Natalie Faulkner

Partner, Forensic

KPMG Australia

Natalie is a prominent figure at KPMG Australia, where her core expertise lies in assisting clients with complex and sensitive situations, including regulatory breaches, investigation of fraud & corruption, contract cost recovery, licensing management and accounting misstatement. Her over two decades of experience in forensic accounting, banking, finance, data mining, electronic discovery and integrity intelligence position her as an authority in managing regulatory incidents and mitigating the risk of fraud, corruption, scams, regulatory reaches and accounting misstatement.

Natalie's work often involves large data sets and complex issues, and is central to providing analysis and solutions in areas such as identity and access management, real-time transaction monitoring and optimising Operating Models for predicting, preventing and detecting fraud and scams. 

Natalie has assisted clients to respond to government agencies post regulatory breaches, fraud investigations and unreconciled balances including ASIC, ATO, ASX, the Privacy Commissioner, RBA, the Australian Mint and the ICAC on incidents relating to rogue trading, misappropriation of assets, loss of customer data, unreconciled balances, client money breaches, Consumer Remediation under ASIC RG277 relating to, for example, Banking Code of Practice (BCoP), Debt Management & Hardship Guidelines and National Consumer Credit Protection (NCCP) which underscores her comprehensive understanding of the regulatory landscape and her ability to navigate it effectively. Natalie's proficiency and leadership in these areas align perfectly with KPMG's Trusted solutions, enhancing the firm's capabilities in providing in-depth Forensic Advisory services.

  • Banking
  • Financial Services
  • Forensic
  • Forensic Technology Services
  • Fraud Risk Management
  • Insurance
  • Investigations
  • Public Policy and Regulatory Change
  • Risk Consulting
  • Masters of Applied Finance and Investment, FINSIA

  • Certificate III in Investigative Services, Charles Sturt University

  • Certificate IV in Fraud Control, Charles Sturt University

  • Bachelor of Commerce, University of New South Wales

  • Fellow Chartered Accountant, ICAEW

  • Certified Fraud Examiner, ACFE

  • Commercial and Private Inquiry Agents License

  • Security clearance to highly protected level

  • Member of the Finance, Investment and Audit Committee of Kambala Girls School

  • Vice President of the Vaucluse Public School P&C