Fraud Risk Analytics Intermediate Analyst

Citi; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services company in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Fraud Ops Intermed Analyst to contribute to fraud management policies and minimize losses. The successful candidate will have 4-6 years of experience in fraud analytics, strong SQL and Excel skills, and familiarity with BI tools. This role focuses on data analysis and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in fraud analytics, fraud risk operations, or MIS reporting.
• Strong skills in SQL, Excel, and at least one analytical tool (e.g., Python).
• Experience with fraud detection platforms and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical expertise in fraud prevention and loss control.
• Analyze fraud trends and investigate losses.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and policies.

Skills

Fraud analytics

Data validation

SQL

Excel

Python

Tableau

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SQL

Excel

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

The Fraud Ops Intermed Analyst is a senior level position responsible for contributing to the development of fraud management policies, processes and procedures to minimize the impact of fraud in coordination with the Operations - Services team. The overall objective of this role is to manage fraud losses by ensuring analysts make appropriate decisions using risk/reward balance methodology.

Responsibilities:

• Provide professional analytical expertise relating to fraud prevention and loss control
• Analyze fraud trends, conduct investigative research into losses, and analyze loss type data to determine the nature of fraud patterns
• Perform complex data validation independently and make recommendations to portfolio managers based on data availability and analysis
• Resolve varied fraud issues with potentially greater impact, and provide guidance and input to teams to aid process improvement efforts
• Integrate in-depth specialty area knowledge with a solid understanding of industry standards and practices
• Provide informal guidance or on the job training to new team members as needed
• Ensure quality and timeliness of services provided, to support own team and closely related teams
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• 4–6 years of experience in fraud analytics, fraud risk operations, or MIS reporting within banking, fintech, or payment services.
• Strong hands-on skills in SQL, Excel, and at least one analytics or scripting tool (e.g., Python, R, SAS).
• Experience with fraud detection platforms or rule engines (e.g., Actimize, Falcon, SAS, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with BI tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or similar is preferred.
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

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