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Intelligence Data Analyst

Cifas
London
3 weeks ago
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Overview

Cifas is the UK’s leading fraud prevention service, managing the largest database of fraudulent conduct in the country. Our members are organisations from all sectors, sharing data across sectors to reduce fraud and financial crime. As a not-for-profit, our mission is to fight fraud rather than generate profits for shareholders.

Fraud presents a serious and significant threat to the UK. Our role is to protect businesses, the public and the economy from fraud, and we have ambitious plans to innovate and create new services and products that will improve how we tackle fraud.

Our employees play a crucial part in ensuring we remain the UK's leading fraud prevention service, with our members at the heart of everything we do.

The Role

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Data Analyst to join our Intelligence team. This role offers an opportunity to provide technical leadership and subject matter expertise in transforming complex data into actionable intelligence. Working within the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem, including Power BI, you will support data-driven decision-making that enables our members to detect and prevent fraud and financial crime. Your insights will inform strategic initiatives and policy development to mitigate fraud across the financial landscape.

Key Responsibilities
  • Leading on the design, development, and maintenance of analytical intelligence products and services using Power BI reports and dashboards integrated with Microsoft Fabric. Collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
  • Establishing and maintaining a regular flow of actionable data-driven intelligence for Cifas members and other stakeholders, establishing Cifas as a go-to source of fraud-related research and intelligence for external partners such as law enforcement.
  • Performing data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes using SQL and Fabric components.
  • Leading the development of strategy and processes to enable geospatial analysis and mapping in relation to core datasets (National Fraud Database and Intelligence Service Database) to support intelligence and strategic initiatives.
  • Documenting analytical processes, methodologies, and findings for transparency and reproducibility.
  • Supporting the development and quality assurance of data-driven intelligence products and services to members and key partners by ensuring data accuracy and integrity through rigorous validation and testing.
  • Staying updated with the latest features and best practices in Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.
  • Supporting responses to intelligence requirements from external partners (e.g. NFIB, NCA) to inform the intelligence picture of priority areas and maintain Cifas’ reputation as a leading organisation for fraud-related intelligence.
  • Supporting the delivery of annual assessments (such as the Strategic Intelligence Assessment and Fraudscape).
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • A degree level education or equivalent in data science, computer science, information systems or related field and/or relevant prior work experience.
  • Microsoft certifications related to Power BI or Microsoft Fabric. Experience with Fabric at an intermediate level is a prerequisite for the role.
  • Proven experience as a Data Analyst, with familiarity with data modelling techniques and best practices and a strong portfolio of Power BI projects.
  • Proficiency in SQL for data manipulation and analysis.
  • Experience with Microsoft Fabric components, including Data Factory, Lakehouse, and Data Warehouse.
  • Experience with GIS software and tools for mapping and geospatial analysis.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience with Python or R for data analysis is preferred.
  • Ideally knowledge of data governance and security principles.
  • Experience of working in intelligence analysis within a fraud or financial crime environment.
  • Experience and knowledge of the fraud and financial crime landscape and the principles of fraud prevention and Data Protection legislation in this environment.
  • High levels of diligence, excellent communication skills, and the ability to collaborate while working autonomously or in a team.

Cifas are unable to offer visa sponsorship or work permits.

Benefits
  • Remote working with approximately 2 days a month in the London office.
  • Generous annual leave allowance plus bank holidays.
  • Excellent pension package through salary sacrifice.
  • Personal and professional growth.
  • Employee wellbeing services – Wellbeing hub access with resources for online exercise content, meditation guides, sleep stories and yoga.

We have introduced agile ways of working, allowing teams to decide how best they work, while ensuring regular opportunities to collaborate and innovate. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture with inclusion champions and volunteering initiatives as part of our CSR. We are recognised in the 2021, 2022 and 2024 best companies to work for listings and hold Investors In People Gold accreditation.

Seniority level
  • Associate
Employment type
  • Full-time
Job function
  • Information Technology

Cifas are unable to offer visa sponsorship or work permits.


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