State of Connecticut Executive Branch

DCJ Forensic Fraud Examiner 1 (2600DC)

$42.81-$53.96 Hourly / $3,210.34-$4,046.47 BiWeekly /
$83,789.00-$105,612.00 Yearly


PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Office of the Chief State's Attorney, Division of Criminal Justice, this class is accountable for independently conducting complex and difficult financial investigations conducted by operational units in the office.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the limited supervision of a Deputy Chief State’s Attorney, Supervisory Assistant State’s Attorney, DCJ Forensic Fraud Examiner 2 or other employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May lead other Division of Criminal Justice employees of a lesser grade as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Independently performs non-routine accounting and auditing duties in financial fraud investigations for any operational unit designated by Office of the Chief State's Attorney;
  • Evaluates referred complaints for existence of financial fraud;
  • Prepares for examinations by reviewing prior audit reports, financial statements, budgets or other available data;
  • Determines compliance of various complex financial documents with applicable regulations;
  • Examines accounting methods and procedures to ensure compliance with accepted accounting principles, laws and regulations and state or federal requirements;
  • Utilizes electronic data processing (EDP) systems and intelligence databases for financial records, reports and forensic analysis in investigations;
  • Participates in interviews of witnesses and suspects;
  • Provides technical assistance to staff and police;
  • Prepares reports and makes recommendations in investigations;
  • Provides technical assistance to investigative grand juries;
  • Testifies in court regarding forensic fraud analysis and audit results;
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of
    • and ability to apply professional accounting and auditing principles and practices;
    • and ability to apply relevant statutes and regulations;
  • Knowledge of
    • state and federal tax accounting principles and practices;
    • EDP systems;
    • criminal procedure and courtroom practice;
    • evidence;
  • Skills
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills;
  • Considerable ability to analyze financial records, documents and reports;
  • Ability to
    • prepare comprehensive reports including narrative and statistical findings;
    • utilize EDP systems in financial investigation and analysis.  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Seven (7) years of experience in accounting, auditing or financial examinations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been in the use of EDP systems in audit or fraud examinations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • College training in accounting may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
  • A Master's degree in accounting or certification as a Certified Public Accountant or a Certified Internal Auditor may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Unclassified

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(01)-Accounting/Auditing

BARGAINING UNIT

(57)-DCJ AFSCME LOCAL 749

EEO

(2)-Professional

SALARY INFORMATION

DC 26

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

This replaces the existing specification for the class of DCJ Forensic Fraud Examiner 1 in Salary Group DC 26 approved effective March 18, 1999. (Revised to add Acknowledgement section and modify content) Final No. 23-024

EFFECTIVE DATE

01/23/2023

CLASS: 2600DC; REV: 2/27/2023;