Senior Forensic Accountant (Fraud Analytics & Investigative Support)

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct complex forensic accounting analysis to trace the proceeds of fraud through financial transactions, bank records, business records, and other financial documentation.
• Analyze financial records to identify fraudulent transactions, money laundering activity, asset concealment, and other indicators of financial misconduct.
• Support investigations involving federal benefit programs, grants, loans, financial assistance programs, emergency relief funding, and other government programs.
• Perform detailed tracing and analysis of funds across multiple financial institutions, business entities, and related parties.
• Review bank records, financial statements, payment transactions, accounting records, and other financial documentation to identify suspicious financial activity.
• Prepare clear, well-documented financial analysis, investigative summaries, and evidentiary work products suitable for investigative, civil, and criminal proceedings.
• Collaborate with Investigative Analysts, Data Scientists, Graph Data Scientists, and Government investigators to integrate financial findings with broader investigative intelligence.
• Utilize commercial databases, public records, financial intelligence resources, and other investigative tools to support financial investigations.
• Present investigative findings and financial analysis to Government stakeholders, oversight organizations, and law enforcement partners.
• Maintain detailed documentation supporting investigative conclusions while ensuring analytical accuracy, objectivity, and defensibility.

Required Qualifications

• Five (5) or more years of experience supporting complex financial investigations involving the tracing of fraud proceeds.
• Five (5) or more years of forensic accounting experience specializing in financial investigations with an emphasis on money laundering, asset tracing, and asset forfeiture.
• Demonstrated experience tracing and analyzing financial transactions, including detailed review of bank records and other financial documentation.
• Experience supporting large-scale forensic accounting investigations involving criminal or civil fraud matters.
• Working knowledge of current financial investigative techniques, commercial databases, and other investigative data sources.
• Expert-level proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and other Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong analytical, investigative, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Current certification as one of the following: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE/ACFE), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS/ACAMS).

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas:
• Supporting investigations involving federal benefit programs, pandemic relief programs, emergency assistance, grants, loans, unemployment insurance, healthcare programs, disaster relief funding, or other large-scale public-sector financial assistance programs.
• Working with Offices of Inspector General (OIGs), federal law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, financial intelligence units, or other government oversight organizations.
• Tracing complex financial transactions involving shell companies, nominee entities, layered transactions, beneficial ownership structures, money laundering schemes, or concealed assets.
• Supporting civil or criminal litigation involving fraud, financial crimes, asset forfeiture, or government program fraud.
• Utilizing commercial financial investigative databases, public records, corporate records, sanctions databases, and other financial intelligence resources to support investigations.
• Identifying fraud indicators associated with identity fraud, synthetic identities, organized fraud rings, financial statement fraud, procurement fraud, grant fraud, loan fraud, or other financial crimes.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary investigative teams that include data scientists, investigative analysts, intelligence analysts, graph data scientists, and digital forensic specialists.
• Preparing financial analysis, investigative summaries, exhibits, and evidentiary documentation suitable for referral to law enforcement or use in judicial proceedings.
• Applying data analytics, visualization tools, or financial analysis software to identify complex financial patterns and support investigative decision-making.
• Specialized training or certifications related to money laundering investigations, federal benefit program fraud, financial crimes, or asset forfeiture.