Fraud Consultant - Solution/Technical Specialist

We are seeking a Fraud Consultant with experience in public sector and/or banking counter‑fraud, with expertise in fraud technology, solution design, data and technical delivery. The role supports clients to design and implement proportionate fraud controls across services, platforms and operational processes. The successful candidate will combine fraud expertise and consulting capability with strong technical understanding to improve prevention, detection and response arrangements across programmes and services.

Key responsibilities

• Advise clients on fraud technology strategies, solution designs and implementation approaches
• Support design of fraud controls, decisioning approaches and service workflows
• Develop technical requirements, process flows and control specifications
• Shape target architectures, delivery roadmaps and implementation plans
• Support assessment of fraud platforms, products and integration options
• Define data, process and non‑functional requirements for secure and scalable services
• Work with architecture, engineering, product and operations teams to support delivery
• Produce assessments, recommendations, design inputs and business cases

Essential experience and skills

• Experience in fraud, financial crime or counter‑fraud consulting in government, public sector and/or banking
• Strong understanding of fraud technology, control design and service delivery
• Experience working with fraud platforms, technical solutions or product delivery
• Experience developing requirements, process designs or implementation recommendations
• Understanding of fraud risks across digital services, payments, identity and case management
• Ability to develop practical, proportionate technical recommendations
• Strong stakeholder management, writing and consulting skills
• Experience implementing fraud technology solutions, operational workflows and analytical/modelling techniques

Desirable experience

• Knowledge of public sector fraud platforms, identity ecosystems or technical control patterns
• Experience supporting product selection, vendor assessment or implementation assurance
• Experience in solution architecture, service design or technical business analysis
• Understanding of data, analytics or orchestration approaches relevant to fraud services
• Experience in the manipulation and summarisation of large datasets for fraud analytics and reporting purposes, through the use of Python, SAS or equivalent analytic platforms

Core consulting skills

• Structured analysis and evidence-based recommendations
• Ability to translate technical detail into clear client outcomes
• Strong report writing and stakeholder communication
• Ability to shape practical outcomes in ambiguity
• Commercial awareness and support to bids and proposals

Benefits

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity‑based initiatives
• Annual performance‑based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax‑efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

Equality and inclusion

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations

Please contact recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting.com if you need adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview.