Bank of America

Senior Analyst, Fraud Analytics and Innovation – New Account Fraud Strategies

Bank of America

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: BostonIllinoisMassachusettsUnited States

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Salary

💰 $105,000 - $131,100 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Performs complex analysis of financial models, market data, financial data, and portfolio trends to understand product performance and improve portfolio risk, profitability, performance forecasting, and operational performance
  • Utilizes a variety of systems, such as Excel, SAS, SQL, Tableau, and other relational data bases, to provide analytical support on strategies, ensure goals are met
  • Evaluates data to assess potential fraud risk and creating mitigation strategies
  • Proposes policy/procedural changes within segmentation structures to produce optimal results
  • Recommends ways to help the business achieve desired outcomes and make informed business decisions using data analysis outputs
  • Leads the coordination of the production of product performance reports and updates for senior management
  • Support monitoring and analysis of deposit application fraud trends and portfolio performance.
  • Conduct deep-dive investigations into patterns, anomalies, and emerging threats.
  • Contribute analytical insights, develop mitigation strategies and improve detection effectiveness.
  • Assist in developing and maintaining application and transaction monitoring routines.
  • Support cross-functional collaboration by preparing data, insights, and documentation for senior strategists, operations, technology, and product teams.
  • Assist in evaluating internal and external data sources that may enhance detection capabilities, coordinating closely with Fraud Technology partners.
  • Help ensure risk controls and best practices are properly implemented within assigned workstreams.
  • Participate in defect reviews and case analysis to identify strategy or procedural enhancement opportunities.
  • Contribute to fraud requirements documentation, testing support, and performance validation for new initiatives.
  • Monitor KPI dashboards and provide reporting to help assess the effectiveness of fraud strategies.
  • Support strategy optimization efforts by analyzing rule performance, false positives, and customer impact.
  • Identify process improvement opportunities that increase efficiency or analytic rigor.
  • Partner with claims, policy, and product teams to deliver basic analysis and insights that inform decision making.

Requirements

  • 1–3+ years of SQL and/or SAS querying/coding experience
  • 1–3+ years of experience in Fraud Prevention, Strategy, Risk, Policy, or Operations
  • Experience with Excel, PowerPoint, and/or Tableau
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work independently on assigned analyses and deliver accurate results
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Ability to break down problems and contribute to development of clear action plans
  • Experience interpreting data and presenting findings to various audiences.
Benefits
  • This role is currently benefits eligible.
  • We provide industry-leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
SQLSASdata analysisfinancial modelingfraud risk assessmentperformance forecastingdata interpretationKPI monitoringprocess improvementreporting
Soft Skills
analytical skillsproblem-solvingcommunication skillsindependenceadaptabilitycollaborationattention to detailstrategic thinkingaction planningpresentation skills