Fraud Prevention & Detection Specialist

About the role

BPR Bank Rwanda is hiring a Fraud Prevention & Detection Specialist. The role leads and manages fraud and malpractice investigations end-to-end, from detection through resolution, and works closely with stakeholders to quantify the Bank's exposure.

Key responsibilities

• Analyze financial transactions, system data and records to spot patterns, anomalies and indicators of fraud or financial crime, and act quickly to mitigate them.
• Review daily reports and compromise alerts from the Fraud Management System, recommend account holds, and research fraud patterns to build prevention rules.
• Interview people who may hold information on fraud allegations, liaise with victims, law enforcement, insurers and other stakeholders, and testify as an expert in civil or criminal proceedings when needed.
• Pursue and track recovery of fraud losses, reporting recovered amounts monthly to the line manager.
• Prepare regulatory, monthly and periodic reports, including updates to the fraud database.
• Daily: collect and share fraud intelligence, report cases to the line manager, branches and law enforcement, and give prosecutorial support and attend court proceedings.
• Draft and finalize investigation reports accurately and on time, and carry out special preventive, detective and investigative assignments as directed.
• Recommend changes to fraud detection system parameters to improve detection.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice, Law, Business, Finance, Banking or another relevant field.
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Financial Crime Specialist (CFCS), Certified AML Specialist (CAMS) or another relevant qualification.
• At least 3 years of banking operations experience.

Required skills

• Analytical skills in fraud prevention.
• Familiarity with fraud prevention tools.
• Investigation experience.