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Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts

$73.81K Median Salary 13.1K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 9.6% Job Growth

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About This Career

Obtain evidence, take statements, produce reports, and testify to findings regarding resolution of fraud allegations. May coordinate fraud detection and prevention activities.

Reported Job Titles

Anti-Fraud Operations Analyst, Casino Gaming Regulator, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Confidential Investigator, Financial Crimes Investigator, Financial Investigator, Forensic Accountant, Fraud Analyst, Investigator, Special Investigations Unit Investigator (SIU Investigator)

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Abilities

Written Expression

Oral Comprehension

Problem Sensitivity

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Oral Expression

Written Comprehension

Speech Recognition

Speech Clarity

Near Vision

Information Ordering

Flexibility of Closure

Selective Attention

Category Flexibility

Fluency of Ideas

Mathematical Reasoning

Originality

Knowledge

English Language

Economics and Accounting

Law and Government

Computers and Electronics

Administration and Management

Mathematics

Customer and Personal Service

Education and Training

Public Safety and Security

Skills

Active Listening

Writing

Complex Problem Solving

Critical Thinking

Reading Comprehension

Speaking

Judgment and Decision Making

Active Learning

Coordination

Social Perceptiveness

Persuasion

Monitoring

Negotiation

Time Management

Instructing

Management of Personnel Resources

Mathematics

Service Orientation

Technology Skills

Business intelligence and data analysis software

Presentation software

Data base user interface and query software

Object or component oriented development software

Spreadsheet software

Medical software

Risk management data and analysis software

Electronic mail software

Accounting software

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Office suite software

Cloud-based data access and sharing software

Word processing software

Transaction security and virus protection software

Analytical or scientific software

Cloud-based management software

Audit software

Process mapping and design software

Information retrieval or search software

Tools

Notebook computers

Digital cameras

Digital voice recorders

Digital camcorders or video cameras

Desktop computers

Personal computers

Tablet computers

Abilities

Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Flexibility of Closure: The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Mathematical Reasoning: The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.

Knowledge

English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Economics and Accounting: Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
Law and Government: Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Public Safety and Security: Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Skills

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Instructing: Teaching others how to do something.
Management of Personnel Resources: Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Mathematics: Using mathematics to solve problems.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.

Technology Skills

Business intelligence and data analysis software: BrightEdge; Conductor Searchlight; IBM Digital Analytics; Searchmetrics Suite
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Object or component oriented development software: Oracle Java
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Medical software: Henry Schein Dentrix; Medical condition coding software; Medical procedure coding software; MEDITECH software
Risk management data and analysis software: ArcSight Enterprise Threat and Risk Management; McAfee Enterprise Security Manager
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Accounting software: Billing software; Bookkeeping software; Intuit QuickBooks; Sage 50 Accounting
Enterprise resource planning ERP software: Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne; Oracle PeopleSoft; Oracle PeopleSoft Financials; SAP software
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Cloud-based data access and sharing software: Dropbox; Google Drive; Microsoft SharePoint
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Transaction security and virus protection software: McAfee; NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software
Analytical or scientific software: Statistical analysis software; TapRooT
Cloud-based management software: Splunk Enterprise
Audit software: PCG Software Virtual Examiner
Process mapping and design software: Microsoft Visio
Information retrieval or search software: LexisNexis

Tools

Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Digital cameras:
Digital voice recorders: Digital audio recorders
Digital camcorders or video cameras: Digital video cameras
Desktop computers:
Personal computers:
Tablet computers:

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