Corporate Security Specialist (Anti-Fraud)

Location: Cape Town (relocation considered)

Our client is a regulated South African microlender that is part of an international digital lending group. They are looking for a corporate security specialist to protect the business from internal fraud and misuse, and to give management reliable evidence when something goes wrong. This is a corporate security and anti-fraud role, not a guarding or site-security position.

About the Role

You will work alongside HR, Risk, IT and the verification team, and escalate to law enforcement and the company's attorneys where needed. The role is hands-on and investigative, with real ownership of how the business controls fraud and protects its assets.

Key Responsibilities

• Run the security side of candidate screening: credit, background and reference checks, and checks for prior fraud.
• Control NDAs, contracts and other mandatory signed documents, and strengthen confidentiality and trade-secret protection.
• Check supplier invoices and procurement for legitimacy, inflated pricing and hidden connections between suppliers and staff.
• Manage employee liability for company property, including escalation and reporting where assets are not returned.
• Control access to premises and oversee video surveillance.
• Support the termination process by revoking premises and system access and confirming asset returns.
• Investigate suspected violations and fraud, prepare reports and build the evidence base for disciplinary and criminal proceedings.
• Detect unlawful and fictitious payments, penalty funds, misappropriation of funds and debtor payments going to personal accounts.
• Identify falsified data and stolen identities, and flag possible fraud syndicates.
• Work with the company's lawyers and law enforcement, and support court and enforcement proceedings.

Requirements

• Degree or diploma (legal, economic, financial or security fields are an advantage).
• At least 3 years in law enforcement, security, economic security, internal control or investigations.
• Experience running internal investigations and inspections, and identifying fraud, financial abuse and internal embezzlement.
• Practical experience working with law enforcement, courts and enforcement services.
• Ability to analyse financial transactions and spot suspicious patterns.
• Knowledge of labour law, contracts and NDAs, procurement and tender control.
• Comfortable with video surveillance, access control and corporate IT systems, and confident in MS Office (Excel is a must).
• Strong written reporting, analytical thinking and discretion.

Advantageous

• Experience in banking, financial services, credit or collections.
• Experience in corporate investigations and anti-fraud.
• Established ties with, or a background in, the police or other law enforcement.
• Experience supporting court cases for the recovery of damages.
• Understanding of information security principles.

What's on Offer

• A competitive basic salary, with a provident fund after probation.
• A role with high visibility and real impact on how the business manages fraud risk.
• Study support after the first year.

If you do not hear back from us within one month, please consider your application unsuccessful. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to each applicant individually.