Loss Prevention Analyst - Cape Town at Truworths

Job Description
Truworths is looking for an analytically inclined Loss Prevention Analyst with a passion for analytics and retail. As a Loss Prevention Analyst, you will assist the business in protecting its merchandise and cash by analyzing store data, monitoring incidents, and maintaining exception-based reports to identify theft and fraud.

Join South Africa’s leading fashion retailer and become part of a winning team!

Key Responsibilities

• Using data mining techniques to identify point-of-sale related trends and high-risk transactions/cases of fraud and loss.
• Develop and maintain loss prevention predictive analytics, using SQL and other coding languages and tools (such as ACL and SAS).
• Provision of analysis, highlighting patterns and anomalies within data, for targeted action by the Field/Field Audit team.
• Provide recommendations for ways to improve systems and processes to avoid future loss.
• Processing information – compiling, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, and verifying information and data.
• Identification of control weaknesses and non-compliance with policies and procedures.
• Develop and assist with the implementation of loss prevention initiatives.
• Production of supporting evidence for use in investigations, disciplinary, or criminal cases.

Qualifications and Experience

• A bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum 2 years related Loss Prevention experience.
• Retail or Banking Sector Audit and Data Analysis background or Retail or Banking Sector Risk background.
• Store operations experience is advantageous.
• Experience in correlation and trend analysis and ability to develop conclusions based on the data.

Competencies

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Windows.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Experience in an analytics tool.
• Proficiency in SQL; knowledge of SAS and ACL is advantageous.
• Needs strong analytical skills to identify trends, anomalies, and outliers in high volumes of data.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Ability to develop comprehensive reports.