Senior Fraud Investigator , Vendor Investigations & Transaction Accuracy

Amazon - Arlington, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Arlington, VA

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Investigator of Corporate Fraud Prevention at Amazon is responsible for supporting investigations within the Vendor & Transaction Accuracy (VITA) Corporate Fraud program. This role focuses on detecting and preventing fraudulent payments to suppliers, vendors, and employees globally, utilizing data-driven techniques and advanced fraud detection methods. The selected candidate will lead investigations, manage end-to-end processes, and collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure the integrity of Amazon's financial operations.

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.

Requirements

• 6+ years of compliance, audit, or risk management experience.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications at an advanced level.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

Nice-to-haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification.
• Experience leveraging technology and implementing lean principles / Six Sigma methodologies to drive process improvements or equivalent.
• Master's degree or equivalent.

Benefits

• Diverse and inclusive workplace
• Equal opportunity employer
• Workplace accommodations for disabilities