Senior Financial Investigator (Federal Forensics)

CGS Federal; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision

Life Insurance

401k

Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dep

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Job summary

CGS Federal is seeking a Senior Financial Investigator to join our Financial Investigation department, delivering legal support and investigative services to a large federal agency in the United States. The role emphasizes planning and performing complex investigations, analyzing financial and evidentiary data, and presenting findings to support prosecutorial objectives.

Qualified candidates will have at least four years of experience in investigations, familiarity with federal law, and the

Qualifications

• Minimum of four years experience in planning and conducting civil or criminal complex investigations concerning misuse of public, private, or insurance funds.
• Working knowledge of current investigative techniques including the use of commercial databases and other sources of information.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain adjudication for the requisite background investigation.

Responsibilities

• Plans and conducts investigations.
• Performs quantitative, qualitative, or other analysis of relevant facts.
• Prepares the results to support the mission.
• Develops and analyzes evidence that comes from other investigators and law enforcement officers and collects information relating to this evidence or legal matters under consideration from appropriate primary and secondary sources.
• Gathers and analyzes facts including statements, timelines, scientific, or technical data, for the purpose of advancing prosecutorial objectives.
• Establishes and/or verifies relationships among all facts and evidence obtained or presented to confirm the authenticity of documents, corroborate witness statements, and otherwise build proof necessary for successful litigation.
• Provides analysis relevant to violations of federal law, including but not limited to money laundering, wire fraud, mail fraud, bank fraud, health care fraud, procurement fraud, and fraud related to other federal programs.
• Identifies sources of information and multiple variables.
• Conducts asset investigations, verifies employment, and conducts financial analysis to ensure that the target can pay monetary penalties.
• Develops understanding of applicable federal, state, or local law to the extent necessary to make sound decisions on the direction and scope of investigations.
• Devise methods for obtaining, preserving, and presenting evidence to the greatest effect.
• Works with the assigned Paralegals or Legal Assistants, and supervisory attorneys to determine applicable statutory and regulatory law and identify possible violations.
• Performs a variety of ancillary services in direct support of assigned cases and matters.
• Uses electronic databases to identify assets, documents, and other physical evidence.
• Prepares interim and final reports on the progress of investigations.
• Assists in the compilation and analysis of documents and physical evidence, and the creation of charts, graphs, videotapes, and other audio-visual materials for use in motions and at trial.
• Prepares affidavits and testifies in court as required.
• Advises on methods for planning, scheduling, and conducting investigations and identifies any resources that may be required.
• Examines books, ledgers, payroll records, cost reports, billing statements, invoices, correspondence, computer data and other records pertaining to the transactions, events, or allegations under investigation.
• Establishes and verifies relationships among all facts and evidence obtained or presented to confirm the authenticity of documents, corroborate witness statements, and otherwise build proof necessary to successful case resolution.

Skills

Investigation planning

Investigation analysis

Evidence handling

Fact gathering

Link analysis

Federal law analysis

Source identification

Asset investigations

Legal knowledge

Evidence preservation

Team collaboration

Administrative support

Database research

Reporting

Document analysis

Affidavits/testimony

Investigation planning

Financial records review

Evidence verification

Tools

Commercial databases

Job description

CGS Federal is seeking a Senior Financial Investigator to join our Financial Investigation department, delivering legal support and investigative services to a large federal agency in the United States. The role emphasizes planning and performing complex investigations, analyzing financial and evidentiary data, and presenting findings to support prosecutorial objectives.

Qualified candidates will have at least four years of experience in investigations, familiarity with federal law, and the