AML Systems & Analytics Analyst
Salary - £31,000
Remote
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At The Co-operative Bank we’re proud to be different. We’re proud of our values and ethics, and our unique, customer-led Ethical Policy that shapes everything we do. Born out of the co-operative movement over 150 years ago, you could say that doing the right thing has always been our thing. We don’t just help people with their money, but help people fight for justice and the causes they care about.
We put people at the heart of every decision we make and there’s never been a more important time for our Bank to stand up for the causes that matter most to our customers, colleagues and partner organisations. Join us and help us continue to make progress in environmental and societal change, all with the UK’s original ethical bank.
We promote a hybrid working environment, which means you will work at our office in Manchester roughly once a week and then remotely from home. To enable you to work from home, you will need have a suitable office set up which includes a desk and a chair in a location which is free from the interruptions of day-to-day life.
The role:
The Co-operative Bank is a UK-wide provider of financial services, giving award-winning levels of customer service to millions of retail and business customers across the UK. We’re looking for an experienced Financial Crime Prevention Analyst to undertake a full range of analytical and fraud mitigation activities, including the provision of expert technical advice, to ensure that financial crime risks are effectively managed in line with business plans and prevailing conditions. Ideal opportunity for an analytics graduate to take their first steps in financial crime data analysis.
Key Accountabilities:
* Recommend and maintain specific financial crime detection strategies for all products and channels including score cut offs, policy rules and model strategies
* Carry out routine / standard data gathering under guidance, typically task driven and repeatable actions
* Support the daily / weekly refresh of profiling rules to maintain individual and system performance.
* Monthly analysis reporting and KPI’s covering all prevention and detection systems.
* Monitor industry trends in financial crime transaction risk to review current internal strategies, define and recommend challenger strategies to minimise impact
* Regularly monitor and measure the contribution / benefit of all component parts of the anti fraud and money laundering systems strategy and report the marginal benefit of each component
* Use flexible fraud data services and solutions to drive enhanced analytics capability
* Development, delivery and maintenance of short term end user computing solutions to enhance operational efficiency and fraud monitoring solutions
* Support the continual review of emerging technologies to improve / enhance financial crime transaction risk prevention and detection strategies and / or customer experience
* Optimise the balance between scorecard and rule strategies
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required:
* Broad knowledge of the financial market place and the legislative and regulatory issues affecting Financial Crime.
* Sound background in either Microsoft Excel, SQL, SAS or similar desirable
* Able to demonstrate experience in analytics and data analysis
* Knowledge of UK Anti Money Laundering Regulations desirable
* Ability to produce detailed and accurate information on a timely basis
* Ability to deal with a range of tasks, can work on own and prioritise workload
* Ability to analyse information effectively
* Ability to communicate effectively with the team and others on a range of technical/analytical information both written and verbally
* Experience in fraud management and fraud industry knowledge
What You Can Expect From Us:
* Flexible and home working options
* 27 days holiday rising to 30 with service, plus opportunity to buy 5 extra days
- Competitive pension with up to 10% employer contribution
- Income protection / life assurance
* Commitment from employers on continued learning & development
* Wellbeing support ‘Help@Hand’ offers mental health support, physiotherapy, GP’s for both you and your family.
- 2 paid days for volunteering per year
- ‘MyReward’ corporate discount for over 800 retailers and Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Family friendly policies and supportive working environment
- Colleague network groups committed to inclusion and diversity within our Bank.
We can only consider candidates with the right to work in the UK at this time.
Our Bank is passionate and committed to continuing to create a diverse workforce and an inclusive environment where all colleagues can fulfil their potential.
At the beginning of the year, The Co-operative Bank officially became part of the Coventry Building Society Group. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members, customers and colleagues.
If you require more information or this document in a different format, please contact careers@co-operativebank.co.uk
As a reputable employer regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, all offers of employment for this role are subject to a series of background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks.
*Rated by Morningstar Sustainalytics in the Regional Banks sub-industry with a score of 11.2 as of 14 January 2025.