Intelligence Analyst – Financial Crimes/Fraud

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Intelligence Analyst – Financial Crimes/Fraud
Center for Drug Policy and Prevention
Vacancy number 301376

Position Type: Regular, full-time exempt position with full, competitive benefits package
Opens: 07/05/23     Closes: Open Until Filled

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications

Electronic applications are required. The search committee requires the documents referenced below as an application attachment. Before starting or submitting an application, please save all required documents as a single PDF (preferred format) or Word document, then attach it to your application in the resume location.

To apply, visit http://www.ubalt.edu/candidate_gateway/erecruit.html .

The Intelligence Analyst - Financial Crimes/Fraud supports public safety, government, and private sector customers by identifying, creating and sharing relevant and actionable intelligence and information, through assessments, bulletins, briefings and/or investigative support related to financial crimes and fraud.  The analyst will also review, organize, and analyze all financial crime and fraud related activities, including, but not limited to, trends, and their respective patterns. This will entail analysis of investigative case files to identify uncovered areas of investigation and possibly identify new leads for follow-up investigation. In addition to analytical responsibilities, the analyst conducts liaison and outreach activities that require strong interpersonal skills to develop lasting relationships throughout the federal, state and local law enforcement communities as they relate to financial crime/fraud activity. This position works in conducting statewide liaison and outreach activities as they relate specifically to financial crime/fraud crime awareness, analysis, reporting and training.  The analyst contributes to annual assessments relaying the vulnerabilities, threats, consequences, and overall risk originating activities and organizations. The Intelligence Analyst – Financial Crime/Fraud supports the Criminal Investigative Support, Antiterrorism, and Watch Divisions with a focus on financial crime/fraud crime related activities. This position will be responsible for providing and coordinating training, outreach, and coordination as it relates to crime with specific focus on financial crime/fraud criminal activities.

**Due to the nature of this work, you must possess the ability to pass a Law Enforcement Criminal Background Check including a drug screening test and obtain a government issued Secret Level Security Clearance.

**The position may be required to work outside of normal duty hours during significant or special events and during crises or high-level investigations related to terrorism or criminal activities.

Key Responsibilities:
Threat and vulnerability analysis investigative case support, and reporting:
•    Research, compile, organize, and analyze intelligence and information and produce assessments, bulletins, maps, charts and specialized reports to assist law enforcement, homeland security, government and private sector customers in securing and protecting persons, infrastructures or organizations.
•    Evaluate information and intelligence products from local, regional, national and international reporting for dissemination to public safety partners.
•    Prepare graphs, charts, maps and other illustrative products for visual presentation of data to customers.
•    Identify and research intelligence needs/trends/patterns related financial and fraud related activities and organizations.
•    Provide full support to all facets of local, state and federal information and intelligence sharing initiatives.
•    Supports and assists detectives and prosecutors directly in the compilation and analysis of case specific information to more effectively reach law enforcement objectives.
•    Prepares oral briefings, written reports, and/or supporting and illustrative narrative and statistical material in the form of charts, tables and graphs, and develops recommendations in a detailed factual format to be used by law enforcement agency management and field.
•    Evaluates law enforcement investigative priorities and case development.
•    Evaluates and analyzes criminal intelligence information to predict the capabilities, intentions and vulnerabilities inherent in specified areas of expertise and makes recommendations for investigative strategies.
•    Researches and analyzes complex intelligence and all-source information to identify individuals and entities involved in illicit activity, their sources and methods of financial, material, and logistical support.
•    Capable of uncovering and documenting hidden relationships between financial crime and fraud actors and entities
•    Creates reports synthesizing all-source intelligence and information pertaining to such specific individuals and entities suspected of providing financial or other support.
•    Researches new and evolving illicit finance methodologies and anti-money laundering regimes.
•    Creates authoritative reports providing new insights which allow financial actions high priority targets.
•    Applies process improvement and reengineering methodologies and principles to conduct process modernization projects.
•    Demonstrates expertise in industry best practices and specific knowledge and experience in developing and applying reengineering methodologies to support development and implementation of operational policies and strategies

Knowledge, intelligence, and information management:  
•    Establish and subsequently maintains subject knowledge expertise as it is associated with a specific group or topic related to financial crime/fraud intelligence.
•    Manages the collection of information and monitors trends in specified areas of expertise within the State of Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region.
•    Data entry associated with the utilization of local, regional and national intelligence databases, to ensure correct and timely sharing of information with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
•    Data entry associated with the utilization of local, regional and national intelligence databases, to ensure correct and timely sharing of information with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
•    Coordinates the exchange of interstate and intrastate information about specified areas of expertise and availability within the State of Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region and exercises independent judgment to ensure that accurate and reliable information is disseminated.
•    Edits raw data and evidence for accuracy, completeness and consistency to recommend appropriate investigative action.
•    Develops and promotes intelligence sources to maintain the exchange of pertinent information among law enforcement agencies.
•    Assists in the design or modification of computer databases used in the analysis of data.

Develop and maintain relationships and liaison with law enforcement, homeland security, and customers as related to enforcement awareness and public safety:
•    Partner with other state, local and federal government agency outreach, liaison and training programs supporting enforcement, awareness, and public safety.
•    Develop briefing and outreach materials supporting the mutual sharing of information and intelligence related to financial crime/fraud crime enforcement, public safety and awareness.
•    Develop relationships supporting the identification and partnerships with Subject Matter Experts in the region.
•    Serve as an financial crime/fraud crime liaison and collaborate with various groups of law enforcement, regional fusion centers, and public sector agencies/individuals.
•    Participates in intra and interdepartmental meetings to exchange and develop intelligence information.
•    Collaborates on special projects and performs duties as required and/or requested by the Command Staff.
•    Participates in intra and interdepartmental meetings to exchange and develop intelligence information.
Participating in and/or leading conference sessions related to financial crime/fraud crime intelligence findings and anti-financial crime/fraud crime initiatives and strategies.

Continuing Education, Training and Conferences:  
•    Attend contemporary and continuing education/training opportunities supporting maintenance and advancement of analytical tradecraft and analytical systems and procedures to remain current with all necessary intelligence analysis systems and procedures.
•    Participate in and/or lead conference sessions related to Financial crime/fraud intelligence, information sharing, and training.
•    Attendance of continuing education and training opportunities for advancement of analytical knowledge to remain current with all necessary financial crime/fraud intelligence sharing systems, along with procedures associated with their secure use.
•    Participating in and/or leading conference sessions related to financial crime/fraud intelligence findings and anti-financial crime/fraud initiatives and strategies.  Other duties as assigned.  

Education:
Required - Bachelor's degree or higher in sociology, psychology, criminal justice, law enforcement, business/public administration or a closely related field
Preferred - Master’s degree or higher in intelligence, communications, sociology, psychology, criminal justice, law enforcement, business/public administration or closely related field

Experience:
Required - Four years criminal or terrorism analysis, investigative or law enforcement experience
Preferred - Five or more years’ experience in conducting outreach, liaison, training, analysis and reporting related to criminal or terrorism activities with specific background financial crime/fraud

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
•    Knowledge of the Intelligence Cycle and criminal investigations.
•    Knowledge of classified and open source research and data analysis methods and techniques.
•    Ability to research, collect, compile, assemble, analyze, evaluate and map all financial crime/fraud related intelligence, lending to the ability to draw logical conclusions as it pertains to identifying and reporting on trends, patterns, activity and draw logical conclusions to effectively solving financial crime/fraud related crimes.
•    Capable of writing original products, as well as contributing to work products of other analysts.
•    Products include, but are not limited to, as needed, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, bi-annual and annual reports on diverse topics and needs.
•    Ability to create case specific methodologies to be utilized in combination with, and as modifiers for standard analytical processes used for the analysis of interrelated financial crime/fraud activity.
•    Ability to write high-quality intelligence products (that would be typical of the intelligence community) and briefings for a senior-level audience.
•    Experience in identifying financial crimes, such as, but not limited to, terrorism, money laundering, business e-mail compromise, and fraud.
•    Experience working with Arc GIS Mapping, Pen Link or i2 analytical software.
•    Familiarity with statistical analysis using Microsoft Excel or other software.
•    Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office Products, to include, but not limited to: Word, Access, Excel, and PowerPoint.   Intermediate Excel skills are required.
•    Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing to a wide range and number of audiences including those with limited financial crime/fraud intelligence experience.
•    Experience working with federal, state and local law enforcement databases.
•    Displays commitment to continued growth as an analyst through continuous professional development and education.
•    Ability to obtain and maintain a general police and correction certification as an instructor in both general topics and financial crime/fraud crime specific instructor, through the Maryland Police and Correctional Training Commissions.
•    Attend contemporary and continuing education/training opportunities supporting maintenance and advancement of analytical tradecraft and analytical systems and procedures to remain current with all necessary intelligence analysis systems and procedures.

Experience with the following tools is desirable, but not required:
•    Clear
•    Dun & Bradstreet
•    FinCEN Query
•    i2 Analyst's Notebook or similar applications
•    LexisNexis
•    SAS
•    Treasury Enforcement Communications System (TECS)
•    FINCEN
•    Other financial and fraud crime and investigative tools

Certifications desired, but not required:  Cryptocurrency for the Investigator (CFITP), CFE, CFA, or CFI, training as a cyber fraud investigator or financial or general fraud analyst, examiner or investigator.

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