Fraud Investigator

Hardin County Job and Family Services
Fraud Investigator

Type of Position:

Full-time Permanent

Work Schedule:

8-4:30 M-Th, 8:30-2:30 F

This position is in the Bargaining Unit represented by AFSCME

Job Responsibilities:

Responsible for preventing, detecting, and recovering waste, fraud and abuse within the public assistance programs; receives and acts upon referrals of suspected fraud claims from DJFS staff, computer matches, informants, employers, anonymous callers, and other concerned citizens; reviews and responds to all Income Eligibility Verification System (IEVS) matches and National New Hire Alerts, and documents action taken; conducts interviews; determines if activities are fraudulent or non-fraudulent; calculates overpayments on food stamps, Ohio Works First (OWF), Prevention, Retention, and Contingency (PRC), and Medicaid assistance groups; documents case investigation and enters applicable claim information in state wide eligibility system; takes action to recover overpayments on established claims; negotiates repayment agreements with participants; monitors active re-payments to enforce existing payments; compiles a variety of reports; maintains statistics on benefit recovery; assigns tasks to employees.

Prepares cases for Grand Jury, Municipal Court and Common Pleas Court; cooperates with law enforcement agencies; assists Prosecuting Attorneys Office with legal proceedings; testifies in court.

Qualifications:

Completion of secondary education or equivalent (high school diploma or GED); twelve (12) or more months of related experience and/or training; or any equivalent combination of education, experience, and training which provides the required knowledge skills and abilities.  Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.