Fraud Analyst

Job Responsibilities

• Perform reviews of individual income tax returns to identify possible fraudulent taxpayers.
• Review taxpayer facing systems to identify suspicious activity.
• Utilize knowledge of internal systems and tax law to identify patterns using historical data.
• Focus on the security of sensitive data.

What You Will Do

• Review and process Individual Income Tax returns to identify fraudulent return preparation.
• Conduct independent research for additional fraud leads.
• Review usage data of taxpayer facing systems to detect suspicious activity.
• Prepare and process income tax related adjustments, conduct fraud related audits.
• Prepare referrals for key internal customers, gather data, write reports, and provide additional information.
• Communicate with taxpayers and other employees by phone and in writing to explain return adjustments.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

• A bachelor's degree with multiple accounting courses (transcripts required).
• An associate’s degree and relevant experience in accounting, auditing, finance, insurance, or tax preparation/analysis (relevant experience or education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis with an approved equivalence by DSHR).
• Academic degrees must be from an accredited institution of higher learning.
• 12 semester hours in accounting, audit, or other business-related subjects.
• Basic knowledge of South Carolina tax laws, forms, and online computer systems.
• Certified Fraud Examiner.

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of South Carolina tax laws, forms, and online computer systems.
• Certified Fraud Examiner.

Additional Comments

The SCDOR is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation.

Training: Fraud Analyst’s will participate in an onboarding program to ensure they have the knowledge and skills to successfully perform their job.

Hours: Flexible hours may be available from 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Monday – Friday (37.5 hours per week).

Telework schedule: This position may be eligible to work remotely up to two days per week after one year of employment with SCDOR.