Consultant - Forensics - National - ASU

The opportunity: Consultant-National-Forensics-ASU - Forensics - Discovery - New Delhi

Your key responsibilities:

Technical Excellence:

Role Overview We are looking for a Forensics Data Analyst with strong SQL and data analytics capabilities to support forensic investigations, fraud reviews, compliance assessments, and risk analytics. The role will involve extracting, transforming, validating, and analyzing large datasets to identify anomalies, suspicious patterns, control gaps, and potential misconduct.

Key Responsibilities:

• Extract and analyze large, complex datasets using advanced SQL across multiple databases and source systems.
• Perform data profiling, cleansing, transformation, reconciliation, and quality validation to establish reliable datasets for investigations.
• Develop sophisticated SQL queries using joins, CTEs, window functions, subqueries, aggregations, stored procedures, and query optimization.
• Conduct forensic analytics to identify fraud indicators, unusual transactions, duplicate payments, conflicts, outliers, transaction splitting, unusual relationships, and behavioral patterns.
• Integrate and reconcile data from ERP systems, databases, flat files, and other structured or semi-structured sources.
• Develop dashboards and management reports using tools such as Power BI or similar visualization platforms.
• Document analytical logic, data lineage, assumptions, exceptions, and findings to maintain an appropriate audit trail.

Required Skills:

• Excellent SQL skills, including complex querying and performance optimization.
• Strong understanding of relational databases, data models, ETL processes, and data quality concepts.
• Hands-on experience analyzing high-volume transactional datasets.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to identify patterns, anomalies, relationships, and exceptions.
• Proficiency in Excel and preferably Power BI.
• Exposure to Python for data analysis and automation is desirable.
• Familiarity with databases such as SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, or similar platforms.

Skills and attributes:

To qualify for the role you must have:

Qualification:

• Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science
• Master of Science in Data Science
• Master of Computer Applications
• Certification in Data Analytics

Experience:

• Data Analysis (2+ years)
• Business Intelligence (3+ years)

What we look for:

People with the ability to work in a collaborative manner to provide services across multiple client departments while following the commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions. We look for people who are agile, curious, mindful, and able to sustain positive energy, while being adaptable and creative in their approach.