Our client’s success is our success. And you make it happen
Payment systems are complex, regulated and ever-changing. And, while we may be small, we are at the forefront of innovation punching above our weight. We’re enabling the future for our clients through tech like NPP (New Payment Platform), buy now, pay later, and open banking.
Our product teams are the eyes and ears of Cuscal. They’re client-focused relationship managers, serving everything from business development, marketing, fraud, and customer support. They work out what clients need, so we can build it and launch it… often, in months, not years.
We are looking for a Fraud Analyst to join our Fraud and Crime Monitoring team and help prevent high-risk and fraudulent activity across payments and digital banking channels.
The Fraud Analyst is integral to the successful deployment of fraud rules, strategies and delivering optimal outcomes for our clients and their customers. The team is accountable for identifying new threats by analysing; complex data sets; behavioural data; and intelligence to test and implement fraud or scam monitoring strategies in various platforms.
In this role you will be responsible for:
- Detection of fraudulent transactions at the earliest opportunity and recommending strategies to reduce fraud.
- Testing and Implementation of rules within detection systems to reduce fraud.
- Validation of new and emerging data sets, including the proficiency of AI and Machine learning models
- Investigation of complex events to drive the optimisation of rules and controls
- Detection of common points of compromise, and mitigating the risk associated with such events.
- Providing advisory services to our clients and key stakeholders within Cuscal.
- Contribution to investigations of significant items and escalation to management
- Identifying weaknesses in processes and procedures to improve fraud prevention strategy.
- Delivering insights to Cuscal clients on fraud trends, strategic insights and KPIs.
About You:
- You have proven experience working with tools that deploy rules, including algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning - Fraud or scam experience highly regarded but not essential.
- Understanding of relational databases and programming, minimum Python and SQL. Java experience is also highly regarded.
- Proven ability to build and manage strong stakeholder relationships.
- Analytical mindset and the ability to effectively problem solve.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
- Highly resilient and demonstrated confidence in working in a dynamic environment.
- A Graduate Certificate in Fraud or Financial Crime or equivalent and post-graduate qualifications in Finance, Computer Science, Data Analytics or Criminology will be highly advantageous.
Join us at the forefront of payments
Why Cuscal?
We are in the rapidly evolving world of payments, and we are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace where the very best talent in Australia chooses to work. We support our colleagues with flexible work arrangements through our hybrid model whilst also offering a wide range of educational, financial, lifestyle, health & wellbeing benefits.
Next Step
If you think this role is the right fit for you, we invite you to apply. Let’s explore who you are and what drives you. We’d love to share our vision for the future of the payments sector. Please note candidate screening and interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date of the job advert.
Cuscal does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies and search firms. Please do not email or send unsolicited resumes to any Cuscal employee, location or address.
