Fraud & Risk Analyst

**About us**:
Peoples Group is a boutique Financial Institution with offices located in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal that has been in the Canadian marketplace for over 30 years. Our mission is to exceed our customers' expectations by providing exceptional customer service backed by extensive product knowledge and experience.

Our culture here at Peoples Group is formed by our values; Strength-Based, Relationship Focused and Passionate Execution. We believe people don't choose a company to work for, they choose a company to _join_. We also believe that people come first and each day we strive to be willing, trustworthy and creative.

**About you**:
You are a highly motivated and skilled Analyst with a strong track record in Fraud and Risk Management. You are a forward thinker who can comfortably interpret quantitative and qualitative data to assist with the ongoing review and daily monitoring of the fraud and risk management of Peoples merchant acquiring business. You have a proven track record in investigations, and experience working on the merchant acquiring side of banking.

**About you / qualifications**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 3 years risk or fraud experience, preferably within an acquiring bank
- Familiarity with conducting risk-based meetings with clients and making a complex issue understandable to those without a risk/fraud background
- Ability to analyze data and discern trends
- Good judgement and demonstrated sound decision-making skills, with a proactive approach to problem solving
- Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to adapt to change in a fast and high-growth business environment

**About the day-to-day**:

- Liaise with partners, other Financial Institutions, Government agencies and Law Enforcement on information requests and investigations
- Identify existing and emerging risks while providing recommendations to mitigate the impact of these risks
- Make time-sensitive decisions, requiring sound and independent judgment related to member impacts and potential loss to Peoples Trust
- Conduct investigations on suspicious activity, including preparing reports, summaries, presentations, and process documents to display results
- Using technology-based fraud monitoring/detection tools and reports, to monitor/analyze account activity for potential fraud and illegal activity
- Monitor and review new and existing merchant partners according to Peoples Trust risk guidelines and network requirements
- Coordinate monthly meetings with Key stakeholders in the business group or external clients to discuss various risk management practices. Prepare the related documents and present at the meeting
- Coordinate with business units contacts to accumulate key risk data, analyze the data, and report on it at various intervals (weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly and off-cycle as required)
- Strong ability in establishing and maintaining a solid network of contacts, both internal and external
- Monitor internal and external data points that may affect the risk level of a decision
- Develop systems and processes for gathering and storing data for future analytic projects
- Review and assess new risks, and provided and assessment of the key risks, determining if there are emerging risks to be considered. Provide updates on risk register

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NOTE:_**_ Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest; however only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Peoples Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer._

**Qualifications**:
Education

**Preferred**

Bachelor's degree or better in Business Economics.

Bachelor's degree or better in Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Bachelor's degree or better in Finance.