Fraud Analytics Specialist: Applications & Risk Mitigation

NewDay Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services company in London is seeking an Application Fraud Specialist to leverage data analytics for identifying and preventing fraud. The role involves analyzing large data sets, collaborating with teams to implement strategies, and providing insights to optimize fraud detection systems. Candidates should have strong SQL and SAS skills, familiarity with fraud prevention platforms, and experience in data visualization tools like Power BI. The position is full-time with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with SQL and/or SAS to interrogate data and uncover fraud signals.
• Familiarity with fraud prevention platforms such as Hunter, ThreatMetrix and Featurespace.
• Proven capability in rule optimisation and machine-learning model validation.

Responsibilities

• Identify emerging application fraud threats and design strategies to mitigate risk.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to reduce application fraud.
• Analyse large data sets to develop robust fraud prevention strategies.

Skills

Strong hands-on experience with SQL

Familiarity with fraud prevention platforms

Proven capability in rule optimisation

Understanding of code deployment

Confidence using data visualisation tools

Tools

Power BI

SAS

SQL

Python

Job description

A financial services company in London is seeking an Application Fraud Specialist to leverage data analytics for identifying and preventing fraud. The role involves analyzing large data sets, collaborating with teams to implement strategies, and providing insights to optimize fraud detection systems. Candidates should have strong SQL and SAS skills, familiarity with fraud prevention platforms, and experience in data visualization tools like Power BI. The position is full-time with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.