FRAUD ANALYST II

Responsible for transaction monitoring of financial products sold in the Kroger Family of Companies for suspicious activities indicative of criminal activity or financial fraud and fraud case investigation.

Work closely with the Fraud Investigation Manager on reporting and analysis of trends to provide periodic feedback to stakeholders.

Demonstrates the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Minimum
- Any experience using Microsoft Excel data analytics tools
- Any experience using data analytics tools to identify trends and anomalies
- 4+ years of experience in fraud prevention, risk management, accounting, finance, audit, or compliance
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to foster collaborative working relationships
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Ability to prioritize/multi-task while providing accurate/on-time results
- Excellent oral/written communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office

Desired
- Bachelor's Degree business, accounting, finance, risk management, or equivalent experience
- Certified Fraud Examiner
- Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist- Conduct investigations using all available systems to research fraud and financial crime activity and maintain case investigation documentation in accordance with department standards
- Oversee transaction monitoring of financial products to assess fraud and financial crime activity
- Identify data trends and anomalies as they relate to financial crimes and guidance for use in transaction monitoring
- Design and implement alert rules for use in transaction monitoring and conduct periodic review of alerts to ensure controls align to objectives
- Assist the Asset Protection and Organized Retail Crime teams on relevant investigations
- Collaborate with the Transaction Monitoring group to perform periodic store risk analysis of assigned divisions and develop reporting for management to communicate findings
- Provide direction to the Risk & AML Analysts on processes, procedures, and application of policy requirements
- Adhere to Kroger policies and procedures and comply with all applicable federal and state laws, regulations and guidance as they relate to Money Laundering
- Travel up to 10% to meet with internal clients
- Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation