Duties & Responsibilities:

The Fraud Analyst will:

• Analyze customer activity, transaction patterns, online fraud trends and determine appropriate fraud rules to be implemented for detection of suspicious and fraudulent transactions
• Review internal policies, regulatory requirements and implement strategies and tools that ensure prompt detection of suspicious behavior and activity.
• Implement and fine-tune fraud rules on transaction monitoring systems and solutions to prevent fraud incidents.
• Automate the review of social media channels to identify ponzi schemes and advanced fee fraud accounts.
• Periodically monitor the effectiveness of fraud rules that have been implemented to reduce fraud incidents.
• Advise fraud prevention team and other stakeholders on mitigants required to prevent onboarding of fraudulent third parties or customers
• Collaborate with the transaction monitoring team to investigate, identify and ensure fraudulent accounts are blocked or restricted from carrying out transactions.
• Monitor customers’ accounts and transactions to determine those with high fraud risks.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (project management, accounting, computer science, IT, information security). Software development, security and accounting certifications e.g. OCP, Security+, CFE is an advantage.

 Experience: 

2-4 years experience in deploying/managing fraud solutions, maintaining/updating fraud rules, and managing fraud-related projects in banking, finance, insurance or fintech industries. Proficiency in Structured Query Language (SQL) or Python is an advantage but not compulsory.

Competencies:

• Strong understanding of suspicious behavior and e-channel fraud patterns
• Good coding skills, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• An excellent team player, target driven, and highly motivated.
• Excellent understanding of transaction routing and processing.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time management skills
• Knowledge of banking or FinTech industry regulations or standards.

What to expect in the hiring process

• A preliminary phone call with the recruiter
• A technical panel interview with Department Leads
• A behavioral and technical interview with a member of the Executive team
• All interviews stages are Virtual