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First West Credit Union

Member-owned financial co-operative providing banking

Fraud Analyst

Financial Crime & AMLConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time$56.8k - $72.8k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A diploma in Business, Finance, Risk Management, Criminology, Information Security, Data Analytics, or a related discipline is required.
  • At least 3 years of relevant experience in fraud prevention, fraud detection, transaction monitoring, or financial crime analytics, including knowledge of financial-crime typologies.
  • Strong analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret data and identify fraud patterns.
  • Sound judgment and attention to detail when managing alerts, priorities, and time-sensitive issues.
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills and the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.
  • Strong organization and adaptability, including the ability to respond effectively to change, uncertainty, and evolving fraud risks while maintaining confidentiality and accountability.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, particularly Excel.
  • Experience using fraud detection, transaction-monitoring, or analytical systems, and the ability to learn new technologies quickly.
  • Working knowledge of SQL Server, Power BI, PowerPivot, dashboards, and data visualization.
  • Ability to use approved generative AI tools responsibly and securely, with appropriate validation and human oversight.
  • Ability to demonstrate adherence to policies and procedures and an understanding of risk and risk ownership.

Responsibilities

  • Use fraud monitoring and detection systems to review, prioritize, investigate, resolve, and escalate alerts involving transactional, behavioural, digital, and account activity.
  • Support the development, testing, implementation, and ongoing refinement of fraud rules, thresholds, and alert strategies; document decisions and complete activities within established procedures, service standards, risk tolerances, and delegated authority.
  • Aggregate, validate, and analyze data from multiple sources to identify fraud patterns, emerging risks, control weaknesses, and opportunities to improve detection effectiveness.
  • Develop recurring and ad hoc reports, dashboards, metrics, and analytical insights related to fraud trends, losses, alert activity, false-positive rates, detection outcomes, and member impact.
  • Provide evidence-based recommendations to strengthen fraud prevention and operational controls.
  • Support fraud risk assessments, quality assurance, data validation, control reviews, and continuous-improvement initiatives.
  • Maintain documentation related to fraud rules, testing, reporting definitions, analytical methods, procedures, and change decisions.
  • Identify and escalate significant fraud risks, data-quality concerns, process gaps, and control weaknesses, and recommend practical improvements within the scope of the role.
  • Collaborate with Fraud Investigations, Anti-Money Laundering, Technology, Operations, Product, Compliance, Risk Management, vendors, and other stakeholders to provide fraud analysis, technical support, and subject-matter guidance.
  • Contribute to projects and system enhancements, maintain awareness of emerging fraud trends and typologies, share relevant knowledge, and escalate material issues requiring senior or management attention.

Desired Qualifications

  • CFCI or CFE certification is considered an asset.
  • Familiarity with Python and basic machine-learning concepts is considered an asset.

About the Company

First West Credit Union

Member-owned financial co-operative providing banking

First West Credit Union is a member-owned Canadian financial co-operative offering traditional banking and wealth management through local brands Island Savings, Envision Financial, Valley First, and Enderby & District Financial. Members access everyday banking, loans, and financial planning via branch networks and teams of financial advisors. It differentiates itself by staying ultra-local through a multi-brand cooperative model that pools resources while keeping a local-first focus and active community involvement. Its goal is to help members, employees, and communities flourish by supporting sustainable local growth and redefining banking as cooperative and community-driven.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Langley, Canada
Founded
1946

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