Senior Financial Investigator

The Kings County District Attorneys Office (KCDA) is one of the largest prosecutors offices in the country and is committed to developing and implementing innovative prosecutorial strategies that will fulfill our vision of keeping Brooklyn safe while at the same time ensuring fairness and justice for all. KCDA has an exciting opportunity to work as a Senior Financial Investigator.

Under general supervision with latitude for independent initiative and judgment and decision the prospective candidate will perform the following duties:

Work with a team of prosecutors other investigators and support staff to analyze allegations of criminal violations of New York State and local laws and to assist in complex investigations.
Obtain and then review and evaluate financial records and any other relevant records including but not limited to credit agency reports credit card records SARs and other FinCEN reports call detail records cell site records email correspondence and records from social media to develop evidence sufficient to sustain criminal charges.
Locate contact and then conduct interviews of witnesses potential witnesses and subjects either in the office or in the field in furtherance of the investigation.
Assist in drafting subpoenas to banks and other companies for financial and other records and then communicate with the representatives of those entities to ensure that all of the relevant documents have been delivered.
Create schedules and charts which reflect the financial transactions at issue in exhibits that are easy to understand.
Identify and assist in seizing the proceeds of criminal enterprises.
Present findings in clear coherent accurate and properly documented reports.
Assist prosecutors in preparing for trial.
Testify before grand juries and at trials.
Work independently to develop investigations into complex financial crimes.
Perform other related duties as needed.

Additional Information
Candidates must meet the additional requirements:
Must have a bachelors degree in Accounting Finance or a related field.
Must have six years of fulltime paid professional accounting and auditing experience.
Must have experience obtaining and developing evidence for federal or state prosecutors on complex fraud cases that were likely to go to trial.
Must have experience working as a Financial Investigator.
Must be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook etc.)

Preferred Skills
Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication skills; strong attention to detail is essential.
Excellent organizational timemanagement and multitasking skills including the ability to take initiative prioritize duties and work both independently and within a team environment are a plus.

To Apply
We appreciate the interest and thank all applicants who apply but only those candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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Employees of the City of New York may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. The federal government provides student loan forgiveness through its Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) to all qualifying public service employees.
Please visit the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program site to view the eligibility requirements:

SUPERVISING ACCOUNTANT INVESTI 30854

Qualifications :

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in accounting and six (6) years of fulltime paid professional accounting or auditing experience; or

2. A satisfactory equivalent.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime