ANALYST: RECOVERIES STRATEGY

Woolworths Financial Services; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Woolworths Financial Services in Cape Town seeks a data-driven Analyst: Recoveries Strategy to perform reporting, forecasting and advanced modelling to support the development and maintenance of collections recoveries strategies, minimising risk and optimising yields across outsourced portfolios.

The role requires a 3-year degree in Finance/Economics/ Econometrics or related field, plus practical analytics experience with SQL, Python, R or SAS, data integrity skills and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Minimum: degree(3years) ideally in Finance, Economics, Econometrics, Quantitative Analysis, Mathematics or Statistics.
• Practical experience in using analytics to solve complex business problems would be advantageous.
• Experience with working with various datasets and establishing data integrity and relationships.

Responsibilities

• Perform reporting and data analysis to support the development and maintenance of Collections Recoveries strategies.
• Forecasting and advanced modelling to minimise risk and optimise yields and activations across portfolios.
• Proven ability to effectively communicate analytical insights and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with outsourced Collections, Debt Counselling, Legal and Post-write-off portfolios to ensure effective delivery of tasks.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

SAS

Data analysis

Data quality

Microsoft Excel

Education

Finance / Economics / Econometrics / Quantitative Analysis / Mathematics / Statistics degree

Tools

SQL Server

Excel

Macros

Job description

Woolworths Financial Services | Full time

ANALYST: RECOVERIES STRATEGY

Cape Town, South Africa | Posted on 07/16/2026

WoolworthsFinancial Services, or WFS as it is better known, is a JointVenture with Absa Bank, that supports the Woolworths retailbusiness by providing in-storecredit inthe formof the Woolworths StoreCard andoffering value-addedservices including credit cards, personal loans and short-terminsurance as well as life insurance linked to otherproducts.

Job Description

Main Purpose

To perform reporting, dataanalysis, forecasting and advanced modelling techniques to support thedevelopment and maintenance of Collections Recoveries strategies, minimisingrisk and optimising yields a nd activationsacross outsourced Collections, Debt Counselling, Legal and Post-write-off portfolios.

KEY OUTCOMES

• Stakeholder Management
• Action Orientation & Delivery Self-Development
  

Requirements

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Collections&RecoveriesManagement
  
• Champion/Challenger Strategy Design
  
• Structured Query Language proficiency
  

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• I ntellectual Curiosity continuous improvement, innovation and ability to deal with change
  
• Action Orientated results focus, determination to achieve and deadline driven
  

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum: degree(3years) ideally inthefollowingdiscipline(Finance, Economics, Econometrics, Quantitative Analysis, Mathematics orStatistics)
  

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Practicalexperienceinusinganalyticstosolvecomplexbusinessproblemswouldbe advantageous
  
• Experience in workingwith various datasets as well as ability to establish data integrity and relationships.
  

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Proven ability to effectively communicate analytical insights and improvement recommendations.
  
• Proven ability towork as a team player to ensureeffectivedelivery of reporting, tasks, projectsandanyotherrelateddeliverables.
  
• High level of PC literacy, ideally with the experience in data cleaning and analysing large data sets using SQL server or similar environment; Python, R, SAS
  
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc.), ideally using macros.
  
• Ability to reason and package ideas and results in a logically ordered, understandable and practicalway to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  
• Exceptionaltimemanagementskillstobeabletocompletetaskseffectivelytodeadlines and manage multiple tasks.
  
• Goodcommunicationskills,bothwrittenandverbal(includingbeingabletorun workgroups/meetings and minute-taking.