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1.8 KiB

Competences — financial fraud examiner

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a04eedcf-8424-475a-8dc5-f30a9da4b151).

Essential

  • banking activities (knowledge)
  • conduct financial audits (skill/competence)
  • detect financial crime (skill/competence)
  • financial statements (knowledge)
  • forensic intelligence (knowledge)
  • fraud detection (knowledge)
  • identify accounting errors (skill/competence)
  • interpret financial statements (skill/competence)
  • interpret law (skill/competence)
  • liaise with managers (skill/competence)
  • manage corporate bank accounts (skill/competence)
  • perform forensic accounting (skill/competence)
  • prepare financial auditing reports (skill/competence)
  • trace financial transactions (skill/competence)

Optional

  • anti-dumping law (knowledge)
  • criminal law (knowledge)
  • ensure compliance with accounting conventions (skill/competence)
  • financial jurisdiction (knowledge)
  • financial products (knowledge)
  • identify if a company is a going concern (skill/competence)
  • international financial reporting standards (knowledge)
  • international law (knowledge)
  • national generally accepted accounting principles (knowledge)
  • prepare financial statements (skill/competence)
  • public offering (knowledge)
  • tax legislation (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 41 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • data analysis — 71 %
  • fraud investigation — 49 %
  • fraud detection — 29 %
  • risk assessment — 27 %
  • regulatory compliance — 24 %
  • risk mitigation — 22 %

Responsibilities

  • report preparation — 32 %