Senior Portfolio Forecasting & Strategy Lead

Bluefin Resources Pty; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluefin Resources Pty is seeking a Senior Portfolio Forecasting Analyst in Sydney to help shape the lending strategy by forecasting portfolio evolution over 12–24 months and communicating commercial implications to executives.

You will collaborate with Risk, Finance, Operations and Product to deliver forward-looking insights, influence strategic decisions and build a new capability with high visibility across the organisation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in an analytical, commercial or strategic role.
• Experience across stress testing, portfolio-level scenario/sensitivity forecasting, modelling and problem-solving capability.
• Advanced Excel and SQL skills a must.
• Experience with R, SAS, Python or similar analytical tools a big plus.
• The ability to translate complex analysis into practical business recommendations.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain portfolio forecasting models that project portfolio growth, composition, performance and expected losses.
• Build scenario and sensitivity analyses to assess the impact of changes in credit policy, pricing, channel mix, customer behaviour and economic conditions.
• Partner with Finance to incorporate portfolio forecasts into financial planning and business forecasting processes.
• Identify leading indicators, emerging trends and potential portfolio risks before they impact performance.
• Deliver commercial insights and recommendations that support growth, profitability and risk management objectives.
• Analyse portfolio performance across customer segments, industries and acquisition channels.
• Support the ongoing development of provisioning and expected loss forecasting methodologies.
• Present insights and recommendations to senior stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Help establish and mature a new organisational capability within the business.

Skills

5+ years experience in analytical/coml

Tools

Excel

SQL

R

SAS

Python

Job description

Bluefin Resources Pty is seeking a Senior Portfolio Forecasting Analyst in Sydney to help shape the lending strategy by forecasting portfolio evolution over 12–24 months and communicating commercial implications to executives.

You will collaborate with Risk, Finance, Operations and Product to deliver forward-looking insights, influence strategic decisions and build a new capability with high visibility across the organisation.