Senior Detection Analytics Analyst

NatWest Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Detection Analytics Analyst to enhance transaction monitoring systems against financial crime. You will analyze datasets, customize interfaces, and collaborate with specialists while driving impactful changes. This supportive role offers an opportunity for career development, making it ideal for those passionate about reducing financial crime.

Qualifications

• Experience with complex datasets and making data-led decisions.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely.
• Passion for driving down financial crime.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve transaction monitoring rules.
• Use data to identify improvements in monitoring.
• Research to distinguish normal vs unusual behaviours.
• Customize user interface based on feedback.
• Collaborate with data specialists on rule testing.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Data analysis

Effective communication

Job description

Overview

• If you have an analytical mind-set and like solving complex problems to reduce financial crime, this is a fantastic opportunity to join us as a Senior Detection Analytics Analyst

• You’ll be configuring changes to our financial crime detection logic, to improve our detection capabilities and protect customers and society from harm

• This is an opportunity to join an exciting supportive team where we’ll also take a real investment in your career development with us

What you'll do

Join the Detections Analytics team, Mettle’s first line of defence against deceptive financial crime, protecting the organisation against unpredictable customer activity. Day-to-day, you’ll be developing, testing, and improving our transaction monitoring rules, through the use of data and intelligence. We’ll rely on you to deliver consistent high quality changes to reduce the harm from financial crime.

• Developing our transaction monitoring rules to respond to changing threats and our product

• Using data to identify improvements to transaction monitoring rules

• Undertaking research and using data to distinguish between normal and unusual customer behaviour

• Customising and configuring the user interface of the transaction monitoring system based on user feedback

• Working with data specialists to parameterise and testing transaction monitoring rules

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for a logic problem solver, who can work through complex requirements and turn them into code. Someone who’s unafraid to get stuck into problems and try different solutions, even if the path to solve them is unclear. Previous programming experience would be great but not essential.

You’ll also need:

• To be an analytical thinker

• Confidence in working with complex datasets, making data led decisions

• The ability to communicate clearly and concisely

• To be passionate about driving down financial crime and reducing harm