Payments and Fraud Analyst

GamblingCareers.com; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Aristocrat is seeking a Payments, Fraud, and Risk Analyst to join our team in Lansing. The role focuses on ensuring flawless payment performance, detecting fraud, managing risk, and optimizing operations for iLottery and iGaming using AI tools and modern analytics.

You will monitor metrics, analyze performance across markets, and investigate unusual trends while collaborating with Payments leadership and internal teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Analytics, Economics, Information Systems, or related field.
• 3+ years in payments, fraud, risk analytics or fintech.
• Experience with BI tools and data reconciliation.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Monitor payment and risk metrics (approval rates, volumes, fraud alerts).
• Analyze performance across clients, markets, and methods.
• Investigate anomalies and emerging threats.
• Use AI tools to improve fraud detection and risk analysis.
• Provide findings to Payments leadership.
• Generate reports for iLottery and iGaming.
• Ensure data accuracy across systems and BI tools.
• Develop reporting standards and controls.
• Find opportunities for optimization and cost savings.
• Investigate payment incidents with internal teams and providers.
• Document root causes and corrective actions.
• Support preparedness for new clients, markets, providers.

Skills

Excel proficiency

BI/data analysis

Analytical skills

Communication skills

AI interest for data analysis

Payments/fraud experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Analytics, Economics, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Looker

Job description

At Aristocrat, we believe in bringing happiness to life through the power of play. As a world leader in gaming content and technology, we offer an outstanding opportunity for a Payments, Fraud, and Risk Analyst to join our dynamic team. This role is pivotal in ensuring flawless payment performance, detecting fraud, managing risk, and optimizing operations across our iLottery and iGaming businesses. You'll have the chance to work closely with various teams and apply modern AI tools and techniques to improve your analysis and detection capabilities. Join us and be part of a world-class organization that values collaboration, innovation, and excellence!

What You’ll Do

• Monitor key payment and risk metrics, including approval rates, transaction volumes, and fraud alerts.
• Analyze performance across clients, markets, payment methods, and risk indicators.
• Identify and investigate unusual trends, processing anomalies, and emerging threats.
• Use AI tools and machine learning techniques to improve fraud detection and risk analysis.
• Provide clear findings and recommendations to Payments leadership and collaborators.
• Generate consistent payment and fraud performance reports for iLottery and iGaming.
• Ensure data accuracy across internal systems and business intelligence tools.
• Develop and maintain reporting standards, controls, and validation procedures.
• Find opportunities for payment and fraud optimization and cost savings.
• Investigate payment incidents and fraud events, partnering with internal teams and service providers.
• Document root causes, corrective actions, and ongoing monitoring requirements.
• Support payment and fraud preparedness for new clients, markets, and providers.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Analytics, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of experience in payments, financial services, fintech, gaming, e-commerce, transaction processing, or fraud/risk analytics.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookups, and data validation.
• Experience working with business intelligence platforms like Power BI, Tableau, or Looker.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and investigative skills.
• Ability to identify data-quality issues and reconcile information across multiple sources.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Interest in or experience with AI methods and approaches for data analysis and fraud detection.
• Experience working directly with payment processors, acquiring banks, gateways, or ACH providers preferred.

Compensation Philosophy

We offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success. Our approach is underpinned by a pay-for-performance belief in rewarding individual impact. Your specific compensation package will be determined by factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location.

Depending on your role and location, you may be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits.

Specific details about compensation and benefits for this position will be discussed during the recruitment process.