Detection Specialist - Data Analyst

at  Hollard Recruitment

JOB ADVERT SUMMARY

The Detection Specialist (Data Analyst): Prevention and Detection, delivers Financial Crime Risk Management services across the Group FCRM value chain. This role includes support to investigations, remediation, underpinned by an effective governance model, with a specific focus on prevention and detection. This role may include AML support to the AML Compliance Officer.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

Experience:

• Three (3) years detection analytics experience (i.e Identification of fraud red flags / scenarios through the use of data analytics)
• Three (3) years financial crime risk management experience.
• Financial services experience.

Skills and Knowledge:

• Analytical skill to navigate analytic tools such as ACL, IDEA, IBM, Qlikview etc.;
• Basic knowledge of the laws of Criminal Procedure and Evidence gathering;
• Basic knowledge of proceeds of Crime, Money Laundering, Corruption, Electronic Communications and Cyber Fraud and related legislation;
• General business comprehension and acumen;
• Advanced investigative interviewing skills;
• Report writing;
• Problem analysis;
• Advanced communication skills (written and verbal);
• Presentation skills;
• Computer literacy (Microsoft Office);
• Conversant in diverse South African languages as advantage;
• Management of internal and external stakeholder relationships; and
• Budget management.

Key Responsbilitites:
The key outputs required for the core function of the management of financial crime prevention and detection for Hollard Central Units and support to Business Units:

Prevention

• To support the teams to deliver an effective and efficient Financial Crime Prevention service within the agreed Financial Crime Prevention plan.
• To deliver on Financial Crime Risk Assessments, Combined Assurance Reviews, Financial Intelligence Centre (FICA) Reviews and process and control reviews as per a Financial Crime Risk based approach and approved methodology.
• Effective stakeholder management and/or;

Detection

• To support the teams to deliver an effective and efficient financial crime detection service within the agreed financial crime detection plan.
• To ensure the development, enhancement and implementation of detection processes, procedures and controls.
• Support the enablement of technologies common across the FCRM functions, example Case Management System (CMS).
• To ensure the extraction and collation of accurate and concise Management Information (MI) and statistics for internal and external reporting.
• To ensure the development and maintenance of continuous monitoring for financial crime risks relating to internal staff across the Group and Central Units.
• Support data reviews in line with internal staff investigations and/ or proactive reviews for deliverables managed by Group FCRM.
• Effective stakeholder management.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Legal / Business/I. T/Risk Management/Forensics/Audit Degree and/or equivalent tertiary qualification, relevant for this position.
• CFE (International) or intention to study towards accreditation.

Prevention

• To support the teams to deliver an effective and efficient Financial Crime Prevention service within the agreed Financial Crime Prevention plan.
• To deliver on Financial Crime Risk Assessments, Combined Assurance Reviews, Financial Intelligence Centre (FICA) Reviews and process and control reviews as per a Financial Crime Risk based approach and approved methodology.
• Effective stakeholder management and/or;

Detection

• To support the teams to deliver an effective and efficient financial crime detection service within the agreed financial crime detection plan.
• To ensure the development, enhancement and implementation of detection processes, procedures and controls.
• To ensure the development and maintenance of continuous monitoring for financial crime risks relating to internal staff across the Group and Central Units.
• Support the enablement of technologies common across the FCRM functions, example Case Management System (CMS).
• To ensure the extraction and collation of accurate and concise Management Information (MI) and statistics for internal and external reporting.
• Support data reviews in line with internal staff investigations and/ or proactive reviews for deliverables managed by Group FCRM.
• Effective stakeholder management.