Investigative Analyst

Office of the Chief Financial Officer•Alexandria, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), in Alexandria, Virginia. It is also referred to as a Senior Investigative Analyst (Strike Force). The OCFO leads Headquarters and Field Office officials in sound financial management and stewardship of public resources. The position leads HUD CFO Strike Force initiatives to identify and mitigate fraud, waste, abuse, improper payments, financial irregularities, and program-integrity risks across HUD programs and operations. The Investigative Analyst provides technical leadership to cross-functional teams and coordinates department-wide reviews of high-risk activities. The role develops recommendations to strengthen accountability and financial stewardship; creates and implements fraud-detection methodologies and analytics; prepares investigative analyses, risk assessments, and management reports; and evaluates internal controls and financial management systems to identify vulnerabilities and recommend corrective actions.

Requirements

One year (52 full weeks) of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-13 level for the GS-14 grade level.
Specialized experience conducting research using open-source data, proprietary databases such as LexisNexis, and organizational records to find evidence of wrongdoing or inappropriate activity.
Specialized experience analyzing facts and circumstances around allegations of misconduct, planning investigative steps, and writing reports on investigation outcomes.
Specialized experience reviewing financial systems to identify vulnerabilities and providing risk-management solutions to minimize potential abuse or non-compliant behavior.
Specialized experience providing recommendations informed by trend analysis to improve internal controls and oversight capabilities.
For current Federal employees serving on a non-temporary competitive appointment, at least three months served in that appointment.
For GS-14 applicants, 52 weeks at the GS-13 level, if time-in-grade requirements apply.
Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.
Must successfully complete a background investigation and provide required suitability information.
Must complete a Personal Identity Verification process using two forms of identification from Form I-9.
Must use direct deposit/electronic funds transfer for salary payments.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify Selective Service registration or exemption.
Must obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

Responsibilities

Lead HUD CFO Strike Force initiatives focused on identifying and mitigating fraud, waste, abuse, improper payments, financial irregularities, and program-integrity risks.
Provide technical leadership to cross-functional teams involving financial management, budget, procurement, grants management, program officials, and oversight organizations.
Coordinate department-wide reviews of high-risk activities and develop recommendations to strengthen accountability and financial stewardship.
Lead development and implementation of fraud-detection methodologies, predictive risk models, improper-payment analytics, continuous-monitoring tools, data-mining initiatives, artificial-intelligence-assisted reviews, and financial-anomaly detection systems.
Prepare investigative analyses, risk assessments, and management reports identifying root causes, financial impacts, responsible parties, and corrective actions.
Evaluate internal controls and financial management systems to identify systemic vulnerabilities and develop corrective-action plans addressing significant financial and operational risks.
Conduct research using open-source data, proprietary databases, and organizational records to identify evidence of wrongdoing or inappropriate activity.
Analyze allegations of misconduct to plan investigative steps and report investigation outcomes.
Review financial systems for vulnerabilities and recommend risk-management solutions to minimize potential abuse or non-compliant behavior.
Use trend analysis to recommend improvements to internal controls and oversight capabilities.