Fraud Prevention Analyst

Patelco Credit Union•Dublin, CA

57d•$27 - $32•Onsite

About The Position

The Patelco Fraud Team works to protect our members and the credit union from losses and other negative effects related to fraud. The Fraud Prevention Analyst supports this mission through thorough investigations of potentially fraudulent activity with a goal of preventing and mitigating fraud related losses to both the credit union and our members. They will review relevant information from multiple, diverse, systems. They will interact with members and other team members to gather additional information as necessary and use sound judgement to determine appropriate outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business related discipline or equivalent experience preferred
Ability to review information from multiple sources, aggregate information into a clear understanding of circumstances and exercise sound judgment and analytical thinking to draw conclusions and make decisions.
2+ years experience in fraud investigations or fraud operations or other experience in financial services organizations or relevant educational experience.
Basic Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

Reviews alerts of potentially fraudulent activity related to deposit account behavior, new account analysis, and payment card transactions, including account origination, ACH activity, wire activity, deposit activity, check activity, credit line payment activity, and payment card transaction activity.
Performs investigation of fraud related disputes reported by members, related both payment card and non-payment card transactions
Performs fraud prevention/risk management activities on deposit accounts, focusing on functions established to provide early warning signs of potential losses
Reviews potential fraudulent accounts for the prevention and detection of Fraud
Responsible for evaluating current processes and policies for root cause analysis and provides recommendations to address identified issues contributing to fraud/loss/adverse experience
Exercises sound judgement to take appropriate action related to suspected fraudulent activity to prevent and mitigate losses and fraud risk for both the member and the credit union.
Identifies various types of potentially fraudulent activity including identity suspicious activity, account takeover, first-party fraud and scams.
Reviews member appeals of actions taken by the fraud team, including review of documents to verify member identity or explain transaction activity.
Acts as a liaison with law enforcement agencies and other financial institutions as needed.
Uses case management systems to fully and accurately document fraud investigations, contacts with members and suspects and member disputes. Manages cases within the case management system to insure proper status and timely disposition.
Escalates suspicious activity to BSA team for potential SAR filing with proper identification of suspect/victim, transactional activity involved and a clear explanation of the activity.
Maintains thorough and current knowledge of all federal, state, and local regulations as well as internal policies and procedures and credit union products and services.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Proficiency with various reporting tools such as Microsoft Word and Excel, PowerPoint Database querying and data analysis
Individual must be a self-starter with a high level of dependability and self-motivation, able to work independently and in a team-oriented environment, prioritizing and multi-tasking as/when appropriate