IMPORTANT NOTE:
ONLY CANDIDATES WITH A PERMANENT FRAUD INVESTIGATOR CIVIL SERVICE TITLE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR AN INTERVIEW. PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (EIN) WHEN APPLYING AND INDICATE IN YOUR COVER LETTER IF YOU ARE A PERMANENT FRAUD INVESTIGATOR.

NYC Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the tax revenue laws of the city fairly, efficiently, and transparently to instill public confidence and encourage compliance while providing exceptional customer service.

The Sheriff’s Office serves and enforces court mandates, orders of protection, warrants, decrees, and property seizures. Additionally, the Sheriff’s Office conducts criminal investigations of real property fraud, tax crimes, and the trafficking of illegal and untaxed tobacco products and synthetic narcotics, and monitors defendants referred by the courts for electronic monitoring.

Associate Fraud Investigators perform supervision and/or work of complex difficulty and responsibility in the investigations of fraud activities involving social benefit programs or tax laws. In the Department of Finance only, Associate Fraud Investigators may incidentally prepare and issue summonses for violations of vehicle parking laws, rules, and regulations. All Associate Fraud Investigators perform related work.

Under direction with considerable latitude for individual action or decision, supervises a unit or group of fraud investigation staff engaged in one or more tasks such as the following:

- Performing investigative and/or field work to ascertain facts and make determinations concerning illegal, fraudulent, unethical, or improper practices, as directed.
- Making referrals to appropriate authorities regarding possible criminal prosecution and appropriate action as mandated by rules, regulations, and other legislative enactments.
- Performing surveillance; interviewing subjects and/or witnesses; examining and analyzing financial, public and/or agency records; maintaining case records; preparing reports; making recommendations as to appropriate action to be taken following investigations.
- Testifying at hearings and court proceedings.
- Maintaining cooperative relationships with authorized representatives, from federal, state, and other municipal agencies regarding investigative, legal, and administrative issues and/or concerns.
- Performing joint investigations of confidential matters in conjunction with law enforcement agencies at federal, state, and local levels such as the Office of the Inspector General/Department of Investigation and other investigative and/or prosecutorial offices.

1. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and five years of satisfactory, full-time experience, acquired within the United States in one or a combination of the following: performing investigations involving criminal and/or fraudulent activities; evaluating credit histories; searching for assets; and/or researching, compiling and/or locating evidence or information in order to build a case or uncover activities of criminal, corrupt, unlawful or unethical nature involving public or private funds, one year of which shall have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity; or
2. An associate degree or 60 semester credits from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 12 semester credits from an accredited United States college in criminal justice, forensic science, police science, criminology, criminal justice administration and planning, and/or law or related field and three years of satisfactory, full-time experience as described in "1" above, one year of which shall have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity; or
3. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of satisfactory, full-time experience as described in "1" above, one year of which shall have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity; or
4. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. However, all candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and have one year of supervisory or administrative experience in the areas described in "1" above. Undergraduate college credit can be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits, from an accredited college, including or supplemented by 6 semester credits in the areas described in "2" above for one year of experience.

This position is also open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55-a Program. Please indicate at the top of your resume and cover letter that you would like to be considered for the position through the 55-a Program.

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.