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Job Summary

Job Title:
Fraud Risk Analyst
Employer:
DFCU Bank
Location:
Kampala
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Bank Jobs
Number of Positions:
Deadline:
Wednesday, 25 March 2026

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DFCU Bank is a leading financial institution in Uganda dedicated to transforming lives and businesses through innovative financial solutions that drive economic growth and financial inclusion. Established in 1964 as the Development Finance Company of Uganda, the bank has grown from a development finance institution into a full-fledged commercial bank, with a significant milestone being its acquisition of Crane Bank in 2017. Recognized for its strong financial performance, customer service excellence, and digital banking innovations, dfcu Bank has received multiple industry awards and remains a trusted partner for individuals, SMEs, and corporate clients. The bank fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture that emphasizes integrity, customer focus, innovation, teamwork, and excellence, offering employees professional growth, career advancement opportunities, and competitive benefits. With a strong presence across Uganda through an extensive network of branches, ATMs, and digital banking services, dfcu Bank continuously invests in technology to enhance accessibility and efficiency. Committed to corporate social responsibility, the bank actively supports financial literacy programs, women empowerment initiatives, environmental sustainability efforts, and youth entrepreneurship. Headquartered at 26 Kyadondo Road, Kampala, Uganda, dfcu Bank remains a key driver of financial empowerment and economic development in the country.

Full-time

Deadline: 

25 Mar 2026

Fraud Risk Analyst Job at DFCU Bank

DFCU Bank

Job Description

Reporting to the Financial Crime Manager, the role holder will be responsible for monitoring, detecting and preventing losses resulting from high risk and fraudulent monetary and non-monetary transactions through timely review and closure of fraud risk alerts.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

  • Monitor and analyze bank accounts, financial transactions and other financial documents to identify red flags, stop and report any potentially fraudulent activity.
  • Detect and prevent potential fraud across all payment channels in the Bank by reviewing alerts on customers’ accounts, observing customer transactions to identify fraudulent activity such as account take over, theft and similar other risks.
  • Identify fraud patterns through active monitoring and interpretation of all the alerts on the different Bank’s fraud detection and monitoring tools/ dashboards and ensure that appropriate actions are taken to mitigate fraud.
  • Interact with internal and external parties where necessary to validate transaction information as and when required.
  • Contribute to the creation of fraud rules on the Bank’s fraud detection tools periodically by providing analytical data to support decisions.
  • Continuously improve information flow to mitigate fraud by facilitating periodic calls with Visa Risk Manager (VRM) team and other stakeholders.
  • Timely escalation of alerts that require the Financial Crime Manager (MFCM), Head Financial Crime Management (HFCM) or Chief Risk Officer (CRO) as flagged by the Fraud Detection.
  • Timely resolution of queued transactions within the service level agreement (SLA) to reduce potential revenue losses.
  • Prepare and submit monthly reports detailing the number of monthly suspected fraudulent cases and its financial exposures to the Bank, the number of confirmed frauds cases and the fraud saves accomplished.
  • Perform first level investigations on identified suspicious activities/fraud risks and other cases as and when assigned by MFCM/HFCM.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to implement fraud prevention measures including through bank wide training and awareness, communications on identified high risk areas and lessons learnt.
  • Identification of new techniques to prevent future fraud.
  • Predict potential consequence of a given action, service with the data at your disposal.

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.

INVITATION

If you believe you meet the requirements as noted above, please use the link below to apply;

careers.dfcugroup.com

Once there, click on “Career Opportunities” to get started. (We recommend using Google Chrome for the best experience.)

Deadline: Wednesday 25th March 2026

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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