Sr Manager Fraud Investigation

 

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If you're driven by the passion to do something meaningful that changes lives, Nestlé is the place for you. Nestlé USA is one of seven operating companies that make up Nestlé’s presence in the United States. We're in 97% of American homes, and as the leading food and beverage company, our goals are to continue to deliver quality food and beverage products, strengthen our local communities, and reduce our environmental and climate impact.

 

We’re determined to challenge the status quo and be better tomorrow than we are today. As individuals and teams, we embrace our entrepreneurial culture and have created a workplace where collaboration is essential, courage is rewarded, speed is expected, and agility is the norm to delight our consumers every single day. Here, you will find limitless opportunities to learn and advance your career and feel empowered to succeed in the workplace and beyond. Because our focus is not only on nourishing our customers, but also about enriching you.

 

This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship.

 

 

Nestle is seeking a highly skilled Fraud Investigator to join our team to detect, investigate, and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse across Nestle through the execution of audit and investigative procedures.

The Fraud Investigator will be responsible for developing and maintaining a comprehensive understanding of relevant regulations and techniques and will work with internal and external stakeholders to identify and report suspicious activity.

 

We are looking for a technical minded strong leader who has a proven history of investigating fraud. The chosen leader will take ownership of related investigations and has a proven track record of managing investigations end-to-end.

 

This individual will ensure Nestle’s Finance Operations stays ahead of risks while working collaboratively and effectively with multiple stakeholders, businesses, and leaders.

This is a highly visible role, and a successful candidate is a seasoned investigator, communicating recommendations and findings to senior leaders at an elevated level in weekly, monthly, or quarterly updates.

The ideal candidate must be able to write complex case summaries with clear recommendations for Legal, HR, Management or Police referral.
 

Duties and Responsibilities

This position is responsible for the initial investigation of potential financial wrongdoing. This includes monitoring and immediately investigating any “speak up” or potential incident internally or externally, conducting interviews, preparing written and oral reports, collecting evidence, and evaluating case facts. This position requires an acute knowledge of applicable legal standards and current laws. This position also requires frequent interaction with employees, executives, partners, and public entities, including law enforcement (State, Local, and Federal).

 

• Execute complex investigations, deep dives and special projects in a timely manner while communicating recommendations and findings to management.
• Usage of Data Analytics to review on going fraud and detect potential new incidents.
• Identify new fraud schemes and MOs to develop prototypes and systems that detect and prevent fraud.
• Demonstrate effective writing through clear, concise, and persuasive narrative creation that documents complex fraud investigations, new program ideas, and periodic senior leadership updates.
• Responsible for detecting and preventing fraudulent payments to vendors.
• Responsible for detecting and investigating fraudulent job postings, for example on LinkedIn.
• Research legislative changes in laws relating to financial related crimes. Recommends changes to established policy to comply with new legislation.
• Prepares monthly reports of cases assigned. Reports will detail status and other information as directed.
• Tracks assigned cases and inputs data into a case management system.
• Advise business on ways to improve fraud crime detection.
• Conduct objective, fair, thorough, unbiased, and timely investigations into allegations of fraud, waste or abuse committed by clients against our company.
• Prepare prosecution packages and restitution proposals.
• May coordinate fraud detection and prevention activities and training, providing advice on methods and best practices.
• Develop investigative strategies and techniques to identify, evaluate, and prevent fraud.
• Establish, maintain, and update a fraud alert system.
• Fraud incidents that happen to our customers and vendors could potentially impact Nestle. Provide support to our partners with information and investigation for any theft to re