Fraud Analyst

Fraud and Financial Crime Analyst

Salary £35,000-£42,000

Location + work pattern Lancashire | Hybrid working (3 days per week in the office, flexible days)

This role sits within a developing Fraud and Financial Crime team and will focus on first‑line fraud strategy, analysis, and reporting. You'll use data to understand fraud trends, assess the effectiveness of controls, and provide insight-driven recommendations.

Specifically, you can expect to be involved in:

• Analysing fraud and financial crime data to identify trends, risks and emerging threats.
• Building and optimising reporting to monitor fraud performance and control effectiveness.
• Using SQL to extract, manipulate, and analyse large datasets.
• Supporting investigations across external and internal fraud types.
• Contributing to ad hoc analytical and coding projects that improve fraud strategy.

• Experience with in fraud, financial crime, credit risk or lending analytics.
• Strong working knowledge of SQL and confidence discussing your approach to data analysis.
• Understanding of fraud typologies within consumer lending or payments.
• Ability to translate data outputs into clear insights and practical recommendations.
• A proactive mindset, with the confidence to take ownership of work streams.

• Exposure to a growing fraud and financial crime function with strong visibility across the business.
• End-to-end ownership of analytical work and reporting.
• A collaborative environment with a strong focus on learning and development.
• Hybrid working with flexibility around office days.