Investigative Analysts

About the role

Ruchman and Associates, Inc. is seeking Investigative Analysts (IAs) to provide financial investigative services at the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS), a federal law enforcement organization dedicated to protecting America’s warfighters by investigating fraud, waste, and abuse in support of crucial National Defense priorities.

Responsibilities

• Utilize analytical techniques and tools to conduct research and provide findings identifying possible targets, conspirators, financial transactions, assets, and leads to illegal proceeds.
• Prepare comprehensive reports and documents showing asset ownership and present findings of viable assets for forfeiture.
• Create graphs, charts, or other visual aids illustrating financial transactions, movement of funds, and the identification of assets, individuals, entities, and their relationships to associated contracts using Government tools such as Microsoft Office Suite.
• Prepare documentation (e.g., reports, spreadsheets, link association charts) for DCIS personnel pursuing civil and criminal forfeiture matters based on financial analysis.
• Conduct research, reports, and analyses of evidence and the ability to forfeit targeted property, including complex link analysis of events and records.
• Prepare research, reports, and analyses for DCIS management regarding program/case status, investigations, seized and forfeited assets, etc.
• Testify in court proceedings related to financial analysis conducted on forfeiture investigations.
• Assist with the preparation of documents (e.g., reports, spreadsheets, case files) and perform filing, scanning, and copying tasks.
• Manage assigned asset forfeiture case files, records, and property databases to ensure accuracy, up-to-date information, and audit readiness.
• Use photocopying, Optical Character Recognition software, and Bates Stamps to support major Asset Forfeiture investigative operations and pending adjudicative actions.
• Maintain detailed case documentation and database files of financial investigative research to trace proceeds of criminal activities and investigative interests in targeted property.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of law enforcement experience with planning, conducting, and participating in complex financial investigations.