Fraud Analyst

Job Description

Fraud Analyst

• Full time | Permanent
• Kent St, Sydney
• Hybrid working model
  
  

How will I help?

As a Fraud Analyst, you will analyse information related to fraud and scams, and implement detection strategies which mitigate risk and prevent financial loss, whilst ensuring there is minimal impacts to customer experience, product profitability and brand reputation.

You will be responsible for designing, testing, and deploying rules to identify and mitigate fraudulent activity occurring using Westpac Group products.

Some of the key accountabilities are:

• Analyse and interrogate data to support detection of fraud and scams.
• Identify and provide insights into emerging fraud trends to aid prevention.
• Maintain internal reporting platforms to assist with analysis.
• Become an expert in payment systems and processes.
• Develop strategies to mitigate fraud though system innovation.
• Make continual improvements to our fraud detection system rules.
  
  

What’s in it for me?

You’ll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for over 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we’ll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You’ll also keep learning to grow your career, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

What do I need?

You will bring your background/education in a technical area (Statistics, Data Science, Engineering, Actuary etc.) as well as your strong mathematics and problem-solving skills to the role and develop these further on the job.

• Recent (or soon to complete) tertiary qualification in relevant disciplines such as Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or Engineering is desirable.
• Have some technical knowledge in SQL/SAS/Python/R or other programming languages used to interrogate and manipulate large data sets and fit statistical models.
• Ability to engage with and communicate with non-technical stakeholders.
• A keen and curious mind, and a willingness to learn.
  
  

What’s it like to work there?

We are a collaborative team of passionate people with a shared ambition to make a difference for our customers, our communities and each other. At Westpac, making a difference means creating impact, unlocking our own and each other’s passions, and transformative success stories to create better futures together.

As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family gives you access to a wide range of employee benefits to help you manage your priorities - whether that means family life, work/life balance, ambition to grow or all the little perks in between.

We’ll empower you to shape your career path. Through personalised upskilling, mentoring, and training opportunities, you’re in control of where you start and how you’ll grow.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility – and champions inclusion.

Hear from some of our people and their experiences working with us.

How do I apply?

Start here. Just click on the APPLY or APPLY NOW button.

At Westpac, we’re all about creating a supportive culture and ensuring our workplaces, branches, products, and services are accessible and inclusive for everyone—our customers, employees, and the wider community. If you’re interested in discussing workplace flexibility, please feel free to mention it in your application.

We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientation, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, veterans and reservists, and Indigenous Australians to apply. If you have questions about the recruitment process, please email [email protected] .

Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?

We can provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability and/or neurodiversity. If you require an adjustment to be made during the recruitment process at any stage, please email [email protected]