Fraud Analyst at FirstRand Group

Job Description

To execute fraud risk management processes to guide and assist business identifying and analysing risk incidences threatening the assets, earning capacity and success.

• Active participation in specialist practice forums to share information and insights across the business.
• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with various law enforcement agencies, experts and counterparts in the banking industry.
• Work with business stakeholders to ensure efficient and effective fraud risk solutions.
• Analyse existing fraud data using statistics to evaluate fraud occurrences and make recommendations to reduce future incidences through improved prevention and detection measures.
• Extract, share insights, lessons learnt and recommendations from root cause analysis applied in fraud cases to inform further fraud prevention improvements across a wide range of processes and systems, regulation and policies.
• Monitor fraud processes to identify possible loopholes and existing practices that support fraud management effectively.
• Delivery of preliminary risk investigations and processing of all identified risks by participate in research and development of risk assessments.
• Present ideas via reports and presentations, outlining findings and making recommendations for improvements.
• Propose and implement new and improved models and methodologies by maintaining and developing risk policies and procedures including development of contingency plans to deal with emergencies.
• Conduct fraud analysis activities in line with applicable laws, policies and procedures stipulated in the business.
• Manage personal development to increase own skills and competencies.
• Maintain expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, industry best practice and provision of proactive advice and solutions to relevant stakeholders.
• Compile and communicate accurate and timely fraud analytics function reports to and keep key stakeholders informed of required fraud information including updating relevant information systems accessed by the fraud community.
• Be involved with implementing and managing risk mitigation programs as directed from time to time by management.
• Ensure policies and procedures meet the business and risk requirements.
• Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers' expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions.