Fraud and Scams Analyst

Commonwealth Bank; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Commonwealth Bank in Sydney is seeking individuals to join our Fraud & Scams team. This full-time role involves handling high volumes of customer calls related to card fraud and scams, with a rotating 6am–12:15am shift and initial in-office training.

After training, you will work in a hybrid setup, attend the office for 20% of days, and support customers with empathy and clear guidance while staying up-to-date on financial crime trends.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of delivering high-quality customer service.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to privacy and confidentiality in handling financial information.
• Experience in the financial services sector, especially fraud and scams.

Responsibilities

• Handle inbound and outbound calls related to potential fraud or scam activity.
• Provide empathetic, clear guidance to customers in distress.
• Investigate and report suspicious activity using multiple systems.
• Identify and report digital fraud trends and escalate issues as required.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of financial crime trends and security practices.
• Record interactions accurately while protecting customer privacy.

Skills

Customer service

Problem solving

Integrity/confidentiality

Financial services experience

Job description

We are on the lookout for people interested in progressing their career in Fraud & Scams.

All roles will be full time (38 hours per week), working a rotating roster 6am-12:15am 7 days a week.

Roles are based at our office at South Eveleigh (Sydney)

• High volumecall centreenvironment.
• In office attendance for training is required. Once we’ve set you up for success, you will move to hybrid working with a mixture of working from home and office hub days.
• In office requirement: 20%. E.g. If there are 20 working days in the month, you will need to attend the office 4 times that month.
• If you’re not a current employee you will be hired on a 12 month contract basis.

Do work that matters

The Fraud and Scams team is dedicated to safeguarding our customers by preventing fraudulent and scam-related activities and providing support to those customers affected. Through innovative technology and forward-thinking strategies, we proactively stay ahead of emerging threats to ensure robust protection. This is a telephone-based customer service role supporting customers who are victims of Card Fraud and Scams and you will deliver excellent customer service and innovation when dealing with customer situations.

The Fraud and Scams Response Centre consists of seven group level functions: Bankwest, Card Fraud, Digital Fraud, Branch Fraud, Originations, Scams and Planning and Performance.

This role involves managing high volumes of customer interactions, including handling complaints and emotionally taxing conversations. You may encounter aggressive or distressed customers. Success in this role requires emotional resilience, strong communication skills, the ability to remain calm under pressure and to use multiple systems at once.

Key responsibilities include

• Handling inbound and outbound calls related to potential scam or fraud activity.
• Providing exceptional service to create peace of mind for customers during fraud/scam call enquiries.
• Working in a high-paced environment with a passion to inspire customer confidence in fraud or scam situations.
• Performing detection analysis on scam/fraud events and making sound decisions while following standard procedures.
• Identifying and reporting on digital fraud trends.
• Promptly escalating issues/risks as required.
• Maintaining an up-to-date focus on financial crime, security trends, and emerging issues, and sharing knowledge obtained.

We’re interested in hearing from people who have

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• High level of personal integrity and commitment to confidentiality and privacy principles.
• Preferred experience in the Financial Services Industry, focusing on Fraud and Scams.
• Demonstrated excellence in customer service, including personal, written, and verbal skills.
• Ability to resolve basic customer complaints.

What will help you succeed?

Your strong customer service skills will help you build and maintain positive relationships with customers by resolving and identifying potential fraud/scam activity, ensuring effective banking. You will also demonstrate:

• Think outside the box and provide the best solutions to meet customers’ financial needs.
• Perform well in an ambiguous environment.
• Interact with a wide range of customers and colleagues.

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