Senior Data Analyst - Remote

TN United Kingdom; Greater London; Remote; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative consultancy is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join a dynamic team focused on combating financial crime. This remote role involves leveraging significant datasets to enhance automated transaction monitoring controls and provide actionable insights. As a key player in the Transaction Monitoring Unit, you will collaborate with stakeholders and contribute to the development of effective strategies that protect the organization from financial risks. If you are passionate about data and have a strong analytical background, this is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact in the finance sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data science, focusing on financial crime prevention.
• Expertise in statistical analysis and transaction monitoring controls.

Responsibilities

• Drive initiatives to strengthen automated transaction monitoring controls.
• Perform statistical analysis on complex datasets to assess control effectiveness.

Skills

Statistical Analysis

Data Insights

Transaction Monitoring

Stakeholder Management

Quantitative Data Analysis

Education

Master's in Data Science

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Job description

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FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Senior Data Scientist to work for our client within the finance sector. This is initially a 12-month contract with the potential to extend and will be a remote role.

Our client is looking for a skilled Senior Data Scientist to join their Transaction Monitoring (TM) Unit. The team is part of Group Financial Crime Prevention (GFCP), which provides group-wide solutions to fight financial crime in the organisation. As a Senior Expert, you will play a valuable role in the client’s fight against financial crime, working with significant amounts of data to extract meaningful insights to develop, review, manage, and optimise automated TM controls focused on their business.

Responsibilities

• Independently drive initiatives, collaborate with the team, and influence stakeholders to strengthen automated transaction monitoring controls
• Access complex and distributed datasets, perform statistical analysis, simulate existing controls, and assess the impact of specific changes
• Work with the team and stakeholders to understand business requirements and develop technical designs for TM Controls based on data insights
• Provide suggestions for the re-design of existing TM controls
• Manage the optimisation of existing TM controls through quantitative data analysis (including above and below the line testing)
• Analyse, assess, and document the effectiveness of existing automated transaction monitoring controls
• Represent the organisation with a high degree of professionalism in both external and internal contexts