Senior Analyst-Fraud Prevention

First Citizens India; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

FC Global Services India LLP (First Citizens India) in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior Analyst-Fraud Prevention to join the Fraud Services Team. You will analyze transactions across multiple channels, detect high-risk activity, and design controls to prevent losses.

This role offers hybrid work, exposure to cutting-edge fraud platforms (Actimize, SAS, FICO, NICE), and opportunities to influence risk strategies while collaborating with compliance and technology partners.

Qualifications

• Fraud detection & investigation: analyze transactional data and detect patterns across channels (ACH, wires).
• Risk assessment: evaluate fraud risks and apply decision-making to prevent losses.
• Knowledge of fraud typologies: understanding of common and emerging fraud schemes.
• Communication & reporting: document findings and communicate with teams and regulators when required.
• Collaboration & stakeholder management: work with compliance, legal, operations and tech partners.
• Time management & prioritization: manage multiple alerts/cases in a high-volume environment.

Responsibilities

• Analysis - Compile and analyze transactions across payment channels to identify high-risk activity.
• Fraud Prevention - Investigate risks and determine actions to stop loss while ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Business Support - Assist associates and clients in resolving fraud issues and protecting accounts.
• Reporting - Track metrics and communicate emerging fraud trends.

Skills

Fraud detection

Risk assessment

Fraud typologies

Communication

Collaboration

Time management

Tools

Actimize

Falcon

SAS

FICO

NICE

Job description

FC Global Services India LLP (First Citizens India), a part of First Citizens BancShares, Inc., a top 20 U.S. financial institution, is a global capability center (GCC) based in Bengaluru. Our India-based teams benefit from the company’s over 125-year legacy of strength and stability. First Citizens India is responsible for delivering value and managing risks for our lines of business. We are particularly proud of our strong, relationship-driven culture and our long-term approach, which are deeply ingrained in our talented workforce. This is evident across all key areas of our operations, including Technology, Enterprise Operations, Finance, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, and Credit Administration. We are seeking talented individuals to join us in our mission of providing solutions fit for our clients’ greatest ambitions.

Job Description:

Value Preposition

Impact to Scale - Be part of a team that take decisions which will directly influence the safety of customers and bank which will give a chance to see real impact at scale.

Advanced tools & Innovation driven culture – get hands on experience with industry leading fraud detection platforms machine learning models and real time analytics. Be part of a culture that encourages innovation, experimentation, and continuous improvement where ideas can lead to smarter, faster fraud prevention strategies.

Job Details

• Position Title: Senior Analyst-Fraud Prevention
• Career Level: P2
• Job Category: Senior Associate
• Role Type: Hybrid
• Job Location: Bangalore

About the Team:

The Fraud Services Team is part of First Citizens India, Enterprise Operations and is responsible for detecting potentially illicit activity targeting First Citizens India client accounts and escalating illicit activity to be investigated, when appropriate. This newly set up team will play a crucial role in safeguarding the customers and organization from fraud risks by supporting end to end fraud detection, prevention and investigation processes.

Impact

This position analyzes transactions in multiple payment channels to detect suspicious or high-risk activity.

This role will help to detect emerging fraud trend, reduce losses and enhance controls. This role offers high visibility and direct impact giving the opportunity to shape fraud strategies and contribute to safer banking environment.

Determines the appropriate course of action to mitigate risks and stop further loss, protecting compromised accounts to prevent any subsequent fraudulent transactions.

Key Deliverables

• Analysis - Compiles and analyzes transactions for multiple payment channels. Reviews transactions to identify high risk situations, fraudulent activity, and internal control breakdowns. Effectively communicates analysis output.
• Fraud Prevention - Investigates potential risks, fraud, and internal control breakdowns identified by transaction analysis. Determines the appropriate course of action to stop further loss. Ensures compliance with Bank regulations throughout loss prevention
• Business Support - Serves as a resource for associates and clients to discuss and resolve fraudulent activity and provides support in resolving complex fraud issues. Protects compromised accounts to prevent subsequent fraudulent transactions. Communicates effectively with associates, clients, operations, and peer bank contacts on fraud prevention activity and techniques.
• Reporting - Tracks metrics based on analysis and case information for reporting purposes. Conveys emerging trends.

Skills and Qualification

Functional Skills:

• Fraud Detection & Investigation – Ability to analyze transactional data and detect patterns indicative of fraud activity across various payment channels (ACH, wires etc.)
• Risk Assessment – Evaluate fraud risks and apply appropriate decision-making frameworks to prevent losses while minimizing customer impact.
• Knowledge of Fraud typologies – Understanding of common and emerging fraud schemes.
• Communication & Reporting – Strong verbal and written communication skills to document findings and communicate with internal team’s customers and regulatory bodies when required
• Collaboration & Stakeholder management – Ability to work effectively with cross functional teams including compliance, legal, operations and technology partners.
• Time management & Prioritization – Capable of managing multiple fraud alerts and cases simultaneously in a fast-paced high-volume environment.

Technical Skills:

Fraud detection tools and platforms – Typically, 4 to 6 years of experience in Fraud

Detection/Investigations or closely related field, including: experience conducting complex investigations with platforms like actimize, Falcon, SAS fraud management systems, FICO, NICE or equivalent platforms. Data analysis & Interpretation - Proficiency in analyzing large datasets to identify anomalies trends and fraud patterns using tools like excel, SQL or SAS. Dashboarding & Reporting tools – Familiarity with BI tools such as tableau, power BI or other internal dashboards for fraud reporting and insights.

Business process Understanding – Ability to map and improve fraud related operational process to drive efficiency and enhance controls. Knowledge of regulatory compliance – Awareness of fraud related compliance standards, SAR reporting and internal audit readiness

Relationships & Collaboration

• Reports to: Manager / Sr. Manager
• Partners: Stake holders and cross functional teams

Accessibility Needs

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you require accommodations at any stage (e.g. application, interviews, onboarding) please let us know, and we will work with you to ensure a seamless experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

FC Global Services India LLP (First Citizens India) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment and prohibit all forms of discrimination on the basis of gender, religion, caste, disability, sexual orientation, economic status or any other characteristics protected by the law. We strive to foster a safe and respectful environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Our EEO policy ensures fairness throughout the employee life cycle.