Forensic Accountant

Help protect public trust by uncovering fraud and strengthening financial integrity.

Do you have a keen eye for detail and a strong commitment to financial integrity? We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Forensic Accountant to join our dynamic Forensic Investigation Team.

As a Forensic Accountant, you will lead complex forensic audits and investigations into fraud and misconduct, apply advanced data analytics, and provide expert advice to senior leaders and legal counsel. Working with partners across government and law enforcement, you will play a critical role in safeguarding public resources and promoting transparency and accountability.

Interested in learning more?

To learn more about this role, the ministry, and the recruitment process, we welcome you to attend our information session on Monday, April 13 at 3:30 pm. Please register here. Attendance is optional and will not influence the screening and selection process.

About the job

The Forensic Investigation Team (FIT) is a centralized resource of the Ontario Public Service that provides enterprise-wide services in forensic investigation, forensic audit, and digital forensics. This includes proactive fraud prevention, fraud awareness training and consulting services. FIT investigates internal misconduct and serious fraud within, or against, the government, including supporting Ethics Executives in the investigation of disclosures of wrongdoing as set out in legislation. As an integral part of the FIT, you will:

• provide forensic financial expertise and advice to protect the client ministry's financial assets
• support trial preparation on financial fraud issues and alert management to control issues
• plan and conduct financial investigations and forensic audits to analyze business records
• examine evidence to identify proof of fraud and related activities to support investigations and audits
• coordinate with law enforcement on criminal investigations
• research legislation and recommend improvements to fraud policies
• conduct data analytics and present findings to client ministries
• advise on strategies to detect and deter fraud, and deliver training sessions
• evaluate ministry controls and report issues to management
• prepare and communicate investigative and audit reports

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

You have obtained a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation.

Forensic accounting and fraud investigation expertise

You have demonstrated knowledge/skills in:

• forensic accounting, fraud prevention, and interviewing
• accounting practices, audit standards, and laws to detect fraud and investigate crimes
• fraud, criminology, and court processes for audits and testimonies

You can:

• analyze data, document evidence, and use computers for audits and reports
• give technical advice on financial matters, including fraud

Research, evaluation and analytical skills

You can:

• demonstrate sound judgment, sensitivity and a high degree of political acuity
• research organizations, review financial records to identify fraud, and assess fraud controls
• assess the effectiveness of policies/programs against Ministry initiatives and goals
• interpret and apply policy, procedures and legislation

Project management skills

You can:

• lead projects from initial concept through completion within specific timelines
• provide project leadership and advice to an assigned team of professionals

Relationship management and facilitation skills

You have experience:

• creating and managing complex stakeholder relationships
• working collaboratively to resolve issues, negotiate changes and shifts in priorities
• leading consultations with stakeholders, ensuring a shared understanding

Communication skills

You can:

• respond to issues, provide recommendations and prepare reports using standard computer software
• present clear testimonies and investigation reports
• create, lead and present briefings on complex issues analysis to senior management

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

Additional information

Address:

• 4 English Permanent, 222 Jarvis St, Toronto, Toronto Region or 301 St Paul St, St Catharines, West Region, Criminal Record Check

Compensation Group: Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario

Schedule: 6

Category: Finance and Economics

Posted on: Thursday, April 2, 2026

Note:

• About security checks:
• A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
• If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
• Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.
• Less qualified applicants may be considered on an underfill basis.
• The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions. These positions may be of various tenures including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.
• T-TB-242176/26(4)

How to apply

Please apply online, only, at www.ontario.ca/careers, quoting Job ID 242176, by Monday, April 20, 2026. Please follow the instructions to submit your application.

If you require accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/ContactUs.aspx to provide your contact information. The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer. Accommodation will be provided in accordance with Ontario’s Human Rights Code.