Fraud Prevention & Risk Analyst

Northern Trust Corp; Limerick; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Trust is seeking a Fraud Prevention Analyst to join our global team. The role focuses on detecting, preventing, and reporting fraudulent activity across client platforms, using advanced analytics and cross-functional collaboration.

You will review login anomalies, investigate transactions, correlating data from multiple systems, and communicate findings to the fraud team to strengthen controls. A strong analytical mindset and familiarity with fraud tools are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with ability to work with complex data.
• Experience with fraud detection tools and analytics.
• Knowledge of malware variants and attack vectors.
• Experience in phone interviewing to identify impersonators and scams.
• Understanding of authentication processes, tools and internet security.
• Ability to identify fraudulent accounts and take action in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with common browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Safari).
• Understanding of networking concepts (LAN/WAN/ISP/IP) and security policies.

Responsibilities

• Detect and prevent fraud using advanced data analysis in client-facing apps.
• Review login anomalies and suspicious transactions to identify policy violations.
• Analyze datasets from multiple sources to identify potentially fraudulent activity.
• Review and authenticate alerts from internal fraud detection systems; escalate as needed.
• Work independently within fraud research and mitigation framework to address identity theft and fraud risks.
• Document analyses and consult cross‑functional departments to validate suspicious activity.
• Maintain data confidentiality and compliance with laws and regulations.
• Communicate findings and trends to the fraud team and management.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data analysis

Malware knowledge

Phone interviewing

Authentication processes

Networking fundamentals

Browser knowledge

Fraud detection

Actimise Xceed

Guardian Analytics

Tools

Actimise Xceed

Guardian Analytics

Job description

Northern Trust is seeking a Fraud Prevention Analyst to join our global team. The role focuses on detecting, preventing, and reporting fraudulent activity across client platforms, using advanced analytics and cross-functional collaboration.

You will review login anomalies, investigate transactions, correlating data from multiple systems, and communicate findings to the fraud team to strengthen controls. A strong analytical mindset and familiarity with fraud tools are essential.