Quantitative Analyst (139179)
Quantitative Analyst (139179)
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Job Description
Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Contact
REQ: 139179
Talent Acquisition Consultant: Lerato Sithole
Location: 135 Rivonia Road Nedbank Head Office Sandton
Cluster:Group Risk Analytics (GRA)
Closing Date: 20 May 2025
Job Family
Career Stream
Leadership Pipeline
Job Purpose
- To enhance the effective use of credit analytics across Group Risk through enhancing the Groups ability to manage the credit portfolio more actively assisting to optimize the return on credit in line with the business units risk appetite and Nedbank business strategy.
Job Responsibilities
The incumbent will contribute to a team which specializes in a focus on credit portfolio analytics from a Group perspective and driving the development of an analytics framework which involves but are not limited to:
- Creating and maintaining strategically focused analytical tools with the operational team within the Credit Data Systems team
- Provision of MI analysis and reporting including recommendations for portfolio tilt initiatives
- Measuring the success of existing portfolio tilt initiatives
- Enhance the analysis of asset returns metrics
- Enhance risk/return analytics and conduct deep dives into credit portfolios
- Driving Active Credit Portfolio Management across all lending portfolios within the Group
- Analytics around Credit Capital (both RWA and ECAP) including but not limited to items such as RWA attribution development ECAP vs. RWA analysis ECAP optimization
- Provision of asset Market share/peer analytics
- Contribute to the development of improved risk appetite measurement methodology and metrics
- Contribute to the GRA Manco to ensure a cohesive unit
- Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise ensuring personal and professional growth.
- Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and values leading by example.
- Deliver services to internal client expectations.
- Build internal and external stakeholder relationships.
- Sharing knowledge and insights with members of the team
- More generally the incumbent is expected play a role in the broader team with responsibilities that include
- Conceptualization planning and execution of cooperative projects
- Mentorship and development of junior team members
- Active use of Advanced credit portfolio management to understand portfolios and have a more proactive view on Credit Risk.
Personal Attributes/ Values and Leaderdership Competencies
- Strong analytical skills
- Committed and deadlinedriven
- Aligned with Nedbanks core values
- Aligned with GRAs culture of collaboration curiosity resilience and creativity
- Resilient and flexible with the ability to drive initiatives to conclusion
- Able to work independently and on own initiative
- Selfstarter with leadership capabilities
- Good emotional intelligence (EQ)
- Strong people skills and stakeholder management
- Mentorship and support of junior team members
Essential Qualifications: NQF Level
- Graduate degree in Mathematics Financial Mathematics Statistics Economics or Actuarial Science or a quantitative discipline (e.g. engineering) or a Chartered Accountant with credit risk experience.
Preferred Qualification
- Post graduate degree in Statistics/Mathematics CFA/ FRM/CQF
Minimum Experience Level
- 2 years work experience in credit risk (e.g. Basel or IFRS9 modelling analytics or pricing)
Technical Exposure
- Credit (e.g. risk strategy origination pricing) knowledge
- More general analytical/quantitative skills
- Excellent communication and reporting skills (verbal and written)
- Strong programming skills (e.g. Python VBA Matlab SAS R)
Technical / Professional Knowledge
- Business Acumen
- Industry trends
- Microsoft Office
- Principles of project management
- Relevant regulatory knowledge
- Relevant software and systems knowledge
- Risk management process and frameworks
- Business writing skills
- Microsoft Excel
- Quantitative Skills
Behavioural Competencies
- Adaptability
- Applied Learning
- Earning Trust
- Communication
- Stress Tolerance
- Driving for results
- Continuous Improvement
- Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
Disclaimer
Preference will be given to candidates from the underrepresented groups
Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at
Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
