Senior Financial Analyst / Investigator supporting the US Attorney's Office

FSA Federal

Finance
On-site
Full-time
Location
Detroit, MI
Compensation
Not disclosed
Employment
Full-time
Posted
Sep 11, 2026 (1 hour ago)

About the role

The Senior Financial Analyst/Investigator supports the US Attorney's Office by conducting complex financial, forensic, statistical, identity-based, and program-integrity analyses for federal criminal investigations and prosecutions.

What you'll do

  • Conduct financial, forensic, statistical, identity-based, and program-integrity analyses
  • Analyze benefit claims, funding, eligibility records, tax records, grants, procurement records, and other evidence
  • Use pattern recognition, anomaly detection, clustering, and comparative analysis to identify fraud
  • Calculate actual and intended losses for charging, restitution, forfeiture, and sentencing
  • Perform asset tracing and financial-flow analysis
  • Analyze large and complex financial, benefits, healthcare, tax, identity, and transaction datasets
  • Conduct forensic accounting and reconcile incomplete, altered, falsified, or conflicting records
  • Prepare investigative reports, spreadsheets, charts, timelines, visualizations, and evidentiary summaries
  • Support interviews, investigative meetings, hearings, trial preparation, discovery, and exhibit creation
  • Assist with affidavits, subpoenas, declarations, complaints, warrants, indictments, and trial presentations
  • Organize and manage documentary and electronic evidence under federal discovery and security requirements
  • Collaborate with Assistant US Attorneys, federal agents, agency personnel, and support staff

What you'll bring

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in accounting, finance, economics, statistics, data analytics, or a related field
  • At least three years of professional experience in accounting, auditing, forensic accounting, financial investigations, statistical analysis, or related analytical work
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Access
  • U.S. citizenship
  • Ability to complete a seven- or ten-year minimum background investigation
  • Ability to complete a post-offer drug screening
  • Certified Public Accountant certification preferred
  • Certified Fraud Examiner certification preferred

Benefits

  • Medical insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Term life insurance
  • Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • Short-term disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Employee-only coverage can be built around basic plans at no employee cost
  • Professional growth support

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