Fraud Analyst, Enterprise Fraud Risk Management

W2 contract - USC/GC only

St. Petersburg, FL

Our client is looking for a Fraud Analyst with the preferred skills:  Fraud alert review (debit card, velocity, change in behavior, wire),  Service Now, GIACT, LexisNexis, Excel and open source investigations.

• Ideally Broker Deal Fraud alert review experience and full understanding of that suite of services

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Directly participate in and provide necessary support for special projects and initiatives as assigned.
• Investigate potentially suspicious activity that may arise from account surveillance, branch escalations, risk alerts, regulatory investigations, and matters otherwise escalated to the Fraud Group by the Business, Compliance, Legal, Risk or other Firm divisions where account transactional activity is at issue.
• Conduct appropriate due diligence related to the potential suspicious activity through the review of client background information and review of securities and/or monetary transactions.
• Conduct due diligence searches in various third party and internal databases.
• Prepare Suspicious Activity Reports, as appropriate.
• Monitor regulatory developments and industry trends to facilitate incorporation into the Firms' enterprise-wide fraud program.
• Develop documentation related to various fraud issues to enhance corporate policies and/or procedures.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Skills: 

• Fraud-related controls, policies, and procedures.
• Concepts, practices and procedures of securities industry and/or banking compliance reviews.
• Banking and finance and securities industry operations.
• Financial markets and products.

Skilled in:

• Administering fraud-related controls, with associated policies and procedures.
• Analyzing transactional activity to identify suspicious transactions.
• Planning and scheduling work to meet regulatory organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Making rule-based and analytical decisions.

Ability to:

• Gather information, identify linkages and trends and apply findings to assignments.
• Interpret and apply industry-standard fraud controls and identify and recommend compliance changes as appropriate.
• Work under pressure on multiple tasks concurrently and meet deadlines in a fast-paced work environment with frequent interruptions and changing priorities.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.
• Provide a high level of customer service.
• Establish and maintain effective professional working relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Handle highly confidential information professionally and with appropriate discretion.
• Maintain currency in industry standards related to fraud investigations and controls.

Bachelor's Degree from a four-year college or university in a related field and a minimum of 2 years of Fraud or AML investigatory and analysis experience.