Investigative Auditor

Job Duties

• Assist AUSAs and investigative agencies in conducting complex financial, statistical, healthcare, and forensic accounting analyses in support of civil fraud investigations and litigation.
• Analyze and audit financial transactions, accounting systems, healthcare claims, reimbursement data, procurement records, grant expenditures, and related financial records.
• Conduct healthcare claims analysis involving Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, VA, and other federally funded healthcare programs.
• Assist with statistical sampling analyses and related methodologies, including familiarity with RAT-STATS or comparable statistical sampling tools.
• Conduct damages analyses involving the False Claims Act, including calculations of damages, penalties, restitution-related figures, and related financial exposure.
• Conduct asset tracing and ability-to-pay analyses to assist the Government in evaluating settlement positions, financial recoverability, and collection-related considerations.
• Analyze large financial or healthcare-related datasets and organize financial and documentary evidence using industry-standard analytical and visualization tools.
• Perform forensic accounting analyses involving incomplete, inconsistent, voluminous, or electronically stored financial records.
• Review and analyze banking records, tax records, healthcare billing records, claims submissions, contracts, invoices, procurement materials, grant documentation, correspondence, and other documentary evidence.
• Prepare concise and accurate audit reports, schedules, spreadsheets, charts, summaries, timelines, visualizations, and other analytical materials for use in investigations, settlement negotiations, motions practice, depositions, hearings, and trial.
• Assist with interviews of witnesses, relators, subjects, healthcare providers, business representatives, law enforcement personnel, and other individuals relevant to ACE investigations.
• Assist AUSAs, USAO support staff, and investigative agencies with deposition preparation, trial preparation, exhibit preparation, and related litigation-support activities.
• Attend meetings, interviews, depositions, hearings, and trials as requested by the Government.
• Prepare interim and final reports throughout investigations and litigation.
• Aid in developing technical guidance and analytical approaches related to auditing, healthcare claims analysis, statistical sampling, forensic accounting, and financial investigations.
• Work collaboratively with AUSAs, federal agents, agency personnel, and support staff to identify potential statutory and regulatory violations.
• Utilize industry-standard financial, auditing, analytical, statistical, or visualization software tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in accounting, finance, economics, statistics, data analytics, healthcare administration, or related field.
• Minimum three (3) years of professional experience involving accounting, auditing, healthcare claims analysis, forensic accounting, financial investigations, statistical analysis, or related analytical work.
• Experience shall specifically address the candidate's qualifications and work history relevant to the areas identified above.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain adjudication for the requisite background investigation.