Fraud Risk and Forensics Specialist

Description

The Fraud Risks & Forensics Specialist is responsible for leading forensic analysis fraud risk assessment and technologyenabled intelligence in support of Purolators fraud prevention and investigative programs. This role plays a critical function in identifying complex fraud schemes validating investigative findings quantifying impact and translating forensic insights into actionable risk mitigation control enhancements and analytics improvements.

The Specialist serves as a subject matter expert in forensic analysis fraud typologies and fraud technology outputs partnering closely with Fraud Investigations Fraud Analytics Asset Protection Claims IT Security Legal and external stakeholders to ensure fraud risks are proactively identified investigations are wellsupported and conclusions are evidencebased defensible and aligned with governance standards.

Responsibilities

Fraud Risk & Forensic Analysis

• Conduct forensic reviews of financial transactions customer activity claims shipment data and digital evidence to identify fraud schemes manipulation or misrepresentation.
• Analyze fraud patterns anomalies and emerging typologies across customer onboarding account takeover payment fraud claims abuse employee fraud and shipmentrelated fraud.
• Apply forensic accounting and analytical techniques to support fraud attribution loss quantification impact assessment and evidentiary analysis.
• Develop clear structured forensic analyses that distinguish confirmed findings from indicators requiring further validation.

Investigation Support & Evidence Development

• Support complex internal and external fraud investigations through analytical validation evidence review and timeline reconstruction.
• Prepare clear defensible investigative summaries and forensic documentation suitable for executive review audit legal proceedings or lawenforcement referral.
• Serve as the primary owner of investigationrelated analytical and forensic reporting ensuring accuracy consistency and audit readiness.
• Maintain complete and defensible records within approved case management and forensic documentation systems.

Fraud Technology & Intelligence Enablement

• Act as the business and analytical owner of enterprise fraud tools and forensic platforms including usecase definition configuration oversight output validation and data quality assurance.
• Leverage fraud tools internal systems and intelligence sources to enable proactive fraud detection investigative efficiency and risk monitoring.
• Ensure fraud tools and analytical outputs produce reliable auditable data aligned with fraud risk objectives and governance expectations.
• Translate forensic and investigative insights into standardized fraud metrics risk indicators dashboards and recurring analytical reports.

Risk Mitigation & Control Enhancement

• Identify control weaknesses systemic vulnerabilities and process gaps revealed through forensic reviews and investigative support.
• Partner with Fraud Analytics IT Operations and Business stakeholders to recommend enhancements to preventative controls detection rules monitoring strategies and data quality controls.
• Support postincident reviews and rootcause analysis to reduce recurrence risk and strengthen control maturity.
• Stakeholder Advisory & Reporting
• Serve as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders on fraud risk forensic findings and emerging threats.
• Support executivelevel reporting audit inquiries and risk governance discussions with factbased defensible forensic analysis.
• Engage with external partners including law enforcement financial institutions and vendors as required to support investigative forensic or recovery objectives.

Qualifications

• Post secondary education in Accounting Finance Business Administration Criminology Data Analytics Information Systems or a related field. Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience considered
• 5 years of experience in fraud risk management forensic analysis financial crime or related functions within a complex enterprise environment
• Proven experience conducting forensic reviews across financial transactional customer claims digital or operational data sources
• Experience supporting complex fraud investigations through evidence analysis loss quantification documentation and validation
• Handson experience with enterprise fraud tools monitoring platforms or forensic technologies
• Demonstrated ability to support audit legal and executivelevel reporting with defensible analysis

Preferred Qualifications (Assets)

• Professional certifications or progress toward certification:
• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
• Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA)
• Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)
• Specialized training in forensic accounting fraud analytics or digital forensics