Investigative Analysts

Are you seeking an exciting career in Federal law enforcement? Ruchman and Associates, Inc. is currently seeking Investigative Analysts (IAs) to provide financial investigative services at the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS). The DCIS is a federal law enforcement organization whose mission is to protect America’s warfighters by conducting investigations in support of crucial National Defense priorities involving fraud, waste, and abuse.

As an IA, you will utilize analytical techniques and tools to conduct research and provide findings to identify possible targets, conspirators, financial transactions, assets, and leads to illegal proceeds. Specific duties include:

• Preparing comprehensive reports and other documents that show asset ownership and presenting the findings of viable assets for forfeiture. Preparing graphs, charts or any other visual aids that illustrate financial transactions; movement of funds; and the identification of assets, individuals, entities, and the relationship to associated contracts. Products will be completed with Government tools such as Microsoft Office Suite.

• Utilizing information obtained as a result of financial analysis to prepare documentation such as reports, spreadsheets, and link association charts for use by DCIS personnel pursuing civil and criminal forfeiture matters.

• Preparing research, reports, and analyses of the evidence and of the ability to forfeit targeted property and assess risk in proceeding (e.g., complex link analysis of events and records).

• Preparing research, reports, and analyses for DCIS management regarding program/case status, investigations, seized and forfeited assets, etc.

• Testifying in court proceedings related to the financial analysis conducted on forfeiture investigations.

• Assisting with the preparation of documents (e.g., reports, spreadsheets, case files, filing, scanning, and copying). Managing assigned asset forfeiture case files, records, and property databases to ensure information is accurate, up- to-date, and audit ready when required.

• Photocopying and using Optical Character Recognition software and affixing Bates Stamps when needed to support major Asset Forfeiture investigative operations and pending adjudicative actions.

• Maintain detailed case documentation and database files of financial investigative research to trace proceeds of criminal activities and investigative interests in targeted property.