Financial Crime & Fraud Data Analytics Specialist

An exceptional opportunity has arisen with a leading banking group who are seeking to appoint a Financial Crime & Fraud Data Analytics Specialist to join a high-performing team in London.

This is a fabulous opportunity for a Fraud Data Analytics Specialist to support the build out of the Fraud Data Analytics programme. As the Financial Crime & Fraud Data Analytics Specialist, you will conduct tuning fraud rules and detection models within Actimize and developing data-driven solutions that enhance the accuracy and performance of the bank’s fraud systems.

You will collaborate closely with stakeholders across operations, technology, and compliance, providing insight and analytics to support smarter fraud prevention and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform fraud rule tuning and threshold optimisation in Actimize, reducing false positives and improving alert quality.
• Conduct data analysis and rule performance reviews, identifying emerging fraud patterns and opportunities for system enhancement.
• Liaise with technology teams to implement and test system changes.
• Lead ongoing projects and initiatives within the fraud detection and customer screening space.
• Deliver clear and concise management information (MI) and presentations for senior stakeholders.
• Use analytical tools such as SQL, Python, Tableau or Power BI to extract insights and communicate effectively.

The successful candidate will have proven experience with Actimize Fraud or similar fraud detection platforms. Strong knowledge of fraud typologies and financial crime risk indicators, familiarity with banking payment systems (e.g., BACs, SEPA, SWIFT) and proficiency in SQL and/or Python for data extraction and analysis.

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