[Hiring] Fraud & Risk Manager @State of Washington

Role Description

The Department of Revenue (Revenue) Executive division is seeking a dynamic professional with extensive fraud management, risk management, audit, or internal control design/assessment experience to serve as the Fraud & Risk Manager. This position supports the agency-wide Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Control programs. The incumbent is primarily responsible for designing and overseeing a coordinated enterprise framework and approach for fraud detection, assessment, prevention, investigation, and mitigation strategies to minimize fraud risk exposure to Revenue.

This position serves agency executives and leadership in an oversight and advisory capacity and requires a high degree of collaboration and self-motivation. As a fraud subject matter expert, the role partners with agency divisions to help assess fraud risks associated with agency-wide practices and to support proactive control improvements.

The Fraud & Risk Manager will work to build relationships with Department fraud managers, and with fraud managers in other Washington state agencies to evolve a community of practice. In addition, this position will develop contacts with fraud specialists at other state revenue agencies to discuss emerging risks and strategies to prevent successful fraud attacks.

Duties

• Progress the agency’s fraud mitigation maturity, as guided by the established Enterprise Fraud Framework and related fraud maturity model.
• Own and maintain the enterprise fraud risk register in line with the agency’s Enterprise Risk Framework.
• Assess Fraud Mitigation Effectiveness.
• Lead the agency’s response to fraud risk events.
• Provide fraud training and guidance.

Qualifications

• Understanding of fraud risk management principles, maturity models, and the COSO frameworks.
• Ability to integrate fraud mitigation with enterprise risk and control systems.
• Knowledge of how to draft and maintain enterprise-level policies and guidelines.
• Strong analytical skills to synthesize data and program reports into meaningful insights.
• Ability to prepare executive-level briefings summarizing fraud trends, risk maturity, and outcomes.
• Skill in conducting structured fraud risk assessments, including identifying vulnerabilities and exposure.
• Ability to identify systemic issues and control weaknesses contributing to fraud risks.
• Ability to assess adequacy of existing controls and help design effective preventive and detective controls.
• Ability to design and operationalize incident response plans for fraud events.
• Ability to design and deliver fraud awareness and prevention training tailored to various audiences.
• High ethical standards and confidentiality in managing sensitive fraud-related data.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives, deadlines, and stakeholder expectations effectively.
• Skill in coordinating across divisions, programs, and leadership levels to align fraud mitigation objectives.
• Sensitivity to how fraud controls and detection strategies may impact marginalized populations.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business/public administration, criminal justice, data analytics or related field.
• One or more of the following certifications:
  • Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) certification.
  • Certification in risk management.
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification or similar.
  • Certified Internal Auditor.
• At least 5 years of experience in fraud risk management.
• Experience developing fraud mitigation programs.
• Experience working in a public sector or regulatory environment.
• Experience developing and managing fraud risk registers or similar tools.
• Experience conducting fraud assessments, assessing controls and maturity model analysis.
• Familiarity with data analytics and visualization tools for fraud detection or reporting (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Excel).

Benefits

• Generous benefits package including defined benefit retirement plans.
• Health, dental and vision coverage.
• Deferred compensation plans.
• Eligibility for student loan forgiveness as a public service employee.