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# Senior Application Fraud Analyst

- **Company:** Virgin Money
- **Location:** UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £58,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Business Analytics Applications, Fraud Prevention and Detection, SAS (Software), SQL Databases
- **Published:** September 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840676416-senior-application-fraud-analyst

## About the Role

* Practical, extensive experience of using SAS, SQL or equivalent analytical tools to develop data-driven solutions.
 * Knowledge and use of industry-standard fraud systems and data sources (Hunter, CIFAS, Detect, TruValidate, Mitek).
 * A track record of completing analytics and tuning fraud defence systems to manage fraud loss within budget and appetite.
 * Knowledge of fraud risks, threats, and landscape.
 * A proven ability to manage workload in a fast-paced environment with potentially multiple conflicting needs.
 * Practical experience producing and creating accurate MI.

## Description

You'll be joining the Application Fraud Analytics team, responsible for application fraud strategies across all products. Our mission is to prevent identity fraud and protect customers, non-customers, and the bank itself., * Driving application fraud strategy for a specific area of the business, being a point of contact for stakeholders and providing SME input.

 * Optimising and monitoring performance of fraud detection and prevention systems and associated models.
 * Taking the lead for your area's fraud systems to manage fraud risk within appetite and budget.
 * Completing analytics as directed to support the setting and on-going reporting and management of the Fraud loss budget.
 * Producing accurate and relevant fraud MI required by governance committees and providing updates in monthly forums.
 * Supporting development of other application fraud analysts in analytics and MI.
 * Supporting, leading, and providing SME insights for business-wide change.
 * Identifying ongoing improvements to tools and systems and supporting and driving the delivery of change for the application fraud team.
 * Supporting external engagement with third-party suppliers, industry bodies and law enforcement as required.


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