Jobs / Finance and accounting / 13-2099.04
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts
Obtain evidence, take statements, produce reports, and testify to findings regarding resolution of fraud allegations. May coordinate fraud detection and prevention activities.
- US jobs
- 132,130 (SOC 13-2099 group, "Financial Specialists, All Other")
- Median wage
- $81,100 a year
- Job family
- Finance and accounting
Can agents do the work of fraud examiners, investigators and analysts?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Finance and accounting: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: SpreadsheetBench 2, 54.5% of tasks completed.
Direct evidence that disagrees: APEX-Accounting, 14.8% of tasks fully completed (Pass@1).
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark (figures for the SOC 13-2099 group).
- 19%Analyze business or financial dataNot measured
- 15%Develop operational or technical procedures or standardsNot measured
- 12%Investigate criminal or legal mattersNot measured
- 9%Advise others on business or operational mattersNot measured
- 5%Communicate with others about business strategiesNot measured
- 4%Prepare legal or regulatory documentsNot measured
- 4%Maintain current knowledge in area of expertiseNot measured
- 3%Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgetsNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in finance and accounting, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
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Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
Retired
Their maintainers or a major evaluator stopped using them as a frontier measure. They do not count.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Document all investigative activities.
- Create and maintain logs, records, or databases of information about fraudulent activity.
- Prepare written reports of investigation findings.
- Interview witnesses or suspects and take statements.
- Gather financial documents related to investigations.
- Analyze financial data to detect irregularities in areas such as billing trends, financial relationships, and regulatory compliance procedures.
- Review reports of suspected fraud to determine need for further investigation.
- Recommend actions in fraud cases.
- Lead, or participate in, fraud investigation teams.
- Coordinate investigative efforts with law enforcement officers and attorneys.
- Prepare evidence for presentation in court.
- Design, implement, or maintain fraud detection tools or procedures.
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