Company:
Nedbank
Industry: Banking / Financial Services
Deadline: Not specified
Job Type: Full Time
Qualification: Bachelors, Higher National Certificate, Matric
Experience: 3 – 5 years
Province: Gauteng
City: Johannesburg
Field: Finance / Accounting / Audit
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.
Job 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 ad-hoc 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 sign-off at forums and by creating documentation.
- Ensure data accuracy through data and front-end 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
Essential Qualifications – NQF Level
- Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
- Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
Preferred Qualification
Postgraduate Degree in:
- Statistics
- Mathematics
- Financial Risk Management (FRM)
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
- Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF)
- Data Science or related field
Minimum Experience Level
3–5 years of experience in an analytical environment, ideally within:
- Credit risk modeling
- Scorecard development (especially acquisition scorecards)
- Financial services or banking
- Quantitative analysis and data-driven decision-making
Professional Exposure:
- Strong quantitative and statistical modeling skills
Proficiency in:
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Relevant programming languages (e.g., SAS, Python, R)
Knowledge of:
- Risk management frameworks
- Regulatory requirements (e.g., Basel, IFRS9)
- Project management principles
- Business writing and communication
- Ability to automate and optimize processes
Technical / Professional Knowledge
- 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
- Business Acumen
- Quantitative Skills
Behavioural Competencies
- Applied Learning
- Coaching
- Communication
- Collaborating
- Decision Making
- Continuous Improvement
- Quality Orientation
- Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills