Data Analyst - Fraud

Moniepoint Inc. is Africa’s all-in-one financial platform, helping 20 million businesses and individuals access seamless payments, banking, credit, cross-border, and business management tools each month. It is Nigeria’s largest merchant acquirer, processing over $250 billion in digital payment transaction value annually through its subsidiaries.

• Proven experience as a Data Analyst (Fraud) or a similar role (4+ years, can be made up for with accomplishments)
• Strong problem solving skills
• Advanced proficiency with SQL, comfortable writing complex queries across large datasets
• Experience in fraud, risk, or financial services understanding fraud attacks and mitigation trade-offs
• A proactive mindset to spot unusual patterns and dig in
• Some exposure to Python or scripting for data manipulation and analysis
• Proficiency with a BI tool such as PowerBI, Looker, Tableau, Superset, or Redash
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Comfort working in fast-paced, cross-functional teams with shifting priorities
• Proficiency with spreadsheet tools like Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field

Nice to have:

• Data governance knowledge
• Experience with Git or any version control tool
• Additional Python or other scripting language experience

• Investigate fraud attacks, quantify their impact, and present clear findings that drive prioritisation and response
• Propose and refine rule-based mitigations in collaboration with fraud operations and engineering teams
• Build and maintain reporting and dashboards to monitor fraud trends, rule performance, and key operational metrics
• Work closely with fraud operations, data scientists, engineers, and product managers to ensure analytical insights translate into action
• Proactively identify emerging patterns and flag risks before they escalate

Moniepoint is an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.