Address:  1300 West Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ, 85007

Salary: $70,000 - $80,000 

Grade: 3

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

The Securities Division is seeking a Forensic Accountant who wants to immediately handle significant financial fraud cases, sometimes involving millions of dollars, to protect the public. This position will join a group of like-minded accountants, attorneys and investigators in the investigation and enforcement of the Arizona Securities Act and Investment Management Act. The position offers the benefit of interesting and challenging work in a non-corporate environment.

You will be responsible for determining the appropriate methods and procedures for carrying out the forensic accountants' responsibilities. You will handle your own caseload providing forensic accounting analyses to case teams and testify in administrative, civil and criminal proceedings.

•Knowledge of forensic accounting techniques, especially relating to asset tracing
• Ability to explain complex accounting principles and analyses to enforcement staff and other parties without accounting experience, including testifying in judicial proceedings
• Excellent communication, organizational and analytical skills
• Excellent writing skills
• Accounting research skills
• Advanced Excel skills
• Time management and prioritization skills
• Ability to defend analyses in contentious proceedings
• Ability to prepare accounting exhibits
• Must be licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or comparable designation
• Minimum 2 years of forensic accounting or fraud investigation experience

• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) or Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
• Trial experience
• Experience in the securities industry and/or financial fraud cases
• Excel VBA skills

Please submit a cover letter along with your resume.
Any offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background/reference check, criminal history check (fingerprints) and confirmation of any degrees/certifications. A.R.S. Section 40-101 prohibits Commission employees from having certain interests in entities that the Commission regulates. Applicants shall be required to disclose any interests they may have in the regulated entities during the application process, and as a condition of employment, to divest themselves of any prohibited interests.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

The Arizona Department of Administration offers a comprehensive benefits package to include:
Sick leave
Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year
Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
Health and dental insurance
Retirement plan
Life insurance and long-term disability insurance
Optional employee benefits include short-term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance

This position participates in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS).

If you have any questions, please feel free to email [email protected] for assistance.

The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting [email protected]. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow sufficient time to arrange the accommodation.