Forensic Accountant

Arizona Department of Administration • Phoenix, WA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) is seeking a Forensic Accountant for its Securities Division. This role involves handling significant financial fraud cases, sometimes involving millions of dollars, to protect the public. The position offers the benefit of interesting and challenging work in a non-corporate environment, joining a team of accountants, attorneys, and investigators dedicated to enforcing the Arizona Securities Act and Investment Management Act.

Requirements

• Knowledge of forensic accounting techniques, especially relating to asset tracing.
• Ability to explain complex accounting principles and analyses to enforcement staff and other parties without accounting experience, including testifying in judicial proceedings.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Excellent writing skills.
• Accounting research skills.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Time management and prioritization skills.
• Ability to defend analyses in contentious proceedings.
• Ability to prepare accounting exhibits.
• Must be licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or comparable designation.
• Minimum 2 years of forensic accounting or fraud investigation experience.

Nice To Haves

• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) or Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF).
• Trial experience.
• Experience in the securities industry and/or financial fraud cases.
• Excel VBA skills.

Responsibilities

• Determine appropriate methods and procedures for carrying out forensic accounting responsibilities.
• Handle own caseload, providing forensic accounting analyses to case teams.
• Testify in administrative, civil, and criminal proceedings.

Benefits

• Sick leave
• Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
• Health and dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance.
• Participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed