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Forensic Accountant
Occupation
About
A Forensic Accountant examines financial records and accounts and looks for evidence that can be used to resolve insurance claims, business or personal disputes or court cases. Analyses financial data and performs research to trace funds and identify fraud or business revenue loss. May help develop financial management procedures for a company. May work as a CPA (certified public accountant) or CFE (certified forensic examiner); may work for a public accounting firm or consulting firm, attorney, insurance company or in government or law enforcement.
Career Area
Finance
Occupation Group
Accounting Professionals
Occupation
Accountant
Specialized Occupation
Forensic Accountant
Unique Occupation ID
19101014
Version
7.3.0
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Lightcast Occupation Taxonomy
The Lightcast Occupation Taxonomy (LOT) is an advanced framework developed to classify and organize occupations with high precision and relevance to real-world labor market data. With over 1,900 specialized occupations in its library, it is designed to address the evolving nature of job roles captured from postings and professional profiles.
As we move up in the hierarchy, subsections are exclusive to their associated category. In other words, each specialized occupation is unique to its occupation, each occupation is unique to its occupation group, and each occupation group is unique to its career area. This prevents duplicate or overlapping data when analyzing more than one occupation.
The LOT uses a proprietary classification system of four different levels: career areas, occupation groups, occupations, and specialized occupations.
As we move up in the hierarchy, subsections are exclusive to their associated category. In other words, each specialized occupation is unique to its occupation, each occupation is unique to its occupation group, and each occupation group is unique to its career area. This prevents duplicate or overlapping data when analyzing more than one occupation.
The LOT uses a proprietary classification system of four different levels: career areas, occupation groups, occupations, and specialized occupations.
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This occupation is part of the Lightcast Occupations Taxonomy, a library of over 1,900 job occupation categories. It is the standard used by higher education institutions, public sector organizations and Fortune 500 companies around the globe.