Financial Crime Analytics Consultant - Transaction Monitoring and Fraud

About the role

Capitex is looking for a Financial Crime Analytics Consultant based in London, working in a hybrid workplace. The consultant performs financial crime analysis across all channels, drives the development of money laundering and fraud modelling, and implements, maintains and develops existing financial crime detection tools to improve detection, limit fraud losses and minimise disruption to genuine customers. The role also supports and deputises for the Financial Crime Manager.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure the financial crime detection, prevention and analytics strategy is implemented, that analysis is continuous and risks are reported.
• Maintain the risk engine and continuously assess and improve rules performance against evolving fraud threats.
• Identify fraud and financial crime trends and solutions, and opportunities for data-driven solutions, analytics and automation to prevent crime, optimise processes and cut costs.
• Interpret supplier and third-party data to monitor the performance of internal and third-party fraud models (FIS/Adyen) and escalate and resolve issues.
• Represent the Financial Crime Team at internal business reviews and provide subject-matter expertise on projects, including preparing and presenting supporting materials.
• Support and deputise for the Financial Crime Manager, and take part in defining requirements and functionality testing.

Required profile

• At least 3 years of financial crime experience in an online, e-commerce, banking or merchant services business.
• Experience in data analytics and in using and maintaining a fraud rules engine.
• Highly analytical and numerate, competent in analysing and manipulating data.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, VBA and Power BI.
• Competence with MS Access databases.