Fraud Analyst at Westpac Group

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

17 Feb, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Fraud Detection, Problem-Solving, Designing Rules, Testing Models, Deploying Models, Statistical Models, SQL, Python, R, SAS, Data Manipulation, Communication, Creative Thinking

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Create your best future and join Westpac as a Fraud Analyst Permanent Full-time opportunity Sydney based Hybrid working model What’s the role? As a Fraud Analyst, you will apply your mathematic and creative problem-solving skills to detect suspicious behaviour in Westpac customer data, and use these insights to prevent financial loss to customers. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, testing, and deploying rules and statistical models to detect fraud and scam activity as it happens, and constantly adapt to new trends as they emerge. This is a unique role where you get to play an important part in our fraud strategy as a bank, through solving a range of challenging and interesting problems with clear customer impact. What do I need? This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is at the beginning of their career, rolling off a graduate program or finishing up university. You will bring your background and education in a technical area as well as your strong mathematics and problem-solving skills to the role. In turn we will help you learn and grow in this unique role! Recent or soon to complete Tertiary Qualification in relevant disciplines such as Mathematics, Statistics, Actuarial Studies, Computer Science or Econometrics is preferred. Have some technical knowledge in SQL, Python, R, SAS or other programming languages used to interrogate and manipulate large data sets and fit statistical models. Good communication skills, both written and verbal. Experience or keen interest in games such as strategy board games or chess is advantageous as these display similar thought processes to fraud detection. Ability to think creatively to solve problems. Why join us? We’re obsessed with becoming our customers #1 banking partner for life and we’re looking for people who are passionate about helping us achieve that goal. In return we’re committed to making Westpac the best place to work in the country. Here are just a few of the ways we’re already doing that: Special offers on banking products and discounts from top brands, including generous employee-only mortgage rates! Flexible work arrangements to help you achieve a greater work/life balance, and a variety of leave options including Culture, Lifestyle and Wellbeing leave. Tailored learning and development opportunities to help your grow your career within the bank. Lots of opportunities to ‘give back’ to the Community by getting involved in our many volunteering initiatives Create your future today To get started, simply click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button We’re all about creating a supportive and inclusive community. We welcome everyone – no matter your age, gender, background, or abilities. We also provide additional support to welcome our veterans, Indigenous Australians and neurodiverse community. If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, you can find out more information and additional contact details by visiting the "People with Disability and/or needing Accessibility Requirements" page on our website.

Responsibilities

The Fraud Analyst will apply mathematical and creative problem-solving skills to detect suspicious behavior in customer data and use these insights to prevent financial loss. Responsibilities include designing, testing, and deploying rules and statistical models to detect fraud and scam activity as it happens, adapting to new trends.