Fraud Investigator

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The Fraud Investigator leads complex investigations and supports strategic fraud prevention efforts. This role involves mentoring Fraud Analysts, collaborating with law enforcement, and presenting findings to leadership. The Fraud Investigator is an expert in fraud schemes and regulatory frameworks and contributes to enterprise-wide fraud strategy.

The responsibilities for this role are below; you may support projects of varying complexity based on skill and organizational priorities.

• Complex Investigations: Lead and manage high-risk fraud investigations.
• Mentorship: Provide guidance and support to Fraud Analysts.
• Strategic Prevention: Contribute to fraud prevention strategies and initiatives.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure investigations meet regulatory standards.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Present findings to executive leadership and external partners.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with legal, compliance, and risk teams.
• Reporting: Develop comprehensive investigative reports and summaries.
• Training: Support development of training materials and programs.
• Technology Utilization: Leverage fraud detection tools and systems.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify process enhancements for investigative practices.
• Bank Security Act Requirements: Adhere to Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)/Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations, Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) sanctions, and the bank’s Customer Identification Program (CIP). Maintain required reporting and recordkeeping, follow all related policies and procedures, and participate in ongoing compliance training.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Criminal Justice, Finance, or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in fraud investigation, compliance, or law enforcement.

Qualified candidates will possess an appropriate degree of proficiency (typically from relevant years of work or practical experience), in:

• Leadership: Ability to lead investigations and mentor team members.
• Fraud Expertise: Deep knowledge of fraud schemes and typologies.
• Presentation Skills: Skilled in presenting findings to senior stakeholders.
• Regulatory Acumen: Strong understanding of fraud-related regulations.
• Analytical Tools: Experience with fraud detection and analysis platforms.

Qualified candidates will possess an advanced degree of proficiency (typically from relevant years of work or practical experience), across a suite of skills including, but not limited to:

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to align investigations with enterprise fraud strategy.
• Influence: Capable of influencing decision-making through investigative insights.
• Collaboration: Strong cross-functional teamwork skills.
• Innovation: Identifies new approaches to fraud detection and prevention.
• Resilience: Maintains effectiveness under pressure and in complex cases.

Our employees take pride in doing the right thing for customers and colleagues as well as being accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and following policies and procedures that protect all our valuable assets — including you.

At Fifth Third, we understand the importance of recognizing our employees for the role they play in improving the lives of our customers, communities and each other. Our Total Rewards include comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings to give each employee the opportunity to be their best every day.

The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, this role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance.

Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being. You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page at: https://www.53.com/content/fifth-third/en/careers/benefits.html or by consulting with your talent acquisition partner. 

Attention search firms and staffing agencies: do not submit unsolicited resumes for this posting.  Fifth Third does not accept resumes from any agency that does not have an active agreement with Fifth Third.  Any unsolicited resumes – no matter how they are submitted – will be considered the property of Fifth Third and Fifth Third will not be responsible for any associated fee.

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