Roger Darvall-Stevens

Head of Fraud and Forensic Services

With over 30 years of experience in forensics, Roger Darvall-Stevens provides expert advice to clients across different industries as the Head of Fraud & Forensic Services and Partner of the Risk Advisory Services.

Roger has extensive experience in forensic investigations and forensic accounting of a range of matters such as fraud, bribery, corruption, and improper conduct (e.g., workplace bullying and harassment), forensic technology, operation of whistleblowing reporting avenues and management advice, forensic due diligence, compliance, and corporate security.

Prior to RSM, Roger was a former police detective for 12 years and was part of the fraud squad and counter-terrorism before working with a ‘Big 4’ firm, where he spent 13 years as a Partner in forensics. Roger is also a Certified Fraud Examiner, a licensed investigator in multiple locations across Australia and New Zealand, and regularly presents at local and international seminars and conferences.

"I am motivated by the values of integrity and honesty in business dealings, and continual performance towards better practice maximising business performance."

When he’s not working on fraud and forensic matters, Roger enjoys his passion for movies, home gym workouts (he thinks deadlifts are the best!) and contact combat sports like MMA and Krav Maga.

SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS

• Provided enterprise-wide fraud and corruption control programs and co-implementation of elements thereof to local, national, and national clients with overseas operations in the private sector and nationally to the public sector.
• Continually operate RSM’s whistleblower reporting service and advice for multiple clients 24/7.
• Investigated for a national electrical wholesaler of alleged ESG fraud by an employee which was substantiated at a quantum of loss of $12 million.
• Investigated fraud by a CEO of a professional association resulting in admissions, recovery of funds for the client, and referral to the police.
• Regularly delivered employee awareness and bespoke training programs on forensics/anti-fraud, and 30+ CFE Exam Review Courses for the public.
• Multiple ABAC or foreign bribery policies and programs developed for clients.
• Investigated a $5 million fraud within a private company where the ‘trusted’ CFO had stolen for several years, with unauthorised expenditure on gold bullion and progress construction / renovation payments on multiple investment properties.
• Conducted multiple forensic accounting / investigation expert / factual witness reports.
• Investigated a $2.3 million fraud by an executive assistant who manipulated the travel and expenses to make false payments for personal benefit and finance her spouse’s heroin addiction.
• Through a forensic IT investigation approach, identified incriminating evidence in a work PC’s hard drive ‘slack space’ of the deleted and leaked confidential information to the media.
• Investigated collusion of a cosmetic company’s marketing executives to misrepresent performance to achieve monetary performance bonuses to which they were not entitled
• Investigated foreign bribery and corruption in overseas operations of an Australian-based company in mining and chemicals
• Performed physical security assessments of premises and operations, and provided advice on protection and security measures in threatening and high-risk situations

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner), global Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
• Former President, ACFE Melbourne Chapter
• Regent Emeritus, global ACFE Board member (2012-2013)
• Fellow/Founding member, Australian Institute of Professional Investigators (AIPI)
• Affiliate, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
• Member, Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI)
• Member, Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)

REGISTRATIONS

• Licensed investigator in multiple locations
• Australian Government Baseline security clearance
• Security Adviser

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master of Business Administration, La Trobe University
• Master of Arts (Criminology), Graduate Diploma (Criminology), University of Melbourne
• Graduate Certificate in Fraud Investigation, La Trobe University
• Bachelor of Arts (Police Studies and Sociology), Monash University
• Diploma and Certificate IV in Government Fraud Control and Investigations
• Certificate III in Investigative Services
• Certified in SCAN (Scientific Content Analysis) interview technique (basic and advanced)

EVENTS & PRESENTATIONS

• ‘Workplace Culture and Misconduct: How to identify it, prevent it, and investigate it’, RSM Australia national live webinar (504 registrants) to celebrate International Fraud Awareness Week on with joint presenters of national RSM Fraud & Forensic leaders on 19 November 2025 – more information >>
• Guest speaker on behalf of RSM Australia on ApprovalMax / Accountants Daily (from article authored on ‘Businesses ill-equipped to deal with rising threat of deepfake scams’ national webinar on ‘Impersonation, AI & Fraud’ to 266 registrants nationally on 30 April 2025
• ‘Fraud Landscape Latest Insights’, RSM Australia boardroom lunch, in Melbourne on 18 September 2024, Sydney on 11 December 2024, and Canberra on 20 March 2025 at the National Press Club
• ‘Auditing for Fraud’, presented at the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) – Australia Victorian Members Chapter Meeting in Melbourne on 19 March 2025
• ‘Best Practice Fraud Control and Forensic Accounting / Investigation: Client Case Studies from the Trenches’, RSM Australia national webinar in International Fraud Awareness Week, 20 November 2024 – more information >>
• ‘Artificial Intelligence in Fraud investigations’ presentation at Swinburne University of Technology, 19 September 2024
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (“ACFE”) – Asia-Pacific Fraud Conference (Virtual) presentation of ‘Discover the different types of fraudsters’ delivered of 12 September 2024
• Unmasking Fraud: From Cyber Threats to Deep Fakes | National Webinar on 29 August 2024 - more information
• Banks will need to prove they have foreign anti-bribery provisions, FINSIA  article published on 10 July 2024 - more information
• C suite Fraud: Yes, it happens more regularly than one would like to believe! article published on 29 January 2024 - more information
• Tone at the top – Setting your organisation up for success through positive leadership, 3 April 2024 - more information
• Fraud and Corruption Control: Hindsight, Insight, and Foresight, RSM national live webinar on 16 November 2023 – more information
• 13th National Public Sector Fraud & Corruption Congress - Utilising Artificial Intelligence for effective fraud and corruption management - in person event in Melbourne on the 13th of September 2023 - more information here
• Intersection of Criminal Law, Fraud and Corruption & Workplace Investigations - 1 hour panel participation at the Australasian Association of Workplace Investigators (AAWI) 2023 in-person in Adelaide / hybrid national Conference on 8 September 2023 – more information
• Latest innovations in fraud and corruption control, including AS 8001:2021 - 1.5 hour panel participation at the apsacc (The Australian Public Sector Anti-Corruption Conference) 2022 in-person conference on 16 November 2022
• Revitalising your fraud control system - Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) – South Pacific and Asia Conference (SOPAC) conference in Sydney and virtual on 24 June 2022
• How Australia tracks with its anti-fraud resilience effort: latest innovations - 11th Annual Fraud Prevention Summit 2022  on 24-26 May 2022 in Sydney and live streamed - more information
• Anti-Fraud Resilience – Recent Innovations, RSM Australia national live webinar on 30 September 2021 – more information
• C-Suite's dirty little fraud secret - 2015 ACFE (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners) Asia-Pacific Fraud Conference (4-6 November 2015, Singapore)
• Australia’s AS 8001-2021: A Leading-Edge, Just Revised Fraud and Corruption Control Standard at the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (“ACFE”) Asia-Pacific 2021 Fraud Conference presentation on 23 September 2021 (on-line event)
• Fighting Insider Fraud: Using the Right Technologies global video interview by FraudToday on 9 July 2021 by FraudToday - more information
• Anti-fraud resilience - more information - Fraud and AML Virtual Summit (29 September 2021)
• 2020 current global fraud trends incl in this COVID-19 environment & relevant themes from the ACFE 31st Global Fraud virtual Conference' presentation at the ASFA National Financial Crime Discussion Group quarterly meeting on 29 October 2020
• Fraud red flags in a disruptive environment - view the presentation here - Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA-Australia) TechTalk (27 July 2020)
• COVID-19 and managing business risks - view the webinar here (17 April 2020)
• AICPA Journal of Accountancy Podcast - listen to the podcast here (31 October 2019)
• Roundtable facilitated discussion: Emerging trends in fraud and corruption - 2019 ACFE (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners) Global Fraud Conference (24 June 2019, Austin, Texas, U.S.)
• Mitigating Fraud – presentation at the IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors) SOPAC Conference 2019 (26 March 2019, Sydney)
• Payroll fraud - presentation at the APA 2018 Payroll Conference in Melbourne (25 October 2018)
• Culture integrity risk: ethical and cultural imperatives to reduce fraud at the ACFE Asia-Pacific Fraud Conference in Sydney (23-25 September 2018)
• Highlights from a global fraud conference & current trends - presented to clients (31 July 2018, Melbourne and 2 August 2018, Sydney)
• Fraud, bribery & corruption control trends: recent global fraud conference attendance - Mutuals Audit & Governance Professionals Institute 25th Annual Conference (3 August 2017, Melbourne)
• Auditing anti-bribery & corruption controls in challenging environments - IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors) International Conference 2017 (25 July 2017, Sydney)
• Fraud, bribery & corruption control: must knows for business leaders - presented to Victorian Leaders (15 February 2017, Melbourne)
• The naked fraudster - during International Fraud Awareness Week (14-18 November 2016, Melbourne and Sydney)
• Fraud & corruption: what we see - presentation to the Committee for Ballarat, Fraud and Cyber Security Seminar (21 October 2016, Ballarat)
• Fraud investigation & forensic accounting demystified - to the Victorian Bar (2 June 2016, Melbourne)
• Building a robust fraud and corruption control framework - SOPAC Conference 2016 Masterclass (9 March 2016)
• Fraud, bribery and corruption control: essentials for company directors - Australian Institute of Company Directors webinar (21 January 2016)
• Future crime: a virtual certainty - 32nd Governance Institute of Australia National Conference (30 November 2015)