Fraud Analyst at Commercial Bank of Africa Ltd (CBA)

DEPARTMENT: SECURITY & INVESTIGATIONS

REPORTS TO: HEAD OF SECURITY & INVESTIGATION-KENYA

JOB PURPOSE STATEMENT

Fraud Analyst role will execute the strategic fraud mitigation plan using continuous improvement principles to identify trends, complete fraud risk assessments, evaluate fraud management systems and implement of systems controls.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead projects involving fraud management systems implementation that includes developing fraud analysis models to deliver Management Information for fraud detection and prevention (10%).
• Reviewing processes and systems for purposes of strengthening internal controls through fraud risk assessment, exception reports reviews and Industry fraud trends/general intelligence reviews (40%).
• Conduct in-depth data mining tasks to support investigation processes (40%).
• Design and implement fraud awareness programs across the business (10%).

COMPETENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Self-empowerment to enable development of open communication, team work and trust that is needed to support true performance and customer-service oriented culture.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with all levels of internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to work autonomously with minimal oversight.
• Ability to solve complex problems in a complex environment, translating business problems into recommendations that have measurable business impact.
• Ability to present findings and deliver recommendations to various levels of management

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Undergraduate degree – minimum upper 2nd class honors in Computer Science/Information Technology. Added advantage for a candidate with Dbase management and programing knowledge.
• Advanced knowledge in SQL, SAS, R, and Python.
• Exposure to and familiarity with different analytical techniques (Linear and Logistic Regression, Clustering Techniques, Neural Network, Decision Trees, etc.).
• Familiarity with wide array of fraud tools, applications and solutions (FICO, VISA, TSYS Falcon, VRM, Card Guard, Detica, Net guardian etc.)
• Good understanding of CAAT’s (Computer assisted auditing tools) will be an added advantage
• Proficiency in information technology and relevant Information Security Certification i.e. CISSP, CISA / CISM, ISO/IEC 27001 will be an added advantage