Fraud analyst

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The Fraud Analyst ( English for Fraud Analyst ), also Fraud Analyst , is an American professional title next to the Fraud Manager , the Fraud Administrator and the Fraud Investigator .

The task of a fraud analyst is the mostly complex analysis of connections in the misuse of data , authorizations , technologies or unknown resources , especially in the telecommunications sector and when using the Internet.

operation area

The fraud analyst is, in the traditional sense, a professional detective who is committed to his client through analytical skills and a feeling for criminal intelligence, especially when using "new technologies". The fraud analyst provides high-quality services based on a special relationship of trust with his customers. As a result of proven and reliable legal knowledge , the fraud analyst has functional advisory skills. Fraud analysts are committed to the law and their extremely high professional ethics . They only represent the interests of their customers. In court , fraud analysts enjoy the status of a neutral and particularly credible, expert witness. Fraud analysts work closely with security departments in companies. This cooperation serves the creation of information technology basics, adoption of user knowledge in the hardware and software area as well as teamwork in the analysis of abuse scenarios or suspected fraud. The fraud analyst is usually employed by the company (clerk for fraud analysis / prevention) or an independent trader .

Occupational group

Fraud analysts are recruited from specific professional areas:

Auditors, tax consultants, sworn accountants, qualified computer scientists, IT clerks, assistants, IT system businesspeople, data processing clerks, lawyers , Ass.jur., Business economists, business graduates, financial administrators, financial assistants, law enforcement officials, bankers, -Specialists, insurance salesmen.

The expert fraud analyst is trained in the areas of information security and data protection .

Similar professions

  • IT security manager
  • Data warehouse analyst
  • Financial analyst
  • Risk manager

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Sylvia Englert: The jobs of the future: new job descriptions and what is behind them . Volume 55, from Campus Concret, 2nd edition 2000, Campus Verlag, ISBN 3593365561 , pages 106-108.