Data Analyst - Fraud

AXA UK; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Join AXA UK as a Data Analyst in our Fraud team, where you'll safeguard the organization by analyzing large datasets to uncover fraud patterns and risks. This role offers an exciting opportunity to develop your skills in a fast-paced environment, focusing on data analysis, compliance, and reporting while balancing on-site team collaboration with hybrid flexibility.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Annual performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Private health cover

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

AXA employee discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in data analysis and handling large datasets.
• Proficiency in SQL, Power BI, and data mining techniques.
• Strong communication skills for reporting findings.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed analysis of large datasets to detect potential fraud.
• Handle data imports and manage specifications.
• Investigate data leakage and respond to automation alerts.

Skills

Data Analytics

Data Mining

Attention to Detail

Critical Thinking

Communication Skills

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Office 365

Job description

We’ve got an exciting opportunity to join our Fraud team in AXA UK, as a Data Analyst. As a Fraud Data Analyst, you’ll play a crucial role in safeguarding our organisation and making a significant impact in fraud prevention. In this exciting role, you’ll focus on large datasets whilst being responsible for uncovering patterns of fraud and potential risks.

You’ll have the opportunity to develop specialist skills in an evolving, fast-moving environment in the second line UK Fraud team. You’ll spend your time identifying potential fraud risks using data analytics and responding to alerts and queries generated by systems or contact requests via one of our mailboxes.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You will be required to attend one of our office locations for team meetings, visiting clients or attending industry events.

What you’ll be doing:

• Handling data extracts for importing into databases (cloud/datalake) and manage data import specifications.
• Conducting risk factor analysis and risk screenings on our new starters to ensure compliance and security.
• Investigating data leakage incidents by assessing what information is being sent out, determining if it requires further investigation or action.
• Conducting a comprehensive analysis of large datasets to identify potential fraud risks, patterns, and anomalies, utilising advanced analytical techniques.
• Serving as the first responder for ad-hoc queries, triaging and expediting urgent or straightforward issues to ensure timely resolution.
• Building and delivering MI reports.
• Managing the fraud email inboxes and telephone mailboxes referring alerts to an appropriate fraud resource.
• Overseeing fraud-related email inboxes and telephone mailboxes, triaging alerts and referring them to appropriate fraud resources for further investigation.
• Tracking and documenting any risk incidents in the SCALA system, ensuring accurate records are maintained for ongoing risk assessments and reporting.
• Responding to automated alerts generated by various fraud detection, malpractice, and data loss prevention tools, assessing their validity and escalating as necessary.

Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we’re able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you’re interested in joining us at AXA, please don’t hesitate to apply.

What you’ll bring:

• Previous Data Analytics experience, with the ability to analyse large datasets to identify patterns, trends, and anomalies that may indicate fraudulent activity, is essential for this role.
• Advanced IT technical skills using Office 365 including excel, access, SQL, power BI and similar query languages and PowerBI is essential.
• Proficiency in data mining techniques and the ability to create predictive models to forecast potential fraud is desirable.
• You’ll have a keen eye for detail, ensuring accuracy and precision in interpreting and reporting data including unusual behaviour that could suggest fraud.
• The ability to present findings clearly using data visualisation tools, to communicate insights to stakeholders effectively.
• The capacity to think critically and creatively to develop solutions and strategies for preventing and detecting fraud.
• You’ll have both strong verbal and written communication skills, as these are essential for reporting findings and collaborating with other teams.
• Awareness of fraud, audit, financial crime, or compliance matters, and detailed knowledge of the Insurance Market would be beneficial.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

What we offer:

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary of up to £38,000 dependent on experience
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• Private health cover
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• Wellbeing services & resources
• AXA employee discounts

To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long-term condition or disability and require adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to [e-mail].

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Who we are:

AXA UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.