Investigative reporter Jobs in USA

Investigative Auditor/Senior Investigative Auditor

The New York Waterfront Commission (NYWC) is a law enforcement agency vested with licensing and regulatory authority. NYWC's mission is to investigate, deter, combat and remedy criminal activity and influence in the Port of New York, and to ensure fair hiring and employment practices so that the Port and region can grow and prosper. The agency conducts investigations into waterfront practices and works with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners in complex criminal investigations. It conducts disciplinary hearings to deny or revoke licensure for statutory violations, and to bar those who pose a danger to the public peace or safety or who lack the requisite good character and integrity from working/operating in the port. NYWC is seeking an experienced forensic auditor to serve as an Investigative Auditor/Senior Investigative Auditor. Auditors conduct payroll and compliance audits of regulated businesses to assess adherence to applicable regulatory and statutory standards. This position also plays a critical role in identifying criminality by utilizing advanced auditing techniques, forensic financial analysis, and investigative methods to detect complex financial crimes, fraud, money laundering, embezzlement, theft, organized financial crime enterprises, and other economic crimes affecting the security and integrity of waterfront operations.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Conduct compliance audits of regulated businesses to assess adherence to applicable regulatory and statutory standards.
• Conduct payroll audits of regulated businesses to ensure accurate payment of mandated assessments, identify deficiencies, and recommend administrative enforcement actions when appropriate.
• Participate in comprehensive background investigations of individuals and entities seeking licensure, evaluating financial records, associations, and regulatory compliance.
• Analyze complex financial transactions, banking records, tax records, payroll records, corporate filings, asset ownership structures, transaction data, digital evidence, and other financial intelligence to identify criminal conduct.
• Identify, document, and investigate suspicious financial activity, including structuring, payroll schemes, trade-based money laundering, and other methods used to conceal illicit proceeds.
• Identify assets, beneficial ownership, shell companies, related businesses, and financial relationships among investigative subjects and entities.
• Utilize financial analysis tools and databases to identify trends, patterns, suspicious activity and criminal schemes.
• Prepare financial timelines, transaction analyses, link analyses, and other demonstrative evidence.
• Prepare detailed investigative reports and audit findings, with recommendations and evidentiary summaries suitable for administrative proceedings and/or criminal prosecutions.
• Work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary investigative team with agency personnel on complex investigations and, when appropriate, support related multi-agency prosecutions.
• Support subpoenas and document production requests by identifying relevant financial and digital records.
• Participate in sworn interviews and testify as necessary as a fact witness and subject matter expert at hearings as required.
• Working closely with the Comptroller, track quarterly assessment payments, prepare quarterly summary reports and reconcile receipts.
• All other duties as assigned by the Comptroller and Executive Director & General Counsel.

Salary: This position pays 90,678 to $113,292, plus $4,150 location pay. The starting salary for this position will vary based on the selected candidate's qualifications and experience.

Telecommuting: The New York Waterfront Commission (NYWC) supports telecommuting where it is reasonable to do so based upon the agency's mission and operational needs. Generally, employees new to NYWC will be restricted from telecommuting for at least 8 calendar weeks. After the initial 8 calendar week restriction, if an employee's duties and work performance are aligned with telecommuting they may be allowed to do so. Upon approval to telecommute, NYWC employees may telecommute up to 5 days per pay period.

New York is an Equal Opportunity Employer: It is the policy of the State of New York to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without unlawful discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, creed/religion, disability, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, familial status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception. It is the policy of the New York Waterfront Commission to provide all qualified persons with equal opportunity in employment and to participate in and receive all the benefits, services, programs and activities of the Commission. Reasonable accommodations will be provided when appropriate to qualified persons with disabilities as are necessary to provide such equal opportunity.