Payments and Fraud Analyst

Work180; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aristocrat is seeking a Payments, Fraud, and Risk Analyst to monitor payment performance, detect fraud, and manage risk across our iLottery and iGaming businesses. You will analyze metrics across clients, markets, and methods, and apply AI tools to improve detection and analysis.

Ideal candidates have a degree in Finance/Analytics and 3+ years in payments or fraud analytics, with strong Excel and BI skills, and excellent communication to share clear findings with leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Analytics, Economics, or related field, or equivalent.
• 3+ years in payments, financial services, fintech, gaming, e-commerce, or fraud/risk analytics.
• Excel proficiency with pivot tables, lookups, and data validation.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or Looker.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and investigative skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to prioritize tasks in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
• Interest in AI methods for data analysis and fraud detection.
• Experience with payment processors, acquiring banks, gateways, or ACH providers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor payment and risk metrics such as approvals, volumes, and fraud alerts.
• Analyze performance across clients, markets, payment methods, and risk indicators.
• Investigate unusual trends, processing anomalies, and threats.
• Use AI tools and ML techniques to improve fraud detection and risk analysis.
• Provide findings and recommendations to Payments leadership.
• Generate payment and fraud performance reports for iLottery and iGaming.
• Ensure data accuracy across internal systems and BI tools.
• Develop and maintain reporting standards, controls, and validation.
• Identify opportunities for payment and fraud optimization and cost savings.
• Investigate incidents and partner with internal teams and providers.
• Document root causes and corrective actions.
• Support preparedness for new clients, markets, providers.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Investigative skills

Communication

Data quality

Prioritization

AI interest

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.