional certifications e.g. Certified Fraud Examiner preferred
- Ability to engage with internal partners to gather requirements to help achieve goals.
Special Factors
- Vanguard is not offering sponsorship for this position.
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for most of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. Most teams work Tuesday-Thursday in the office, but for some jobs we need our crew to be in Monday-Friday. We will discuss the working pattern for your role during the interview process.
About Vanguard
Vanguard is an investment company unlike any other. It was founded by Jack Bogle in the US in 1975 on a simple but revolutionary idea that an investment company should manage its funds solely in the interests of its clients. Jack helped bring investing to the masses with the index fund. Index funds do not pick individual shares or bonds to beat the market. They track the performance of the entire market. Or as Jack put it, Dont look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack!. We have stood for low-cost, uncomplicated investing ever since. Over the last 45 years people have come round to our way of thinking and more than 30 million investors worldwide now trust us with their money.
Inclusion Statement
Vanguard's continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement Do the right thing.
We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard's core purpose through our values.
When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguards core purpose to take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success.
How We Work
Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.