Senior Analyst for Consulting Firm- Anomaly Detection

Senior Analyst for Consulting Firm

Global Consulting Firm's Anomaly Detection practice is looking for a number of skilled Senior Associates to be part of our New York City based consulting team. We offer unique services - advising some of the world’s largest companies on critical and highly sensitive matters. You will work as part of our team on diverse client engagements in areas such as:

Fraud detection and continuous monitoring – we have proprietary tools and methods that help quickly identify fraudulent behavior in financial and operational systems. Our team also implements tools and processes for continuous monitoring of suspicious behavior. These assignments are highly confidential and require deep functional knowledge of financial systems and ability to develop and analyze diverse sets of data identified by our detection scenarios. The industries we service include Gaming (Casinos and Hospitality), Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Consumer Products, and Financial Services. Experience in and working knowledge of fraud detection techniques in a particular industry is required. CFE certification a plus.

Securities litigation and surveillance – we offer clients expertise in securities transaction monitoring and identification of suspicious behavior in support of investigations involving insider trading allegations; front running allegations; trade allocation issues; and market manipulation allegations. We often work under attorney/client privilege and you will work with our proprietary detection scenarios, perform base lining and testing, and document findings in order to support or defend our clients’ position. Knowledge of securities products, detection scenarios, and surveillance is required. Series 7 certification a plus.

Anomaly detection software selection, configuration, and implementation – our clients look to us for the development of business and technical requirements; data and sourcing analysis; vendor / product recommendations; software product configurations and tuning; user acceptance testing; and project planning and management. You will need financial services industry business and product knowledge and recent implementation experience with one or more of the following vendor solutions: Charles River, Actimize, Searchspace, Mantas, Experian, Syfact, Digital Harbor, Carreker, FairIsaac, or Norcom. Excellent written, presentation, and teamwork skills a must. Hands on experience with product configuration, work flow analysis, analytics development and tuning, and user acceptance testing on one or more projects a must. Financial services and product knowledge a must. ACAMS certification a plus.

Project recovery – we offer clients recovery services for out of control projects. Our highly skilled team can quickly analyze, assess, and recommend specific activities to be taken in order to mitigate current project risks and turnaround out of control projects. You will need deep experience in project management techniques, quality assurance, earned value analysis, team structure, communications, and contract management. Experience with Microsoft Project or Primavera a must. PMP certification a plus.


In this position you will be responsible for, but not limited to, working on projects and obtaining a sound understanding of the various tools used for the detection of financial crimes, fraud detection, continuous monitoring, investigations and case management, and regulatory reporting. The selected individuals will work as part of our overall team and will learn and/or perform tasks such as:

* Defining, developing, and documenting business and system requirements
* Developing application specifications for offshore development
* Documenting workflows and re-engineering processes.
* Assessing and documenting data and transactional flows.
* Data quality analysis.
* Participate in team decision-making.
* Generating innovative ideas within a dynamic environment.
* Development of 'monitoring' rules and scenarios.
* Working on and preparing client deliverables.
* Implementing various software solutions.
* Managing small teams and client interaction
REQUIREMENTS
Education:
An undergraduate degree in Business (i.e., Accounting, Economics, Finance, Statistics, etc.) or in Management Information Systems or a dual major/minor in Computer Science or Management Information Systems and Business with outstanding GPA (Masters Degree is a plus)

Experienced candidates will have 5+ years of relevant experience.