Metropolitan Transportation Authority · 15 hours ago
Investigative Analyst
New York, New York
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
$69K/yr - $86K/yr
3+ years expThe Metropolitan Transportation Authority is seeking an Investigative Analyst to support its Office of the Inspector General. The role involves gathering, evaluating, and analyzing investigative and financial data to assist in audits and investigations related to fraud, waste, and abuse within the MTA.
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
Responsibilities
Performs enhanced due diligence on complaint matters received by the OIG by applying investigative data gathering and other techniques to determine the veracity of allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, and/or criminality, including, but not limited to searching MTA agency records and databases; personnel, contract, and procurement data sources; open source public data, including official court and government records; proprietary subscription services; , and all social media platforms
Collects, analyzes, and organizes large amounts of investigative documents and data for OIG investigators, attorneys, and analysis
Searches social media platforms and identifies accounts as they pertain to investigations, audits and other OIG inquiries
Responds to requests for research of MTA agency employees, vendors, suppliers, contractors, and consultants, across multiple subject areas, in support of open investigations, audits, and reviews, including sensitive and confidential matters
Performs substantive analyses and inquiries to accurately identify connections, links, and relationships between entities and individuals
Assists in coordinating due diligence reviews for undisclosed Significant Adverse Information (SAI), and other unreported adverse information, as it relates to MTA contractors and defined by MTA All-Agency Responsibility Guidelines and MTA Vendor Code of Ethics
Processes and analyzes complaint data for risk assessments, trends, and patterns
Prepares written and oral analytical and statistical briefings, charts, and reports for Senior and Executive Staff
Gains general understanding of the Intake Unit and Complaint processing functions. Assist Intake Officers as needed
Continually searches for new or better information sources, techniques, and agency contacts that facilitate the collection of intelligence information
Other duties as may be assigned by the Director, the EDIG/Investigations, the EDIG/Legal or their designees
Qualification
Required
Minimum three years of work experience
A Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution in a related field, such as criminal justice, psychology, sociology, economics, mathematics or other areas of study within the Arts and Sciences is required, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Ability to make sound judgments, and exercise critical, analytical, and problem-solving skills to compile, evaluate and interpret information and data from a variety of information sources
Strong research skills and the ability to evaluate for accuracy public and proprietary data, including all social media platforms
Ability to identify the most effective and efficient method to carry out duties outlined herein
Full proficiency of all Microsoft Office 365 Suite computer applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, OneDrive, SharePoint), including statistical and other analytical techniques
Strong written and oral communication skills are required
Preferred
Master's degree is a plus
Proficiency in data analytics software applications, including data mapping, data analysis and other similar analytical techniques a plus
Company
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is North America's largest transportation network, serving a population of 15.3 million people in the 5,000-square-mile area fanning out from New York City through Long Island, southeastern New York State, and Connecticut.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Janno Lieber
Chair & CEO
Sam Tabikh, P.E.
Facilities Engineer and Projects CEO
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