Fraud & Compliance Operations Director

MW Partners is currently seeking a Fraud Operations Director to work for our client who is a global leader in the media and entertainment industry.

Responsibilities and duties:

Expense Account Monitoring & Fraud Analytics

• Analyze data to detect patterns and irregularities; partner with Data Analytics to build and maintain monitoring frameworks and red-flag detection.
• Conduct audits of expense reports card transactions and supplier payments to identify anomalies policy violations and potential fraud.
• Lead fraud investigations end-to-end - validating transaction authenticity documenting findings and coordinating escalations with HR Legal and external partners.
• Maintain case documentation audit trails and reporting dashboards in compliance with internal standards.

Procure-to-Pay Compliance Monitoring

• Monitor compliance with corporate expense and reimbursement policies across the full procure-to-pay cycle; track exceptions identify repeat violators and drive timely resolution.
• Oversee purchase order (PO) governance - identify instances where requestors fail to properly validate and receive POs track patterns escalate repeat violations and partner with relevant stakeholders to drive corrective action.
• Build and operate a third-party spend monitoring function to identify potential supplier fraud.

Reporting Insights & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Produce regular reporting on fraud findings compliance trends and exception patterns; deliver actionable insights to management to support risk-informed decision-making.
• Partner with Communications to develop and distribute employee-facing messaging in response to findings - including policy reminders awareness notices and escalation communications.
• Coordinate with Security on findings that warrant investigation escalation or access-related remediation; engage Policy teams to recommend and implement control enhancements based on identified gaps

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Accounting Finance Business Administration or related field.
• 5 years of experience in fraud monitoring investigation and interviewing.
• Experience with machine learning or predictive modeling for fraud detection.
• Strong data analytics skills; proficiency in SQL Excel or visualization platforms (Power BI Tableau).
• Experience with financial systems such as Concur SAP or Oracle.
• Solid understanding of expense reimbursement policies financial controls and PO compliance workflows.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present findings to stakeholders at all levels.
• Proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving evolving environment with shifting priorities.

For a further discussion or to find out more contact Indu Sri Lakavath on or apply now.