Senior Forensic Accountant

Position: Senior Forensic Accountant

Location: Remote, with occasional site visits to PRAC locations as required

Work Environment: Remote
Clearance Required: Public Trust (HSPD-12)

Status: Contingent Upon Contract Award

Salary Range: $110,000 – $150,000 per year

Knowesis, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Senior Forensic Accountant to support the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) by conducting complex financial analysis, tracing the proceeds of fraud, and supporting investigative case development across federal programs. The PRAC provides data-driven oversight of pandemic relief and OBBBA Act funds and works closely with federal Offices of Inspectors General (OIGs) and federal law enforcement to ensure covered funds are used appropriately and not subject to fraud, waste, or abuse.

The Senior Forensic Accountant will serve as a subject-matter expert within the PRAC Analytics Center, applying advanced forensic accounting techniques to analyze financial records, identify suspicious transactions, map money flows, and uncover fraud schemes involving pandemic-related funding. This role supports both analytic and investigative missions by validating model outputs, conducting detailed financial tracing, and producing high-quality investigative work products suitable for referral to law enforcement.

Operating within PRAC’s cloud-based analytic environment and agile IPT structure, the Senior Forensic Accountant will collaborate with investigators, analysts, and OIG partners to develop case packages, support litigation-ready documentation, and provide expert insights into financial typologies, money laundering methods, and asset forfeiture. The role requires deep financial investigative expertise, strong analytical skills, and the ability to communicate complex financial findings clearly to senior stakeholders.

The Job Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Conduct complex financial analysis to trace the proceeds of fraud, money laundering, and asset movement across multi-agency datasets.
• Analyze bank records, financial statements, transaction histories, and commercial databases to identify anomalies, suspicious patterns, and financial fraud indicators.
• Support development of analytic rules and models by providing subject-matter expertise on financial typologies, laundering methods, and fraud schemes.
• Validate analytic outputs by performing detailed financial tracing and reconciliation to confirm or refute potential fraud indicators.
• Lead forensic accounting support for investigative case development, including tracing funds, identifying shell entities, and mapping financial flows.
• Prepare detailed investigative work products, including financial tracing reports, referral packages, affidavits, and case summaries suitable for referral to law enforcement.
• Collaborate with OIGs and federal law enforcement on active investigations, providing expert analysis and testimony-ready documentation.
• Apply advanced financial investigative techniques and leverage commercial databases to support lead generation and case build-out.
• Present findings to senior stakeholders, investigators, and prosecutors in clear, defensible formats.
• Evaluate emerging financial investigative tools, commercial databases, and analytic platforms; recommend solutions aligned with PRAC mission needs.
• Support integration of new financial datasets into PRAC analytic environments, ensuring proper schema design, data quality, and traceability.
• Provide expert input on financial typologies and investigative methodologies to inform PRAC’s analytic capability development.
• Assist PRAC in reviewing new financial investigative technologies and documenting risks, benefits, and configuration considerations for procurement decisions.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of experience supporting complex financial analysis related to tracing the proceeds of fraud.
• Minimum of five (5) years of specialized experience in financial investigations, with emphasis on money laundering and asset forfeiture.
• Minimum of five (5) years of forensic accounting experience, including tracing and analyzing funds, bank records, and financial transactions.
• Prior experience supporting forensic accounting assignments involving tracing funds in criminal or civil litigation matters involving fraud or money laundering.
• Working knowledge of current financial investigative techniques, including use of commercial databases and other investigative data sources.
• Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Possession of one of the following certifications:
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (ACAMS)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting federal OIGs, law enforcement, or oversight bodies.
• Experience preparing financial investigative reports, affidavits, or litigation support packages.
• Experience analyzing multi-agency or multiprogram financial datasets.

Required Education: Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.

Preferred Education: Master’s degree (MS/MA) in Accounting, Finance, Forensic Accounting, or a related discipline.