Fraud Risk Analytics Sr Analyst

The Fraud Risk Sr Analyst is accountable for monitoring and developing fraud risk strategies for Citizens Consumer Debit & ATM Card accounts with a focus on IT tools and systems to monitor and mitigate fraud. The Fraud Risk Sr Analyst will take the lead in the development of fraud processes, strategies and IT controls/tools to mitigate fraud risk during all facets of the Debit & ATM process while balancing customer experience, operational and product P&L impacts. Responsibilities include evaluation of new information security tools and processes to enhance detection, and reporting on overall Fraud losses and trends in addition to monitoring strategy performance. Reconcile numerous metrics and condense/summarize portfolio performance, with recommendations for improvements to information security processes and technologies. 

 Primary responsibilities include

• Monitor and develop fraud strategies, tools, processes, models and ensure that they deliver superior fraud detection while balancing approval rate and product P&L impacts. Explain variances and recommend remedial actions to all stakeholders.  Mine application data to develop segmentation to improve fraud detection and minimize impact to legitimate applications.
• Strong partnership with vendors and Product team effectively managing the fraud controls for new-account application based on ROI.
• Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Risk Management Framework and internal Citizens Bank Policies and Policy Standards.
• Develop, implement, monitor and provide performance tracking of fraud strategies and fraud prevention tools and processes.
• Conducts ongoing analysis to identify root cause of fraud trends and propose potential solutions
• Effectively manages competing priorities of requests working under strict deliverables

Required Skills/Experience

• 5+ years of advanced analytics work experience preferably in Financial Services industry
• High proficiency with data extraction/mining tools (data processing and analysis) like SQL, SAS
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications; Advanced Excel. PowerPoint 
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent communications (oral and written), interpersonal / business partnering, and organizational skills

 Preferred Skills/Experience

• Strong knowledge of the fraud management life cycle and industry trends
• Previous experience with managing fraud application risk at another financial institution is a plus

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Management, Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Sciences, Economics, Engineering or other quantitative, business or technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and business applied experience. 

Master’s degree preferred.

Hours & Work Schedule

• Hours per Week:  40
• Work Schedule:  8:30am - 5:00pm, Monday - Friday

Candidates must currently be a US Resident to be eligible for this role.

Please not the US Immigration sponsorship or work visa is not available for this position and candidates must have permanent authorization to work in the US.

Pay Transparency 

The salary range for this position is $77,868- $116,802 per year, plus an opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus. Actual pay is based on various factors including but not limited to the work location, and relevant skills and experience.

We offer competitive pay, comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, maternity/paternity leave, flexible work arrangements, education reimbursement, wellness programs and more. Note, Citizens’ paid time off policy exceeds the mandatory, paid sick or paid time-away policy of every local and state jurisdiction in the United States. For an overview of our benefits, visit https://jobs.citizensbank.com/benefits .