Fraud Analytics Engineer: SAS/SQL for Deposits

Confidential; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation Assistance

Sign-on Bonus

Job summary

Confidential company in Chicago seeks a Fraud Analyst to enhance deposit security using analytics. The successful candidate will analyze suspicious activity and develop strategies to prevent fraud, leveraging expertise in SQL and SAS. A Bachelor’s degree is required, with a Master's preferred, along with a solid banking experience background.

The role involves collaboration with Corporate Security and requires excellent communication skills, programming proficiency, and a good understanding of banking regulations. Attractive relocation assistance and sign-on bonus are available.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of banking and lending experience or substantial analytical experience.
• At least 2 years in fraud prevention.
• Understanding of banking regulations (e.g. Reg CC, Reg E, AML/BSA).

Responsibilities

• Analyze trends in suspicious activity related to account opening and transactional activity.
• Build detection rules and statistical models for fraud prevention.
• Assist with various ad-hoc analyses.

Skills

SQL

SAS

Data Analysis

Critical Thinking

Programming (Python, R)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Statistics or Economics

Master’s degree (strongly preferred)

Tools

Teradata

Hadoop

MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)

Job description

Confidential company in Chicago seeks a Fraud Analyst to enhance deposit security using analytics. The successful candidate will analyze suspicious activity and develop strategies to prevent fraud, leveraging expertise in SQL and SAS. A Bachelor’s degree is required, with a Master's preferred, along with a solid banking experience background.

The role involves collaboration with Corporate Security and requires excellent communication skills, programming proficiency, and a good understanding of banking regulations. Attractive relocation assistance and sign-on bonus are available.