DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas

 

Fraud Investigator

Salary: $52,000 - $59,800

 

Join the team dedicated to providing affordable housing solutions across North Texas.

DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas’ mission is to provide affordable, quality housing and access to supportive resources across the region. As a fraud investigator at DHA, you play a key role in accomplishing the agency’s goals by conducting hearings, gathering evidence, reviewing files, completing special projects and analyzing DHA operations to ensure compliance with Federal and State regulations, and DHA policies and procedures concerning Section 8 Voucher Terminations, Fair Housing Complaints and Investigations, and any and all other duties as proscribed by Administrative Counsel/Office of General Counsel and the Department of Compliance and Training.

 

Enjoy these benefits when you join the DHA team!

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Flex Work: 4.5 or 4-Day Work Week

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Paid Time Off + 12 Paid Holidays

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Retirement Plan with 5% Employer Contribution & 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plan

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Tuition Reimbursement

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Employee Assistance Program: Financial, Legal, Mental Health and Counseling

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Medical, Dental and Vision Plans

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Section 125 Pre-Tax Cafeteria Plan

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Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts

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Term Life Insurance: Short- and Long-term Disability Plans

 

 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Assembles, reviews and analyzes reports and data, and generates reports as required;
  • Acts as a backup for permanent member of the Grievance Panel or as the Hearing Officer in hearing public housing resident grievances;
  • Undertakes fraud investigations following the established anti-fraud procedure and fraud response plan.
  • Prepares reporting fraud risk issues, reporting significant incidents of fraud to key personnel, and coordinating assurances about the effectiveness of anti-fraud policies to support the Fraud Internal Controls.
  • Takes appropriate action to recover assets and terminate tenants from the program and to ensure appropriate action is taken to minimize future risk of similar fraud occurring.
  • Assembles, reviews and analyzes reports and data, and generates fraud reports as required.
  • Run and review monthly EIV Reports, as directed
  • Review and respond to allegations of fraud

 

Knowledge and Skills for Success

A successful fraud investigator has…

  • Knowledge of HUD rules related to public housing and the Section 8 programs, including VAWA and Fair Housing
  • Knowledge of DHA policies (particularly the lease, ACOP, and Section 8 administrative Plan)
  • Knowledge of DHA organization, operations, policies and procedures
  • Knowledge of the principles of record keeping and records management such that records and files may be audited by designated DHA and/or HUD personnel
  • Knowledge of business and personal computers, and spreadsheet software applications;
  • Skill in working under pressure of deadlines, and establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with other DHA staff
  • Skill in critical thinking and analysis
  • effective oral and written communication skills
  • Skill in interacting with people of different social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds; and
  • Ability to hear and evaluate information on complex and contentious matters and render impartial opinions based solely on the evidence presented and contained in tenant and participant files

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
  • Comprehensive knowledge of the Code of Federal Regulations and Texas statutes, rules, laws and ordinances concerning residential tenancies
  • Knowledge of HUD rules and regulations concerning Public Housing tenant grievance process, Section 8 Voucher Program and Fair Housing Laws 
  • Valid Texas State Drivers’ License required

 

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online by using the Apply button at the top of this page.

Be sure to answer every question on the application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please use N/A for questions that are not applicable to you. 

If you are interested in more than one open position at DHA, you must submit an application for each role.

The employment history section of the application must be completed. We cannot accept a resume as a substitute. 

 

DHA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and all employees and applicants are treated equally without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

In compliance with Federal and State equal employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, non-job related disability, or any other protected group status.

Applicants are considered for all positions, and all employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, familial status or age.

We perform drug and alcohol testing and criminal background checks on all individuals offered a position at Dallas Housing Authority.


All offers of employment are conditional upon verification of information obtained as the result of DHA's investigation and testing.

Any misstatement or omission of a fact relevant to original appointment or nature of work assignment will result in dismissal later.

Answer every question.

 

Applicant Notice:
Only one (1) position can be applied for on an application.

All sections of the application must be completed. Incomplete applications will not be processed. Any request for information on the application that does not apply, the applicant should write “N/A” in that field.

A Resume will not be substituted for completing the Employment History section on the application.
A P.O. Box address will not be accepted for the address. The Application will not be processed without a physical street address.

 

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