GraduateJunior Data Scientist
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Job Location:
Stellenbosch - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
8 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
A leading firm in financial analytics is seeking a skilled and meticulous graduate/Junior Data Scientist to join their dynamic team in Stellenbosch. This role is ideal for someone eager to apply data science in real-world financial contexts. You will help build models automate insights and contribute to data pipelines that support fraud detection client churn and portfolio optimization etc.
Key Responsibilities:
Qualifications & Skills:
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- Data Exploration & Management:
- Collect clean and prepare structured and unstructured financial data (e.g. client transactions market prices and investment flows).
- Assist with preparing cleansing and transforming data for the BI environment ensuring data quality and consistency.
- Model Development:
- Support the development of machine learning models.
- Help evaluate model performance document outputs and improve feature engineering.
- Implement anomaly detection models across business units.
- Reporting & Visualization:
- Create reports (Power BI) to communicate findings to stakeholders.
- Collaboration:
- Work closely with different teams to understand their data needs and provide data-driven insights.
- Partner with data engineers analysts and business stakeholders to ensure that analytical outputs are relevant and actionable.
- Contribute to internal automation reconciliation and alerting tools to streamline operations.
- Continuous Improvement:
- Identify and propose process improvements and efficiencies.
- Stay updated with the latest industry trends tools and best practices in data analysis.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Education:
- Bachelors degree in Data Science Statistics Finance Economics Computer Science or a related field.
- Advanced Degree or Certification in Data Analysis or Finance is a plus.
- Experience:
- Minimum of 0-2 years of experience in data analysis within the finance industry.
- Technical Skills:
- Proficient in Python (pandas matplotlib and scikit-learn).
- Familiarity with Power BI Excel and reporting tools.
- Comfortable writing basic SQL queries.
- Familiarity with financial databases and platforms.
- Understanding data pipelines version control (Git) and cloud environments is a plus.
- Analytical Skills:
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with keen attention to detail.
- Ability to interpret complex data and present it in an understandable format.
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Required Experience:
Junior IC
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