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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 at the level of the job family, Finance and accounting:

  • Task levelPartialOn Vals AI's Finance Agent benchmark, where agents research SEC filings to answer an analyst's questions, the best model scores 64.4%. Adjacent spreadsheet tasks score higher (83.1% on SpreadsheetBench). No task-level benchmark in our collection tests bookkeeping or audit work inside accounting systems.
  • Project levelPartialOn APEX-Agents, which includes investment-banking tasks written by professionals, the best agent passes 73.5% of tasks on the first try (all domains). OpenAI reports that GPT-5.5's GDPval deliverables, from occupations that include accountants and financial managers, won or tied against professionals' work in 84.9% of comparisons.

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in finance and accounting, not always this occupation's tasks.

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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Anti-Fraud Operations Analyst · Casino Gaming Regulator · Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) · Confidential Investigator · Financial Crimes Investigator · Financial Investigator · Fraud Analyst · SIU Clinical Investigator (Special Investigations Unit Clinical Investigator) · SIU Field Investigator (Special Investigations Unit Field Investigator) · Special Investigations Unit Investigator (SIU Investigator) · AML Analyst (Anti-Money Laundering Analyst) · AML Consultant (Anti-Money Laundering Consultant) · AML Investigator (Anti-Money Laundering Investigator) · AML Operations Analyst (Anti-Money Laundering Operations Analyst) · AML Specialist (Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) · Detection and Investigation Analyst · Fraud and Waste Investigator · Fraud Data Analyst · Fraud Detection Analyst · Fraud Examiner · Fraud Investigator · Fraud Prevention Analyst · Fraud Prevention Specialist · Fraud Risk Analyst · Fraud Specialist · Fraud Strategy Analyst