Fraud Specialist
Core
Investigate financial crimes (fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing) involving Northern Trust accounts, clients, and operations to determine if a crime has occurred and mitigate exposure.
Role type
Senior IC fraud specialist (financial crimes)
Builds
Fraud prevention strategies and detection capabilities for Northern Trust's wealth management and banking services
Domain
Financial services / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Fraud Prevention
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Financial crimes knowledge, fraud investigation, data analysis, malware variant knowledge, social engineering detection, transaction system understanding, client authentication processes, OSINT, link analysis, SQL, Python, Power BI, advanced Excel
Preferred skills
ACAMS or CFE certification, Actimize Xceed/Guardian Analytics or Verafin experience, Co-Pilot/agentic AI usage, phone interviewing for client impersonation, Azure Log Analytics, link analysis tools
Technologies
Actimize Xceed, Guardian Analytics, Verafin, Co-Pilot, Power BI, SQL, Python, Azure Log Analytics, Windows, Apple OS
Responsibilities
Complete investigations to determine if financial crime has occurred, analyze data from multiple sources to identify fraudulent activity, review reports for anomalous patterns, consult with management on complex cases, mentor less experienced employees, develop metrics for work volume monitoring, communicate findings and emerging risks to the fraud team
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC