Senior Quantitative Analyst - Johannesburg, South Africa - Nedbank
Description
Job Requisition Details
- REQ# Location: Sandton, Johannesburg (Mainly remote. 135 Rivonia occasionally)
- Leadership Pipeline
- Manage Self: Professional
Job Purpose
- To develop and maintain best practice models and assessment strategies in line with regulations (where applicable) in order to facilitate world class risk management and/or attainment of strategic objectives
Responsibilities:
- Build and formally present reports by monitoring business performance within the set risk appetite and through analysis.
- Report to; monitor and advise operational areas to manage trends through analysis for adhoc requirements.
- Manage client expectations by liaising with stakeholders through the model build process as well as the systems and strategy development process.
- Increase efficiencies through programming and automating processes.
- Enhance business efficiencies and ensure compliance through formal communications and interacting with external bodies.
- Challenge model builds from around the cluster through peer review participation and ensuring best practice.
- Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).
- Research and make recommendations for corporate citizenship initiatives in area of influence.
- Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g. Green Strategy).
- Seek opportunities to improve business processes; models and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank.
- Contribute to the development of differentiated; superior solutions (solution engineering) that meet stakeholder and business requirements through analysis; business requirements gathering and designs validation.
- Ensure product and/or solution design is congruent with the required business specifications through meeting stakeholder requirements timeously.
- Contribute to the development of differentiated; superior solutions (solution engineering) that meet stakeholder and business requirements through analysis; business requirements gathering and designs validation.
- Ensure product and/or solution design is congruent with the required business specifications through meeting stakeholder requirements timeously.
- Ensure continuity and record keeping through formal signoff at forums and by creating documentation.
- Ensure data accuracy through data and frontend analysis; pre and post testing of system/strategy changes.
- Ensure business process consistency through formal communication, updating and maintaining policies.
- Ensure accuracy and feasibility through impact analysis for newly developed products.
- Review reporting and ensure accuracy through analysis and providing feedback.
- Providing advice to key operational areas ensuring optimal resource allocation and desired results through analysis and communication.
- Manage access and change control and ensure compliance by creating change logs and restricting/providing access.
- Take corrective action where risk is identified in any processes; models or reporting; through analysis and formal communication.
- Support the achievement of the business strategy; objectives and values by reviewing Nedbank and Business Unit Plan and ensuring delivered systems; process; services and solutions are aligned.
- Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers.
- Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed; experience practiced, and certifications obtained and/or maintained within specified time frames.
- Enable skilling and required corrective action to take place by sharing knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction.
Technical Skills Required
- Innovation Facilitation
- Business Analysis
- SQL
- Python Project Management
- Essential Qualifications
- NQF Level
- Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
- Professional Qualifications/Honour's Degree
- Preferred Qualification
- Professional qualification and/or 4+ year degree (B.Eng or BSc) is preferred
- Minimum Experience Level 4 years' experience as quantitative analyst is required.
- Oversee the Card credit policy and line management strategies with the help of a direct report.
- High technical level of SQL and background in Python is recommended.
- As a leader in the team, good communication skills are essential and eloquent presenting is required to get buy in from stakeholders.
Technical / Professional Knowledge
- Industry trends
- Mic
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