Job Description
Job Title: Fraud & Insider Risk Investigator
ID: 83804
Location: Roseland, NJ
Employment Type: 3 Month Contract with Extension
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled Fraud & Insider Risk Investigator to join a global security team responsible for protecting sensitive data, financial assets, and organizational integrity. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on uncovering the truth, analyzing complex data, and leading investigations end-to-end. The successful candidate will conduct investigations into suspected internal and external fraud, analyze behavioral and financial patterns, and partner cross-functionally to mitigate risk and safeguard organizational interests.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct complex investigations involving suspected fraud, insider threats, or policy violations.
- Perform advanced data analysis to detect unusual patterns and high-risk activity involving financial transactions, system access, or user behavior.
- Gather and evaluate evidence through document reviews, forensic log analysis, and witness interviews.
- Prepare detailed investigative reports that may be used for legal action, financial recovery, or internal disciplinary decisions.
- Collaborate with key internal partners including Legal, HR, Compliance, Finance, and Business Unit leaders.
- Interview individuals involved or suspected of involvement in fraud, policy violations, or other misconduct.
- Maintain and update case progress using an investigative case management platform.
- Serve as a subject matter expert for fraud risk, prevention practices, and investigative procedures.
- Coordinate efforts with fraud prevention, sales, compliance, and finance teams to minimize financial loss and reputational exposure.
- Handle highly confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
- Perform additional investigations and assignments as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree preferred (Finance, Criminal Justice, Law, Data Analysis, or related field).
- 5+ years of investigative experience within financial services, corporate security, risk analysis, fraud detection, or law enforcement.
- Proven ability to pass a comprehensive background investigation.
- Previous experience handling financial or fraud investigations.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong analytical skills, including the ability to evaluate large data sets and identify trends or anomalies.
- Experience with data visualization tools and investigative technologies.
- Excellent written communication skills, particularly in preparing formal reports for legal or executive review.
- Ability to work independently with strong judgment, accountability, and discretion.
- Influential communicator capable of working with senior management and cross-functional departments.
- Strong decision-making skills, especially under urgent or evolving circumstances.
- High interpersonal awareness and ability to conduct sensitive interviews with professionalism.
Ideal Candidate
You are detail-oriented, tenacious, and calm under pressure. You enjoy solving complex problems and are confident navigating challenging conversations and high-stakes situations. You bring both investigative instinct and data-driven discipline to your work.