Fintech Investigator

Our Organization and Mission:

The Office represents the State of Florida in state and federal civil and criminal courts, from trial courts to the Supreme Court of the United States.

This Fintech Investigator position is in the Office of the Attorney General within the Consumer Protection Division in Tampa, Florida. The duties and responsibilities of this position stem from enforcement of Florida laws relating to consumer protection, privacy and technology, and other related state and federal administrative rules, laws, and statutes.

Posting Closing Date: 01/20/2026

$57,457 to $64,890 Annually

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and three (3) years of experience conducting criminal, civil, or administrative investigations or examinations, which must include a minimum of two (2) years of experience with complex financial investigations or analysis, online scams or cybercrime investigations, or computer forensic investigations. A master’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university may substitute for one (1) year of the three (3) years of required experience.

Investigative experience in fraud or white-collar crimes, financial investigations, cybercrime investigations, or computer forensics may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

• High level technology skills or training in technology and investigations.
• CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner), CFCI (Certified Financial Crimes Investigator), or CFCS (Certified Financial Crime Specialist)
• Experience working in financial analysis, investigations, or auditing.
• Experience conducting fraud, financial crimes, economic crimes, white collar crimes, wire and mail fraud, consumer protection, or other complex investigations.
• Experience utilizing Excel in tracking trends or providing statistical analysis.
• Experience drafting memoranda, reports, charts, graphs, or other means for documenting and communicating analytical findings.

• Conduct complex fraud and/or financial investigations concerning allegations of unfair and deceptive trade practices, consumer fraud, asset forfeiture, organized schemes to defraud, and fraud committed using the internet or other digital means.
• Conduct investigations related to emerging statutory enforcement, to include areas of digital privacy rights, online safety for minors, and social media platforms.
• Take ownership of assigned investigations and develop and implement an investigative strategy that effectively moves the investigation to a reasonable conclusion.
• Draft case summaries, memorandums of interview, investigative reports, and complex investigator affidavits that require reasoning through violations for submission in civil litigation proceedings.
• Present case briefings and findings both in writing and verbally to management or attorneys assigned to lead the enforcement mission.
• Responsible for identifying leads and pursuing additional evidence and information through its logical conclusion.
• Perform detailed financial analysis representing the flow of monetary transactions and how that information relates to violations that have been identified. May use software such as CFIS or Excel to assist in this endeavor.
• Locate and identify concealed profits in trusts, domestic and foreign corporations, banking institutions, peer‑to‑peer money transmitters, cryptocurrency wallets, real and personal property, and any other method or means of concealment.
• Conduct asset tracing of profits received from unlawful activities through all financial conduits.
• Testify at court hearings and trials about actions taken while developing investigations.
• Leverage Social Media Intelligence (SOCMINT) and Open‑Source Intelligence (OSINT) skills such as internet searches, public records databases, social media review, and website captures to develop leads and information to further investigations.
• Examine cybersecurity incident responses and forensics reports, as well as corporate security policies and procedures.
• Utilize Excel and other software in analyzing trends in complaints, violations of FDUTPA, and tracing monetary transactions.
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