Financial Analyst

The requested financial analyst contractor personnel will work with the AUSAs and staff of the San Jose branch office, and other NDCA Criminal AUSAs and staff to support complex investigations and financial analysis relating to pandemic-related health care fraud. The analyst will review and summarize voluminous data from government databases and other sources and provide analyses that directly support criminal investigations and litigation, including reviewing and organizing evidence and preparing exhibits for grand jury and trial. The analyst will expand the Office's ability to (1) efficiently evaluate leads and referrals from multiple sources, including the Civil Division, other DOJ entities, and relevant law enforcement partners, and (2) work with HRSA, CMS, and other health care agencies administering pandemic-related funds to proactively analyze data sets to identify fraud. Though physically located in the San Jose branch office, the work of this position will support pandemic-related health care fraud prosecutions throughout the District.

Duties and Responsibilities:

In coordination with AUSAs and staff, the Contractor will:

1. Perform data analytics to identify fraud, waste, or abuse in claims data.

1. Review and analyze the financial and management operations of a variety of businesses, proprietorships, commercial, industrial, financial, and other organizations. When available, examine pertinent financial statements, accounting records, operating reports, billing records, invoices, data processing material, and other documents pertaining to the transactions, events, or allegations under investigation. Use financial reports and automated systems to review complex data and transactions.

1. Gather and examine a wide variety of financial documents and other materials from a wide variety of sources; interview witnesses and suspects; and present findings and conclusions to the agents, AUSAs and supervisors.

1. Use knowledge of heath care coding conventions, fraud schemes, general areas of

vulnerability, reimbursement methodologies and relevant laws to find suspicious patterns in claims data and other sources.

1. Develop and maintain general knowledge of healthcare reimbursement policies and state and federal regulations related to healthcare fraud and abuse.

1. Work with paralegal specialists, litigation support specialists and others to compile documents and physical evidence, create detailed charts, graphs, summaries, videotapes, and other audio-visual materials for use in court documents and proceedings, including evidentiary hearings and at trial.

1. Prepare concise interim and final reports on the progress of investigations for use by agents, AUSAs and supervisory attorneys. Include significant findings and conclusions, recommendations for additional investigative actions and additional avenues of investigation, and assessments of strengths and weaknesses of witnesses of the documentary evidence and other aspects of the case. Include analysis of the factors obtained during investigations of financial matters.

1. Maintain security and confidentiality of all materials, including protected health information encountered in performance of duties.

1. Provide a variety of ancillary office support functions.

(8) DELIVERABLES/PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

1. Verbal reports may be required to be provided by contract employee to AUSAs, Support Staff and Division supervisors on an as-needed basis and during periodic reviews and/or meetings.
2. Written reports for each referenced month detailing services provided and tasks performed as delineated within this SOW, may be required from the contract employee on a schedule and frequency as determined by the Contracting Officer or Project Officer.
3. The Contractor shall prepare and deliver to the Project Officer and the Contracting Officer monthly invoices via electronic mail and hard copy.

Degree/Certifications : Undergraduate degree in accounting, business, economics, finance, or related field of study. Accredited Healthcare Fraud Investigator (AHFI), or similar preferred. Professional Certification as a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) preferred.

Experience : 3 years of experience in Healthcare Fraud Analysis preferred.

Knowledge and Skills Required .

1. Must be able to assess products and procedures for compliance with government standards, accounting principles and multi-tiered system application standards.
2. Knowledge of financial analysis for individuals, health care related companies and partnerships, including review of financial statements and bank records.
3. Possesses an understanding of the budget allocation, execution, and administration process.
4. Knowledge of debt collection techniques, including garnishment, execution, and appointment of receivers.
5. Able to monitor and track obligation and expenditure of funds, detect, reconcile and remedy fiscal discrepancies, and provide cost effective, insightful reporting to decision makers.
6. Familiarity with activity-based costing, business case analysis and outsourcing requirements.
7. Cognizant of interrelationships between financial management requirements and automated solutions, considering the current system environment and the potential integration of added systems concurrently or later.
8. Ability to develop work breakdown structures and prepare charts, tables, graphs, and diagrams to assist in analyzing problems.
9. Familiarity with computer systems and demonstrated proficiency with online computer databases, EXCEL and ACCESS, and similar commercial database programs.