Senior Analyst AML Analytics

About this role

Forward with Cuscal

Ever tapped your phone to buy a morning coffee, or made a purchase from your favourite online store? Chances are, we've made it happen.

At Cuscal, we've been at the forefront of payments innovation for over 60 years, enabling seamless, secure solutions that millions of Australians rely on every day.

That's why we're looking for a Senior Analyst AML Analytics to join our Financial Crime Domain and help shape the future of payments.

Join us. Forward with Cuscal.

Job Description

Your Opportunity

We're looking for a Senior Analyst AML Analytics to join our AML Analytics team within the Financial Crime Domain. In this role, you'll play a critical part in protecting Cuscal and our clients by analysing complex datasets to identify emerging financial crime threats, optimise detection strategies, and strengthen AML monitoring capabilities across multiple payment channels.

You'll also make an impact by

• Analysing complex behavioural and transaction data to identify suspicious activity and emerging AML risks across cards, digital wallets, real-time payments, BPAY, Direct Entry and PayTo channels.
• Leveraging SQL, Databricks, IBM Safer Payments, feature engineering and advanced analytics techniques to enhance monitoring effectiveness and reduce financial crime risk.
• Supporting continuous improvement through the development, testing and optimisation of detection rules, reporting frameworks, dashboards and analytics capabilities.

Qualifications

What You'll Bring

You're an experienced AML analytics professional who thrives on uncovering insights from data and translating those insights into meaningful risk mitigation strategies. You enjoy solving complex problems, collaborating with stakeholders, and staying ahead of emerging financial crime threats.

To succeed in this role, you'll bring

• Experience in AML, financial crime analytics, transaction monitoring or risk analytics.
• Strong technical capability with SQL and large, complex datasets, alongside experience generating insights through data analysis.
• Experience working with transaction monitoring technologies, rules optimisation, machine learning, AI models or analytics platforms.

You'll stand out from the crowd if you have

• Experience within banking, payments, fintech or financial services environments.
• Experience with Databricks, Python, Java, Jupyter, Power BI or Tableau.

Additional Information

Why Cuscal?

At Cuscal, you'll find a strong, successful company that's reimagining the future. And our team is right there at the heart of it all.

Here, you'll deliver or support interesting, ground-breaking work that has real impact on Australia's financial services sector and the millions of customers it serves. You'll innovate alongside skilled, smart, connected teams and build a fulfilling career that continues to grow.

You'll also enjoy a range of benefits, including

• Hybrid working arrangements that support flexibility and work-life balance.
• We celebrate success: Our IGNITE program recognises individual and team achievements.
• Wellbeing focus: We support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing through a range of initiatives and employee benefits.

Join us and reimagine the future

If you're excited about using data, analytics and technology to combat financial crime and shape the future of payments, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and let's explore who you are, what drives you and how you can contribute to our vision for the future.

Cuscal is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can thrive.

Cuscal does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies and search firms. Please do not email or send unsolicited resumes to any Cuscal employee, location or address.

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