Financial Fraud Prevention Specialist

Job Description

We are looking for a skilled Payments Risk Systems Analyst to join our team. As a Payments Risk Systems Analyst, you will be responsible for analyzing data to identify and trace fraud patterns and suspicious or high-risk activities. You will also need to quantify the financial risk and propose strategies or solutions to reduce or eliminate that risk while maintaining sales and customer experience.

Our ideal candidate must have excellent investigation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. You will work closely with our Fintech Organization to detect fraud trends/suspicious activity by analyzing data from multiple sources/systems. You will also be required to collect relevant data/information and prepare business cases assessing the potential risk / financial impact for the company.

• Detect fraud trends/suspicious activity by analyzing data from multiple sources/systems.
• Collect relevant data/information and prepare business cases assessing the potential risk / financial impact for the company.
• Closely monitor fraud department KPIs in order to identify possible risks and propose improvements/changes under a data-driven approach.
• Think of alternative/innovative solutions to further improve department KPIs.
• Have a thorough understanding of the company's fraud prevention tool and respective set up in order to be able to calibrate and/or write new fraud rules to prevent fraudulent activity.
• Support business needs and company decisions by suggesting and implementing system configurations.
• Have close cooperation and provide feedback to several company departments relevant with changes applied to prevent fraudulent activity.
• Stay up to date with the latest online fraud trends, practices, and tools.
• Prepare reports for the management team.

Required Skills and Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Studies preferably in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics)
• 1-2 years of previous experience in a fraud analyst or any other analyst position
• Knowledge of SQL, Python, R, or Qlik will be considered as a plus
• Advanced experience with MS office (especially Excel)
• Data-driven approach along with strong critical, analytical, and investigation skills
• Ability to act proactively, take initiatives, and demonstrate a can-do attitude focusing on producing high-quality results within a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work independently, meet tight deadlines, and navigate through multiple systems and processes
• Presentation/communication skills & excellent command of the English language
• Discretion in dealing with confidential information
• High level of responsibility & integrity combined with eagerness to work in a multicultural, international environment subject to continuous changes

Benefits

We offer:

• Hybrid working environment - having the opportunity to work both remotely and at the office enabling you flexibility
• Office in the City – We sit on bright, large floors (over 4000㎡) in central Athens. Just a short walk from the Ambelokipi Metro station
• Growth – We believe in personal development and continuous education, thus we offer the opportunity of role-related training on tools and best practices
• Team activities - We also like to schedule company/department/team activities and events outside the office space
• Fun & Work: We have a relaxed & fun work environment where you can enjoy free coffee/tea, playing ping pong or video games
• Health Benefits - Through partners we offer a private health insurance plan. We also offer the possibility to use 2 extra medical leave days in case of need

At Etraveli Group, we value diversity

At Etraveli Group, we pride ourselves on being a company represented by people of all different backgrounds. During hiring, we are committed to ensure equality and promote diversity in the workplace at every selection stage. As such, we provide the same opportunities for all candidates regardless of race, religion or belief, gender, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected under any anti-discrimination law or regulation.