Business Intelligence Credit Lead

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

OVERALL PURPOSE

We are seeking a highly skilled and analytically-driven Business Intelligence Credit Lead to spearhead our data-driven credit reporting diagnostics and control framework. This pivotal role will be responsible for transforming raw data into actionable insights enabling enhanced decision-making across our credit portfolio. The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of technical prowess in data wrangling and automation deep expertise in credit risk management and the ability to drive strategic reporting initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

Data Engineering & Automation for Credit Insights

Design develop and maintain robust data wrangling and orchestration pipelines to extract transform and load credit-related data from various sources for reporting and analytical ingestion.
Automate and schedule critical data processes to ensure timely and accurate delivery of credit insights.
Develop and optimise complex SQL queries for data extraction and manipulation within Snowflake.
Utilise Python for advanced data processing statistical analysis and automation of reporting workflows.

Advanced Data Visualisation & Reporting

Lead the creation automation and delivery of sophisticated descriptive and diagnostic reports and Business Intelligence (BI) suites for diverse stakeholders (e.g. Credit Committee Executive Leadership).
Design interactive dashboards with advanced filters sliders and drill-down capabilities to empower stakeholders with self-service diagnostic analysis.
Drive the adoption of best-in-class reporting tools such as Hex for compelling data visualization.

Credit Risk Diagnostics & Control Framework

Apply in-depth knowledge of key credit risk metrics across the entire credit risk lifecycle (origination portfolio management collections) within the SME funding industry.
Develop and implement robust credit risk control and governance frameworks ensuring data integrity and reporting accuracy.
Implement and monitor best practice model monitoring frameworks to assess model performance and drift.
Track champion-challenger strategies providing data-driven insights on their effectiveness.
Lead portfolio forecasting initiatives including the development of methodologies to forecast and budget for key credit metrics such as delinquency write-offs and Expected Credit Loss (ECL).

Strategic Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership

Professional delivery and presentation of complex reports and insights to senior stakeholders including the Head of Credit Executive Committee and Credit Risk Board.
Actively participate in and provide data-driven insights to key control committees (e.g. Credit Risk Management Committee (CRMC) Portfolio Performance Review).
Translate complex business requirements into clear data and reporting development specifications achieving stakeholder buy-in and prioritization.
Ability to set a clear descriptive and diagnostic reporting vision and strategic roadmap for the credit insights function.

People & Analytical Mentorship

Mentor and guide junior analysts in data wrangling reporting best practices and analytical methodologies.
Foster a culture of data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement within the credit team.
Demonstrated experience in both self-delivery of complex analytical projects and in guiding others to achieve high-quality descriptive diagnostic and ad hoc analytical outcomes.

THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WERE LOOKING FOR:

Bachelors degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Computer Science Statistics Mathematics Actuarial Science Engineering or a related discipline).
A minimum of 3-5 years of hands-on experience in a highly technical data analysis or data engineering role specifically within a credit risk or financial services environment.
Demonstrable expertise in Python SQL Data Warehousing Data Visualisation Tools and Data Orchestration/ETL
Solid understanding of credit risk management principles metrics (e.g. PD LGD EAD vintage analysis) and the credit lifecycle preferably within the SME lending sector.
Experience with credit risk model monitoring and tracking of champion-challenger strategies.
Proven ability to translate business problems into analytical solutions and actionable insights.
Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

OVERALL PURPOSEWe are seeking a highly skilled and analytically-driven Business Intelligence Credit Lead to spearhead our data-driven credit reporting diagnostics and control framework. This pivotal role will be responsible for transforming raw data into actionable insights enabling enhanced decisio...

OVERALL PURPOSE

RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

Data Engineering & Automation for Credit Insights

Design develop and maintain robust data wrangling and orchestration pipelines to extract transform and load credit-related data from various sources for reporting and analytical ingestion.
Automate and schedule critical data processes to ensure timely and accurate delivery of credit insights.
Develop and optimise complex SQL queries for data extraction and manipulation within Snowflake.
Utilise Python for advanced data processing statistical analysis and automation of reporting workflows.

Advanced Data Visualisation & Reporting

Lead the creation automation and delivery of sophisticated descriptive and diagnostic reports and Business Intelligence (BI) suites for diverse stakeholders (e.g. Credit Committee Executive Leadership).
Design interactive dashboards with advanced filters sliders and drill-down capabilities to empower stakeholders with self-service diagnostic analysis.
Drive the adoption of best-in-class reporting tools such as Hex for compelling data visualization.

Credit Risk Diagnostics & Control Framework

Apply in-depth knowledge of key credit risk metrics across the entire credit risk lifecycle (origination portfolio management collections) within the SME funding industry.
Develop and implement robust credit risk control and governance frameworks ensuring data integrity and reporting accuracy.
Implement and monitor best practice model monitoring frameworks to assess model performance and drift.
Track champion-challenger strategies providing data-driven insights on their effectiveness.
Lead portfolio forecasting initiatives including the development of methodologies to forecast and budget for key credit metrics such as delinquency write-offs and Expected Credit Loss (ECL).

Strategic Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership

Professional delivery and presentation of complex reports and insights to senior stakeholders including the Head of Credit Executive Committee and Credit Risk Board.
Actively participate in and provide data-driven insights to key control committees (e.g. Credit Risk Management Committee (CRMC) Portfolio Performance Review).
Translate complex business requirements into clear data and reporting development specifications achieving stakeholder buy-in and prioritization.
Ability to set a clear descriptive and diagnostic reporting vision and strategic roadmap for the credit insights function.

People & Analytical Mentorship

Mentor and guide junior analysts in data wrangling reporting best practices and analytical methodologies.
Foster a culture of data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement within the credit team.
Demonstrated experience in both self-delivery of complex analytical projects and in guiding others to achieve high-quality descriptive diagnostic and ad hoc analytical outcomes.

THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WERE LOOKING FOR:

Bachelors degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Computer Science Statistics Mathematics Actuarial Science Engineering or a related discipline).
A minimum of 3-5 years of hands-on experience in a highly technical data analysis or data engineering role specifically within a credit risk or financial services environment.
Demonstrable expertise in Python SQL Data Warehousing Data Visualisation Tools and Data Orchestration/ETL
Solid understanding of credit risk management principles metrics (e.g. PD LGD EAD vintage analysis) and the credit lifecycle preferably within the SME lending sector.
Experience with credit risk model monitoring and tracking of champion-challenger strategies.
Proven ability to translate business problems into analytical solutions and actionable insights.
Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Key Skills

Business Intelligence
Cognos
SQL
Power BI
QlikView
Data Visualization
ssrs
Tableau
SSIS
Data Modeling
Data Warehouse
Data Analysis Skills

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