Posting number: 24-E-12
Department: Deputy Chief - Administration
Division: Investigations
Job classification: Investigative Financial Analyst
Posting type: Open
Categories: Investigative, Statistics/Mathematics
Under the direction of the Chief of Investigations, an Investigative Financial Analyst, “IFA”, will provide forensic auditing, accounting, or other support for investigations. An Investigative Financial Analyst will input researched and analyzed data into various professional products such as statistical analysis summaries, forensic accounting reports, graphs, charts, and PowerPoint presentations for law enforcement use.
An Investigative Financial Analyst will review and analyze various law enforcement, financial, and procurement databases, and conduct open-source searches to obtain necessary business records to support investigations and prosecutions. They will help analyze and build financial profiles to identify criminal offenses, trends, and patterns to identify the infrastructure that makes up fraud and money laundering scheme(s). Compile and analyze data material, including but not limited to tax and financial records, invoices, complaint data, digital media, contract, and grant related information to help identify fraud, related criminal offenses, and associated parties.
Additionally, the IFA will provide expertise in financial crimes investigations by providing input to affidavits, subpoenas, investigation recommendations, and through testimony in court.
This position requires a bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field and experience in a law enforcement setting, financial analysis, accounting, and/or auditing. A Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Certification is preferred. This position also requires a working knowledge of criminal intelligence analysis and strong technological skills. Proficiency in the use of i2 Analyst’s Notebook, Bank Scan, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, and other software as needed to support forensic financial analysis. The ability to demonstrate strong leadership, judgment and problem-solving skills is required. Attendance, flexibility, outstanding written and communication skills, and the ability to build and maintain satisfactory working relationships with other agencies and OAG employees is required.
The Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the State of Illinois, representing all state officials and agencies and enforcing laws on behalf of the people of Illinois. The Office of the Attorney General also serves as the state’s largest public interest law firm, committed to protecting and advancing the interests of the people of Illinois through leadership, advocacy and legal representation.
More than 450 Assistant Attorneys General and over 300 employees serve in the Office of the Attorney General in offices in Chicago, Springfield and Carbondale as well as regional offices in Rockford, Quincy, Champaign-Urbana and Belleville.
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