Job Description IMPORTANT NOTE: CANDIDATES WITH A PERMANENT ASSOCIATE FRAUD INVESTIGATOR CIVIL SERVICE TITLE OR CANDIDATES WHO FILED FOR THE ASSOCIATE FRAUD INVESTIGATOR EXAM NO. 4013 ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN) WHEN APPLYING AND INDICATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER YOUR PERMANENT CIVIL SERVICE TITLE. NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service. The Sheriff’s Office serves and enforces court mandates, orders of protection, warrants, decrees, and property seizures. Additionally, the Sheriff’s Office conducts criminal investigations of real property fraud, tax crimes, and the trafficking of illegal and untaxed tobacco products and synthetic narcotics, and monitors defendants referred by the courts for electronic monitoring. Associate Fraud Investigators perform supervision and/or work of complex difficulty and responsibility in the investigations of fraud activities involving social benefit programs or tax laws. In the Department of Finance only, Associate Fraud Investigators may incidentally prepare and issue summonses for violations of vehicle parking laws, rules, and regulations. All Associate Fraud Investigators perform related work. The Associate Fraud Investigator will maintain cooperative relationships with authorized representatives, from federal, state and other municipal agencies regarding investigative, legal and administrative issues and/or concerns. The Sheriff's Office is seeking to appoint an Associate Fraud Investigator, Level 01, to serve in the Criminal Investigations Bureau unit. Duties and responsibilities will include: - Conduct preliminary and follow-up investigations of suspected fraud and financial crimes and deed fraud. - Collect, analyze, and document evidence, including records, and other relevant data. - Interview witnesses, suspects, and victims to gather information and build cases. - Prepare detailed investigative reports and maintain accurate case files. - Collaborate with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, as well as financial institutions and private sector organizations. - Testify in court as needed to support the prosecution of fraud cases. - Stay informed about current trends and techniques in fraud and financial crime investigation. - Participate in training and professional development opportunities to enhance investigative skills and knowledge. - Reviews case records, prepares reports and submits recommendations as to choices to be taken in certain investigative cases. Qualifications 1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of satisfactory, full-time experience, acquired within the United States in one or a combination of the following: performing investigations involving criminal and/or fraudulent activities; evaluating credit histories; searching for assets; and/or researching, compiling and/or locating evidence or information in order to build a case or uncover activities of criminal, corrupt, unlawful or unethical nature involving public or private funds, one year of which shall have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity; or 2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 12 semester credits from an accredited United States college in criminal justice, forensic science, police science, criminology, criminal justice administration and planning, and/or law or related field and three years of satisfactory, full-time experience as described in "1" above, one year of which shall have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity; or 3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory, full-time experience as described in "1" above, one year of which shall have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity; or 4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and have one year of supervisory or administrative experience in the areas described in "1" above. Undergraduate college credit can be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits, from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 6 semester credits in the areas described in "2" above for one year of experience. 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 individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.