• Job Description

  Req#: 2373492
  Amazon is seeking a data-driven, highly motivated and organized Investigator and Risk Manager of Corporate Fraud Prevention, to support investigations into Vendor & Transaction Accuracy’s (VITA) growth into Corporate Fraud detection.
  
  The team is responsible for detecting and preventing fraudulent payments to vendors globally, is uniquely situated within Finance Operations, and uses signals in transactional data such as invoices and payments as indicators of theft, fraud, waste or abuse. We are looking for a technical minded strong leader who has a proven track record of investigating vendor fraud in procure-to-pay lifecycle and building systems to detect fraud the moment it hits the financial system. The chosen leader will take ownership of fraud investigations and has a proven track record of managing investigations end-to-end, and developing other fraud investigators to root out bad actors. This individual will ensure Amazon's Finance Operations stays ahead of risks while working collaboratively and effectively with multiple stakeholders, businesses, and leaders.
  
  A successful candidate must have a passion for fraud prevention and analytics and be able to drive efficiencies with those around them through effective lateral and upward management. The Corporate Fraud Prevention program is one of many fraud prevention programs in Finance Operations with the ultimate goal of preventing fraud, waste, and abuse across Amazon. The leader will work with global Corporate AP, Finance, Legal, and technical support teams. This is a highly visible role, and a successful candidate is a seasoned investigator, comfortable working with data to derive patterns and assumptions, communicating recommendations and findings to senior leaders at a high level in weekly, monthly or quarterly updates. The ideal candidate must be able to write complex case summaries with clear recommendations for Legal, management or Police referral.
  
  
  Key job responsibilities
  • Carry out the vision and mission of VITA to prevent, detect, and investigate issues of erroneous payments to vendors
  • Execute complex investigations, deep dives and special projects in a timely manner while communicating recommendations and findings to management and other stakeholders
  • Review digital evidence, documents and other sources of information
  • Collect, analyze and preserve evidence for referral to legal or police
  • Summarize evidence, facts and next steps to leaders at all levels in periodic business reviews
  • Conduct interviews with witnesses and key persons of interest to support investigations (both remote and in person)
  • Drive productivity across teams that support investigations by creating efficient processes and reporting to meet goals
  • Identify new fraud schemes and MOs to develop prototypes and systems that detect and prevent fraud
  • Exercise judgement and bias for action to escalate incidents of fraud in a highly controlled environment
  • Demonstrate effective writing through clear, concise and persuasive narrative creation that documents complex fraud investigations, new program ideas, and periodic senior leadership updates
  • Understand and follow Amazon’s policies and procedures on invoice entry and transaction processing for Corporate vendors highest levels of controllership
  
  About the team
  We have a mission to prevent erroneous payments globally for Amazon. Our customers are Amazon's shareholders as well as the teams that we support to close investigations. The individual will lead the India Operations team and will proactively close open investigations while inventing new ways to detect fraud. The individual will work with team members all over the globe including U.S., Costa Rica, Slovakia, India and U.K.
  
  We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
  
  Arlington, VA, USA• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field, such as Fraud Forensics, Accounting, Computer Science, Operations, Business, Mathematics, Intelligence, Finance, Legal Justice, or Law enforcement
  • 6+ years of Fraud investigation or related experience
  • 5+ years of conducting end-to-end investigations
  • Experience with coding in SQL
  • Strong forensic data analysis skills with experience navigating large dataset
  • Strong leadership and analytical skills with the ability to work across geographies to meet the team’s objectives
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate complex issues clearly • Professional certification (CPA, CIA, PMP, CFE)
  • Proficiency in forensic data analysis, data modeling and/or data mining techniques to detect patterns of fraud
  • Experience working in a high paced environment with a high degree of ambiguity
  • Direct management of remote or internationally distributed team
  • Work experience in public accounting, or internal audit or external audits and SOX compliance practice
  • Excellent organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
  • Experience conducting interviews with witnesses and persons of interest
  
  
  Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.

• About the company

  Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington, which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook. The company has been referred to as "one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world", as well as the world's most valuable brand.

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