Oliver Warda is a Director in the Forensic team in Zurich and a Certified Fraud Examiner with a strong background in finance and accounting. He has more than 12 years of professional experience in internal investigations of economic crime and compliance matters and is responsible for forensic investigation services at KPMG Switzerland.

      Oliver joined the KPMG Forensic Switzerland team in summer 2025. Prior to that, he was a Director in the Forensic team at another Big Four firm in Hamburg, Germany, where he led numerous internal investigations and compliance projects for clients across various industries.

      He has extensive experience leading and conducting complex national and international investigations for multinational companies, including German DAX-40 corporations. His work focuses on addressing allegations of fraud, embezzlement, corruption, accounting fraud and theft.

      His expertise includes document-, process-, and accounting analyses, conducting forensic interviews, IT forensic analyses such as eDiscovery, corporate intelligence and the preparation of comprehensive forensic reports. He also has significant experience collaborating with international law firms on investigation and compliance matters, including global projects carried out as part of extensive U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) monitorships.

      Oliver has led various cross-border investigations across multiple jurisdictions, including Australia, Canada, the United States, Mexico, China, South Korea and Croatia.

      He is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and serves actively in the Working Group Investigations at Ethics & Compliance Switzerland.

      1. Education & qualification
        • Master of Science in Management, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany
        • Bachelor of Science in Finance & Accounting, Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Germany
      2. Accreditations

        Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), since 2017

      3. Publications

        „Setting up and operating whistleblowing systems - a practical guide“ [„Einrichtung und Betrieb von Hinweisgebersystemen – ein Praxisleitfaden“] in: Compliance Berater, Vol. 9, Issue 5/2021