Risk Analyst I

Posted 7 Days Ago
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The Woodlands, TX, USA
In-Office
25-28 Hourly
Junior
Fintech • Payments • Financial Services
The Role
Monitors merchant accounts for credit risk, fraud, disputes, compliance issues, and abnormal processing patterns. Investigates merchant activity, reviews financial and public information, evaluates business model exposure, and recommends risk mitigation actions. Supports internal and external risk inquiries and helps protect the company from financial losses associated with payment processing.
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Exciting Opportunities at Maverick Payments!
Join our fast-paced, growing company and further your career with Maverick Payments, where you can thrive, your ideas are valued, and your colleagues feel more like family than coworkers!
About Us:
Maverick Payments is a family-owned and privately held full-service payment provider. Located in Calabasas, California, Maverick has created innovative technology designed for sales organizations, such as ISO’s and ISV’s, looking to monetize payments by reselling our white-labeled payments stack. Our payment products include merchant acquiring services, a proprietary gateway, ACH processing, fraud & chargeback tools, analytics, and other value-add services. Maverick’s team includes underwriting, risk management, compliance & legal, technology & product development, on-boarding, customer support, information technology, and more.
About the Position: 
Working under the direction of the Manager, Risk, the Risk Analyst I is responsible for the oversight of merchant accounts to identify, investigate and mitigate activity that represents financial risk to the Company based on Company guidelines. The Risk Analyst supports the Risk department’s function in protecting the Company against the risk of loss associated with providing products/services for customers. 
  • Conducting daily, weekly, monthly reviews of merchant activity and analyzing for increased credit risk, transactional variations, dispute activity, and fraud patterns.
  • Proactively monitoring all merchant activities for compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations, and policies.
  • Investigating abnormal processing patterns and recommending appropriate actions.
  • Reviewing and analyzing financial, credit and publicly available information to support actions and decisions.
  • Assessing and evaluating business model risk and exposure by evaluating merchant industry type, processing volume, refunds volume, delivery time frames and disputes.
  • Answering internal and external inquiries specific to risk.
  • Other duties as assigned 
​​​​​​Qualifications:
  • High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • 1-3 years of experience in Risk Management within the acquiring industry
  •  Experience with various tools used for underwriting and due diligence (i.e. Equifax, TIN Check, MATCH, GIACT, Merlink, etc.).
  • Experience working in call center environment.
Preferred
  • Bachelor’s Degree, Finance, Business Administration, or similar.
  • Experience with working in high-risk verticals.
What We Offer:
  • Competitive Salary, Bonuses and Incentives.
  • Comprehensive employer sponsored health, vision, and dental insurance programs.
  • Paid time off, Paid Sick and Paid Holidays.
  • 401K plan with up to a 4% matching contribution.
  • Commitment to Career Development and Advancement.
  • Employee Recognition Programs & Company Sponsored Events
  • Vibrant Office Culture, Team Building, Birthdays, Work Anniversaries, Snacks, and more!
Pay Range: $25 - $28 /hr.
This position will consider candidates to report on site in the Greater Houston area. 

 

Skills Required

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • 1-3 years of risk management experience within the acquiring industry
  • Experience with underwriting and due diligence tools, including Equifax, TIN Check, MATCH, GIACT, or Merlink
  • Experience working in a call center environment
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Administration, or a similar field
  • Experience working in high-risk verticals
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The Company
HQ: Calabasas, CA
136 Employees
Year Founded: 2000

What We Do

Maverick Payments is a full-service payment processor with innovative technology designed for partners looking to monetize payments by reselling our white-labeled payments stack. Quickly go to market with minimal to no cost or risk - all with building your brand while leveraging our infrastructure. With our merchant acquiring services, proprietary gateway, ACH processing, fraud & chargeback tools, analytics, and other value-add services, we offer a true all-in-one solution geared for sales organizations, such as ISVs, developers, ISOs, and agents looking to generate payments revenue in a scalable method with no investment or risk burden. Our dashboard is an end-to-end system with a complete API, digital onboarding, portfolio management, sub-reseller and user management, support ticketing, and so much more – your turnkey platform to go to market as a payments provider under your brand while utilizing Maverick’s back-end systems. With its headquarters in Los Angeles, Maverick's FSP infrastructure means all operations are handled in-house including underwriting, risk monitoring, compliance, technology development, on-boarding, customer support, and more. This allows for quick resolutions and hands-on support. Maverick is a leader in technology-driven payment processing for merchants of any size in the United States, including card present and card not present. Additionally, Maverick supports a wide range of business types including specialty verticals and emerging markets which typical processors shy away from due to elevated risks; however, these are new industries for our resellers to support and expand into. Our partner-focused approach ensures competitive pricing, transparency, and best-in-class services that build personal and lasting relationships with our partners and merchants. As a family owned and operated company, our nimble approach means our commitment to providing unsurpassed levels of support and building long-term relationships

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