Fraud Analytics Specialist

2 weeks ago


New Zealand Westpac New Zealand Full time

Mō te tūranga | About the Role

This is a highly technical and analytical role within our Financial Crime Intelligence team. It is a fixed term contract until the end of September 2024 with a potential extension.
- Keep abreast of current and emerging Financial Crime trends and AML/CFT obligations and identify opportunities and threats through analysis.
- Transaction monitoring optimization: evaluate and enhance the effectiveness of WNZL’s transaction monitoring rules to improve detection capability.
- Responsible for the detection and analysis of suspicious scam and fraud activity, industry risks, and any complex or critical issues related to fraud and financial crime trends.
- You will be accountable for capturing and consolidating fraud-related data, coding scenarios, conducting analysis, and preparing reports to facilitate effective risk management and monitoring. This includes evaluating the performance and suitability of existing analytics methodologies and identifying areas for enhancement.
- Develop, implement and maintain Fraud Scenarios across Westpac to ensure ‘best practice’ analytics processes.
- Develop a risk-based view of financial crime at Westpac, including designing enhanced profile tables and scores for customer segments, transactions, and merchants and identifying ways to implement and maintain these effectively across our detection environment.
- Actively promote improvement in detection/prevention processes within the Financial Crime and the wider organisation.

Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?
- Experience in SQL and SAS programming and analysis experience
- Tertiary qualification (Maths / Statistics / Quantitative / Business or other relevant degree) or equivalent business experience
- 3-5 years of hands on (industry) analytics experience, preferably in financial services
- Data management expertise
- Advanced mathematical and statistical skills
- Advanced analytical and problem solving skills
- Aptitude for data management, analysis and manipulation
- Knowledge of AML/CFT legislation and typologies

Westpac Hei Wāhi Mahi | Working at Westpac

In addition to immersing yourself in a supportive team environment, you'll receive some great job perks and benefits including:

- Flexible Working arrangements
- Growth and development - we provide opportunities for development and promote internal mobility
- Recognition - we recognise and reward our star performers
- School holiday subsidy - help you balance work and family during school holiday
- 2 Volunteer days per year

Ko mātou tēnei | Our Organisation

At Westpac, we’re working together to build a fairer and stronger New Zealand for our people, customers, and communities. For over 160 years we’ve been driven by our purpose to Create Better Futures Together.

What makes us unique are the incredible people we’re lucky enough to have walk through our doors every day. The giant ‘W’ on our building doesn’t just stand for Westpac - it says, double you. We’re a place that values, rewards and recognises individuality. Where you can be your whole self, your true self, and your best self. We’re recognised as a place where talent is developed, where passions are fuelled and where ambitions of all shapes and sizes thrive. And it all starts with you

The people of Aotearoa, New Zealand hail from many cultures and backgrounds. At Westpac New Zealand, we draw on this enormous talent pool to cultivate a team rich in ability and empowered to reach its full potential. Our aim is to be brave challengers, celebrating our differences and relentlessly advocating for our customers. It starts with us - we believe that when we care deeply and do our best for our people, they’ll do their best for our customers. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, including those who are neurodiverse, have chronic health conditions or disabilities - your attitude and passion are as important to us as your experience, qualifications and capabilities.

Mahi tahi tātou, kaha ake tātou | Together Greater

Applications close:
12 April 2024



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