Senior Financial AnalystInvestigator

Title: Senior Financial Analyst/Investigator

Location: Harrisburg PA

Security Clearance: Public Trust

Schedule: Due to the nature of law enforcement work and operation position may require occasional support outside of core working hours as well as intermittent weekend support mission dependent

**Contingent upon Award**

About KACE:

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Job Summary:

The Senior Financial Analyst/Investigator will conduct analyses of data and financial information to identify fraud schemes harm to the government and the submission of health care claims.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Conducting analyses of data and financial information. Reviewing data and other financial information to identify fraud schemes harm to the Government and the submission of health care claims. For example the analysis would commonly involve identifying all relevant health care claims for a particular fraud scheme and tallying how much was paid by the Government as a result of the scheme.
• Searching for assets and funds obtained from illegal conduct. A common issue in fraud cases is finding where the illegally obtained funds were sent to or identifying all of the assets of a defendant.
• The Senior Financial Analyst/Investigator shall trace the funds of a fraud and determine what assets if any the USAO can recover from a defendant who engaged in fraud.
• Investigating and considering legal theories to pursue for cases. The Senior Financial Analyst/Investigator in reviewing the evidence in a matter will also consider and consult with AUSAs on what legal theories can best be used to address the case. For example some cases may be better pursued as a civil matter instead of criminal prosecution. Other cases require reviewing a set of regulations and billing guidance to determine what if any regulations/guidance were violated by the defendants.
• Assisting in the presentation of data and financial information throughout an investigation litigation and prosecution through exhibits and other means. Presenting the evidence of a fraud scheme to a jury judge and opposing counsel often requires visual exhibits and other means of summarizing the information obtained. The Senior Financial Analyst/Investigator shall assist and consult with attorneys on how best to present the information and create such exhibits.
• Other related duties as assigned and within scope.

Minimum Qualifications & Skills:

• Minimum Bachelors degree in law enforcement criminal justice accounting finance or related field.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in financial investigation and/or litigation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software programs (i.e. Word PowerPoint Excel Outlook etc.)
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain adjudication for the requisite background investigation

Preferred:

• CPA Certification
• Experience working with a federal or state law enforcement entity

Clearance:

Applicants selected may be subject to a government background investigation and may be required to meet the following conditions of employment.

Security Requirements/Background Investigation Requirements:

• Must be a U.S Citizen.
• Favorable credit check for all cleared positions
• Successfully passing a background investigation including drug screening.
• Residency requirement - 3 consecutive years in the last 5 years.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

Ability to alternate between sitting and standing as needed.
Ability to walk and move about to attend meetings and access file storage areas.
Climbing/stooping/kneeling up to 10% of the time.
Lifting/pulling/pushing up to 10% of the time; occasional lifting of boxes/files up to 25 lbs.
Prolonged periods of computer and document review.

This job description reflects managements assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may revise duties as necessary without updating this job description.