Senior Fraud Analytics Analyst — Hybrid (Kuala Lumpur)

Citigroup Inc.; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Citi in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Fraud Analytics Senior Analyst for a hybrid role. You will drive fraud prevention, analyze fraud trends, and support loss control initiatives while collaborating with the Operations - Services and risk teams.

The ideal candidate has 2–5 years in fraud analytics or MIS reporting, strong SQL/Excel skills, and experience with analytics tools like Python or SAS. Excellent communication and risk awareness are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in data science, statistics, finance, computer science, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in fraud analytics, fraud risk operations, or MIS reporting in banking/fintech.
• Strong hands-on skills in SQL, Excel, and at least one analytics or scripting tool (Python or R).
• Experience with fraud detection platforms or rule engines (Actimize, Falcon, SAS, or equivalent).
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

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 Citi, its clients and assets.

Skills

Data science

Statistics

Finance

Computer science

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in data science / statistics / finance / CS

Tools

SQL

Excel

Python

R

SAS

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Citi in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Fraud Analytics Senior Analyst for a hybrid role. You will drive fraud prevention, analyze fraud trends, and support loss control initiatives while collaborating with the Operations - Services and risk teams.

The ideal candidate has 2–5 years in fraud analytics or MIS reporting, strong SQL/Excel skills, and experience with analytics tools like Python or SAS. Excellent communication and risk awareness are essential.