Fraud Examiners, Investigators & Analysts
Anti-Fraud Operations Analyst, Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Financial Crimes Investigator, Special Investigations Unit Investigator (SIU Investigator)
What they do:
Obtain evidence, take statements, produce reports, and testify to findings regarding resolution of fraud allegations. May coordinate fraud detection and prevention activities.
On the job, you would:
- Document all investigative activities.
- Create and maintain logs, records, or databases of information about fraudulent activity.
- Prepare written reports of investigation findings.
Knowledge
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Safety and Government
- law and government
- public safety and security
Business
- accounting and economics
- administrative services
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- writing things for co-workers or customers
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by writing
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
Visual Understanding
- see hidden patterns
- quickly know what you are looking at
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Perseverance
- Stress Tolerance
- Self-Control
- Achievement Orientation
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Cautiousness
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Business intelligence and data analysis software
- Tableau Hot Technology
- TIBCO Spotfire
Presentation software
- Microsoft PowerPoint Hot Technology In Demand
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft SQL Server Hot Technology
- Structured query language SQL Hot Technology In Demand
Education
Education: (rated 3 of 4)
bachelor's degree
usually needed
usually needed
Job Outlook
Average
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
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