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Banking
full time

Analytical Fraud Risk Specialist

AbsaJohannesburg

Salary

Not disclosed

Job Type

full time

Posted

about 3 hours ago

Closing date

13 Jul 2026

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Job Description

To support the delivery of the Fraud Risk Strategy by continuously optimizing fraud rules through tactical and strategic fraud rules concluded from data analytics by performing daily health checks of fraud detection and prevention rates, and alert queues. Implement fraud rules to detect and prevent fraud while optimizing fraud rules to improve detection and prevention rates tactically and strategically.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure procedure alignment with testing and deployment of fraud rules.
  • Apply vendor’s best practice in the detection environment.
  • Use improved system functions to enhance rule performance.
  • Ensure removal of redundant rules from the rule engine.
  • Continuously examine reports to improve rule performance.
  • Scrutinize current rules to prevent approved fraud.
  • Run validity of rule firings to identify accuracy.
  • Archive fraud rule changes and document processes.
  • Produce ad-hoc analysis reports on fraud related issues.
  • Create new reports to assist with Fraud analytics strategic goals.
  • Liaise regularly with relevant stakeholders and escalate issues.

Requirements

  • Postgraduate Degrees and Professional Qualifications: Mathematics.

About the employer

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Absa

Absa is a hiring organisation operating in Johannesburg within the banking sector. They are currently recruiting for the Analytical Fraud Risk Specialist role advertised on this page. Visit the official application link for more about the company, its culture and the team you would be joining.

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