Data Scientist- Remote

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Senior Data Analyst to work for our client in the banking sector. This is initially a 12 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a fully remote role., As a Senior Data Analyst you will play a valuable role in our fight against financial crime, working with significant amounts of data to extract meaningful insights to develop, review, manage and optimise automated TM controls focused upon the client's business. The successful candidate will work with a variety of stakeholders to contribute to strengthening the client's Anti-Money Laundering Controls., * Independently driving initiatives, coordinating junior team members and influencing stakeholders to strengthen automated transaction monitoring controls.

• Accessing complex and distributed datasets and perform statistical analysis, simulation of existing controls and assess the impact of specific changes.
• Working with the team and stakeholders to understand business requirement and develop technical design for TM Controls based on data insights.
• Providing suggestions for the re-design of existing TM controls or design of new controls.
• Manage the optimisation of existing TM controls through quantitative data analysis (including Above and Below the Line testing).
• Analysing, assessing and documenting the effectiveness and efficiency of existing automated transaction monitoring controls.

Do you have experience in R?, * 5 years of experience in a similar role

• Data analyst/scientist with professional levels of tools such as Python or R;
• Extensive experience working with complex data analysis, simulation and documentation;
• Previous experience in the Financial Crime Compliance field and good understanding of anti-money laundering/financial crime controls
• Proactive, result oriented, structured and able to operate under pressure in a changing environment
• Organised, structured and professional in taking initiative and work proactively under own direction
• Strong stakeholder management

Desirable Skills:

• Previous experience in Model Validation; Good statistical knowledge.
• Familiarity with rule-based Transaction Monitoring systems
• FCC domain knowledge (e.g. Correspondent Banking, Trade Finance, Capital Markets, Loans)

We are a business and technology consultancy and one of the UK's leading employers, recruiting the brightest talent to become the innovators of tomorrow. We have centres across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2,500 Employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer and is listed on the FTSE4Good Index. Diversity and Inclusion FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws. Why join us * Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career * Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad * Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field * Annual leave and work-place pension