Financial Crime: Data Analyst

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time
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  • With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary


As the threats and risks of Financial Crime increase in scale and complexity, Absa Group Financial Crime is responsible for ensuring that the Bank manages the risks of money laundering, terrorist financing, sanctions and bribery and corruption and, in so doing, protects the Bank, its customers and its employees, as well as society at large, from the negative effects of financial crime.

The Financial Crime function implements a Financial Crime Risk framework to meet the requirements of anti-money laundering, anti-terrorism, anti-bribery & corruption and economic sanctions laws and regulations.


Located within the Data, Analytics and Insights team (DAI), a sub-division of the Financial Crime Compliance team, the Investigations team provides a critical forensic and financial crime data analytics support function to various areas within the bank including External Law Enforcement Agencies.


The Data Analyst is responsible for gathering, analysing and packaging of evidence in line with requirements stipulated in summonses served on the Bank as well as internal requests for investigations initiated by various internal business units within the Bank.


Job Description:

Job Description:

Data Analysis

  • Based on requirements stipulated in summonses or request for investigation the Data Analyst will collate relevant data from multiple data sources within the Bank.
  • Data is extracted by making use of various data querying and scripting toolsets.
  • Once data is extracted the Data Analyst will transform and enrich the data according to predefined data transformation standards
Flow of Funds Analysis

  • One of the main objectives is to perform detailed Flow of Funds analysis (Following the money trail)
  • While performing a Flow of Funds analysis the Data Analyst must take normal accounting principals into account and highlight any potential data integrity issues while conducting the analysis.
  • These issues will be recorded in a Data Risk and Issue Catalogue and reported to the Head: Forensic Data Analysis.
Pro-Active Alerts

  • The Data Analyst must report any abnormalities in terms of financial transactional flows to the Head: Forensic Data Analysis while performing the investigation.
  • These abnormalities will then be escalated to the relevant accountable Stakeholders.
Evidence Management

  • Based on requirements stipulated in the summonses served on the Bank the Data Analyst must gather all the relevant evidence and package the information in such a format that it will not compromise the outcome of criminal proceedings.
  • The Data Analyst must ensure that chain of custody throughout the information gathering process are maintained with zero compromise on completeness, accuracy and integrity on information.
  • The Data Analyst will be responsible to issue a written statement under oath (affidavit) on certain investigations where external law enforcement agencies are involved.
Stakeholder Management

  • Maintain strong working relationships with colleagues across Financial Crime and other Investigation Units within the Bank.
  • Maintain strong working relationships with external law enforcement agencies.
Education and Experience

  • 2 years' experience in the field of Data Analysis either within a bank, consultancy or data analytics environment.
  • Experience in Financial Crime Compliance.
  • Relevant B degree in Accounting, Risk Management, Forensic Investigations, or related field will be an advantage
  • Strong experience in data analysis and/or data analytics
  • Advance experience in MS Excel, scripting and query building skillsets
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Certificate in Money Laundering Control, ACAMS Certificate or Certified Fraud Examiner (ACFE), or equivalent will be an advantage.
Education

Higher Diplomas:
Business, Commerce and Management Studies (required)

  • Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised_

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