Analyst-Data Analytics

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Merchant Data & Analytics, Financial Crime (FC) Team is a cross-LOB organisation, responsible for supporting the network and acquiring businesses and ensuring they have a robust first line of defence. Financial Crime Data Analytics Team plays an active role in enabling the businesses to meet their growth objectives whilst ensuring there is an effective control framework. Our organisation helps our businesses manage risk, respond to new regulation, and develop new products whilst creating and maintaining effective partnerships across multiple key stakeholders.

Merchant Data & Analytics, Financial Crime (FC) are responsible for ensuring that Global Merchant Network Services (GMNS) has a robust first line of defence for ensuring full compliance with applicable laws, regulations and company policies, influencing control consciousness & regulatory preparedness across products, processes and legal entities.  Success in this role requires an external perspective, and strong knowledge of the Acquiring and Network business. 

Responsibilities include:

Risk Analytics

Risk monitoring:

Reporting analytics

Qualifications:

·        Degree in a quantitative area (e.g. Finance, Statistics, Economics, Mathematics and Engineering) is preferred.

·        Past Experience: 2 years of Financial Crime and/or regulatory work experience preferred.

Technical and Function Skills/Capabilities:

• Proactive thinking and strong analytical skills
  
• Strong ability to solve unstructured problems through data
  
• Strong process mindset and ability to collaborate
  
• Excellent critical thinking and attention to detail
  
• Exceptional drive and commitment; ability to work and thrive in in fast changing, results driven environment; and proven ability in handling competing priorities
  
• Proactive learner with the ability to quickly learn new concepts and techniques with minimal supervision
  
• Good experience with analytical (SQL, Python) tools is expected.
  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to translate between various technical and non-technical audiences
  
• Knowledge of Financial crime and/or regulatory management experience is preferred
  

• Competitive base salaries 
• Bonus incentives 
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement 
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location) 
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need 
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location) 
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location) 
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program 
• Career development and training opportunities