Quantitative Analyst (Portfolio & Credit Risk)

Oodle Car Finance; London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Oodle Car Finance is seeking a Graduate Quantitative Analyst - Portfolio and Credit Risk. Based in Shoreditch, London, this role involves data analysis, strategic insights, and collaboration with multiple teams to optimize financial products and credit risk strategies. Join a dynamic company committed to diversity and career development, offering flexible working conditions and a vibrant office culture.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Pension contribution

Life assurance

Office snacks and drinks

Employee discounts

Mental health care support

Paid sick leave

Enhanced family leave

Qualifications

• Highly numerate graduate or junior analyst with quantitative/financial background.
• Analytical thinker skilled in deriving insights from data.
• Experience with coding and data visualization is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Enhance profitability of Oodle's Hire Purchase product with data insights.
• Drive initiatives to optimize credit risk strategies.
• Monitor and ensure performance standards of financial agreements.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

BSc in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics or Finance

MSc or PhD in relevant fields

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

SQL

Python

Job description

London

Quantitative Analyst (Portfolio and Credit Risk)

London

Discretionary Company Bonus Scheme

• 25 days holiday (rising to 28 after 3 years’ service) pro rated, plus bank holidays, to take time to recharge and do something you love.
• Private Medical - via vitality, with reward schemes paid for you and your family.
• Health cash plan - via Simply Health for employee's and children claiming money back for dental, optical, etc
• Pension – Oodle will contribute 5% of your salary into your pension pot to help you save for the future
• ????Life Assurance - 4 x annual salary - benefit funded by Oodle
• Free breakfast, drinks and fruit in the office – you can help yourself to cereals, toast, fizzy drinks and lots of fruit.
• Employee discounts – discounts you can access anywhere, anytime for all major shops.
• 1 day volunteer day per year– an opportunity to give back to the community each year.
• Mental health care – 6 free counselling sessions via our EAP (Employee Assistance Programme).
• Paid sick leave – enhanced company sick pay.
• Enhanced family leave – we provide enhanced family leave for primary and secondary caregivers.

Oodle – who are we?

Our mission is to empower our customersby delivering simple experiences, straightforward lending products, and compassionate support, from application to final payment – and beyond.

Upgrading. Growing a family. Fresh starts. Big moves. Bumps in the road.-we finance cars, but more importantly,we finance people. Since 2016, we’ve supported tens of thousands of customers on their car buying journey

As an employer, your career is important to us. We’re committed to creating an environment where you can thrive as yourself. We celebrate diversity and inclusion, actively working to make sure every team member feels supported on their journey with us. Our Talent Development team is here to support your growth, providing opportunities for learning, development, and career progression.

The Role

Quantitative Analyst (Portfolio and Credit Risk) at Oodle Car Finance.

????Location and working style

We're based in Shoreditch, London — a 3-minute walk from Old Street station. While we operate under a hybrid working model, initial onboarding requires 2-3 office days weekly. This ensures a smooth learning curve and fosters team integration.

Overview:

We're on the lookout for a Graduate Quantitative Analyst – Portfolio and Credit Riskto join our expanding team. This role will give you an opportunity to dive into a world of data, strategic analytics, and funding driven initiatives, all while reporting into the Credit Risk function. You'll not only be influencing our approach to driving profitable originations, but will also touch upon areas like Customer Management, Credit Risk , and Finance. - sounds exciting right?!

Your impact:

• Play a pivotal role in enhancing the profitability of Oodle's Hire Purchase product by offering insights, optimisations, and cost efficiencies.
• Forge robust partnerships across Oodle, ensuring key insights, monitoring, and oversight are efficiently communicated to a spectrum of teams — from operations to senior stakeholders.
• Drive initiatives to enhance Oodle’s credit risk strategies, making use of both internal and external datasets.
• Delve into Oodle’s portfolio data, ensuring our agreements consistently meet performance standards.
• Contribution to refining view of new origination unit economics.
• Contribute to refining Oodle’s loss forecasting and provisioning methodologies, offering a clearer lens on risk and return.
• Drive strategic initiatives in credit risk management, optimising processes, and offering actionable insights to the broader team.

Who you are:

Highly numerate graduate or junior analyst with a STEM or financial background. This could include qualifications such as a BSc, MSc, or PhD in areas like mathematics, statistics, chemistry, physics, economics, or finance, but other relevant qualifications or experience will also be considered.

Analytical thinker with a natural aptitude for identifying patterns and deriving meaningful insights from data, with the ability to work with both quantitative and qualitative data sources.

A proactive problem solver, comfortable working both independently and collaboratively, with the ability to tackle challenges directly linked to the business’s performance.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, as the role involves interaction with a broad range of stakeholders.

A genuine interest in Finance, Economics, and FinTech.

Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

Experience with coding (e.g. SQL, Python), data processing, data visualisation, or credit risk is beneficial but not essential.

Experience with Excel modelling is considered an advantage.

• Online Test -To be completed within 48 hours
• ️ Preliminary Interview (10 mins): Week commencing 7 July 2025
• Online group task (virtual 2 hours): Week commencing 14 July 2025
• Interviews (In office 2 hours): Week Commencing 14 July 2025

Our values are our personal brand and lay the foundation of what we care about the most. They provide us with guidance, so we can work towards the same goals. They are our DNA and are kept at the forefront of every Oodler’s mind when making business decisions.

• Embrace being human – empathy and diversity make us stronger.
• Strive for awesome – it’s awesome when we do better every day.
• Everyone’s a builder – we’re in this together and we win as a team.
• Bravely honest – we’re honest with ourselves and everyone else.
• Think customer – they’re at the heart of everything we do.

To find out more about our culture and what happens at Oodle check out our LinkedIn and Instagram .

Oodle is proud to be an inclusive workplace, and we recognise diversity of experience, thoughts and backgrounds leads to better customer outcomes and an environment where our colleagues can thrive. We have several DEI networks which are made up of our Oodlers who strive to make positive impacts to our cultures.

We’d love if you could submit your application online, but if you need an alternative method or need reasonable adjustments to take part in the interview process, please email [e-mail] .

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Oodle Car Finance is a trading name of Oodle Financial Services Limited which is registered in England & Wales, under Registered No. 07277272. Our Registered Office is 2 New Bailey, 6 Stanley Street, Salford, Greater Manchester, M3 5GS.

Oodle Financial Services Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Reference Number 702459). Oodle Financial Services is a member of the Finance & Leasing Association and complies with its Lending Code, a copy of which we will provide on request.