Fraud Analyst - #2179087

Fraud AnalystRemote 3 month Contract | Outside IR35 | £400 per dayThis is an opportunity to join a growing decision intelligence function focused on strengthening fraud prevention and financial crime controls. You will play a key role in improving fraud decisioning, helping to build scalable processes, optimise rule performance, and support a data-driven approach to risk management.The CompanyThey are a technology-driven organisation operating within a regulated financial services environment. As they continue to enhance their fraud and financial crime capabilities, they are investing in more sophisticated decisioning processes and controls. Working across risk, product, engineering, compliance, and data teams, they are building scalable solutions that support effective risk management and operational resilience. This contract offers the chance to make a meaningful impact on a critical business function.The Role and Deliverables

• Support the end-to-end fraud rule lifecycle, including analysis, testing, deployment, monitoring, optimisation, and rollback.
• Analyse fraud patterns, alert trends, false positives, false negatives, and rule performance to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Translate operational insights and stakeholder requirements into structured and data-driven fraud rule proposals.
• Work closely with decisioning platforms and fraud rule engines to improve fraud detection capabilities.
• Monitor post-deployment rule performance and recommend adjustments based on measurable outcomes.
• Maintain clear documentation covering rule logic, testing activity, governance processes, and monitoring results.

Your Skills & Experience

• Strong experience as a Fraud Analyst, Fraud Strategy Analyst, Risk Analyst, Decisioning Analyst, or a similar fraud-focused role.
• Hands-on experience working with fraud decisioning tools, risk platforms, or fraud rules engines.
• Proven ability to create, test, monitor, and optimise fraud rules, thresholds, and risk controls.
• Strong analytical skills with experience assessing fraud trends, control effectiveness, and operational impact.
• Good understanding of card fraud, transaction fraud, payment fraud, account misuse, or related fraud typologies.
• Experience balancing fraud prevention objectives with customer experience and operational efficiency.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex risk concepts clearly.
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with product, engineering, compliance, risk, and data teams.
• Experience within fintech, payments, banking, or another regulated financial services environment.
• SQL or data analysis experience would be beneficial.

How to ApplyIf you have strong experience in fraud decisioning, fraud strategy, and rule optimisation and are looking for your next contract opportunity, apply today to find out more.