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Fraud Investigator

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Remote: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Full time
Experience: 
Mid-level (2-5 years)
Work from: 
Tennessee (USA), United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

4-year degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Criminal Justice with accounting experience, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and/or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred, Valid driver's license.

Key responsabilities:

  • Investigate fraud, waste, and abuse in government entities
  • Analyze data, conduct interviews, research laws, and document findings
  • Collaborate with law enforcement, prosecutors, and other agencies
  • Travel throughout assigned region as required for investigations
  • Flexible schedule may be needed to meet deadlines
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Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury Government Administration SME
501 - 1000 Employees
About Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury
The Office of the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury is responsible for the audit of state and local governmental entities and participates in the general financial and administrative management and oversight of state government. The Office is led by Comptroller Jason E. Mumpower, a constitutional officer who is elected by the Tennessee General Assembly. In the Comptroller's Office, we strive to deliver on our mission to make government work better, and we've been recognized as a Top Workplace for six years in a row. In 2022, our Office was named the #17 Top Workplace in the United States. We believe our success as an Office depends on finding opportunities for employees to accomplish our Office’s mission to make government work better and respond to the challenge to make things better. We want every member of our team to be excited to come to work every day. Through dedicated hard work and commitment, every Comptroller’s Office employee accepts personal responsibility to accomplish our mission and uphold it. Learn more about our Career Opportunities at https://comptroller.tn.gov/careers.html
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Job description

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Fraud Investigator
                                      
The Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury is seeking an Investigator to investigate allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse in government and publicly funded entities. Candidates for this position will live in the Mid East region or Upper East region of Tennessee, as outlined in the provided map, see below (depicted as the purple, and pink regions).

This will involve:
  • Applying accounting principles and techniques to analyze data from large books and records (manual and accounting information systems) to find evidence of complex manipulation and/or concealment
  • Conducting and documenting interviews
  • Researching laws and regulations
  • Recognizing and reporting process and transaction deficiencies
  • Preparing to present investigations and testimony in all phases of the judicial process
  • Partnering with law enforcement; prosecutors; staff of local, state, and federal agencies; contract auditors; vendors; and citizens on investigating criminal allegations
  • Increasing the likelihood of compliance with relevant laws, rules, regulations, standards, best practices, and policy
Travel
Investigators must be able travel throughout Tennessee as needed; however, they travel primarily within an assigned region. Work related travel is reimbursed.  The standard work week for this position is 37.5 hours; however, Investigators may be required to work a flexible schedule to meet deadlines.

Candidate
A successful Investigator exhibits familiarity with accounting, auditing, and/or investigative procedures and has:
  • A 4-year degree in: Accounting, Business Administration with an Accounting Emphasis, or Criminal Justice with a minimum of 18 semester hours in accounting and a minimum of 2 years financial investigative experience
  • Valid driver license
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and/or Certified Public Accountant (CPA) preferred
  • Uses a high degree of tact and diplomacy in all interactions
  • Exercises common sense and good judgment in evaluating situations and making decisions
  • Communicates ideas clearly, concisely, and convincingly, both verbally and in writing
  • Exhibits professionalism and a high level of integrity in all situations
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The qualifications listed are representative of the competency, knowledge, skill, and ability required to be successful in this position.  Other combinations of education and experience, if equivalent, may qualify an applicant for consideration.

About Our Office
The Office of the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury is responsible for the audit of state and local governmental entities and participates in the general financial and administrative management and oversight of Tennessee state government.  In the Comptroller’s Office, we strive to deliver on our mission to make government work better. Through dedicated hard work and commitment, every Comptroller’s Office employee accepts personal responsibility to accomplish our mission and uphold it.
Our Office is recognized nationally for its professional expertise and commitment to making government work better. We consistently rank as a Top Workplace and we are proud to foster an environment that values accountability and supports your growth.

We are looking for a professional to join our team who will commit to delivering exceptional work that helps us make government work better.  Learn more about us at www.comptroller.tn.gov.
The Division of Investigations supports the Comptroller's mission of making government work better by investigating allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse in government and publicly funded entities and by working closely with law enforcement and prosecutors on criminal allegations.  The Division of Investigations has teams in four regions – West (green), Middle (yellow), Mid East (purple), and Upper East (pink) - based on geography and judicial districts.  These regions are shown in the map below. 


DOI Regional Map
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Compensation
The Comptroller’s Office offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package that includes twelve days each of annual leave and sick leave, insurance plans, retirement plan, 401(k), college fee waivers, and much more. The Office also offers a flexible work schedule that includes an opportunity to occasionally work from home.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Pursuant to the Comptroller of the Treasury’s Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the Office is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace.  It is the Comptroller’s policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person’s race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran’s status, or any other category protected by state and/or federal civil rights laws.
 

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Experience

Level of experience: Mid-level (2-5 years)
Spoken language(s):
Check out the description to know which languages are mandatory.

Hard Skills

Accounting

Soft Skills

  • Professionalism
  • diplomacy
  • verbal-communication-skills
  • decision-making
  • personal-integrity
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