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Fraud Analyst resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what fraud analysts actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most fraud analysts should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Fraud analyst with experience monitoring transactions, building detection rules, and documenting suspicious activity for compliance and legal teams. Skilled in SQL, Python, and case management software, with a strong understanding of AUSTRAC reporting obligations and the AML/CTF Act. Focused on spotting emerging scam tactics and improving fraud controls.
Key skills
- Financial analysis and modelling
- Data analysis
- Risk and internal controls
- Regulatory compliance
- SQL
- Python or R
- Tableau or Power BI
- SAS or SPSS
- Case management software
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Monitored transaction activity across card, internet banking, and payment channels, flagging accounts that matched fraud typologies and documenting findings for compliance review.
- Built and refined detection rules using SQL and Python, improving alert quality and reducing false positives for the team.
- Investigated flagged accounts, compiled evidence packs, and prepared suspicious matter reports for AUSTRAC submission.
- Collaborated with internal audit and risk teams to test fraud controls, recommending changes that closed gaps identified in reviews.
- Presented fraud trends and emerging scam tactics to management, supporting updates to customer awareness and staff training.
- Used Tableau to build dashboards tracking alert volumes and case outcomes, giving the team a clearer view of control effectiveness.
Education
Most fraud analysts hold a bachelor degree in finance, accounting, economics, data analytics or a related discipline, with a significant proportion also completing postgraduate study; a diploma or advanced diploma in financial services or fraud investigation can provide an entry path, and industry certifications such as ACAMS or the International Compliance Association are valued.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- AUSTRAC
- AML/CTF Act 2006
- suspicious matter report (SMR)
- threshold transaction report (TTR)
- KYC
- CDD
- transaction monitoring
- fraud detection
- risk assessment
- internal controls
- SQL
- Python
- Tableau
- Power BI
- SAS
- case management
- financial crime
- scam prevention
- card fraud
- account takeover
- identity theft
- ASIC
- APRA
- Privacy Act 1988
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.