Job: Quantitative Analyst Graduate 2025

Company : Nedbank; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Nedbank in Johannesburg is seeking a Quants Training Programme participant to help identify opportunities to improve business processes, models, and systems by analysing data and recommending effective operating methods.

The role involves contributing to Nedbank's quants training, engaging in committees, documenting processes, and ensuring policy compliance while building personal and professional capabilities.

Qualifications

• Experience extracting and analysing data to inform decisions.
• Ability to engage business units through forums and committees.
• Awareness of Nedbank policy and process documentation.

Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities to improve business processes by analysing data.
• Support participation in the Nedbank Quants Training Programme and committee involvement.
• Assist the business by documenting processes and models to ensure continuity and knowledge base.
• Ensure compliance to policy through data monitoring and reporting.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and contribute to transformation goals within the team.

Skills

Data analysis

Quantitative modelling

Business process improvement

Communication

Education

Undergraduate Degree

Business Related Degree

Postgraduate degree/Honours/Masters in relevant majors

Job description

Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Date: 30-4-2024

Job Responsibilities

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 Nedbank Quants Training Programme by pro-actively participating in programme committees/structures (E.g. marketing committee, recruitment committee and social committee). This is called ‘programme involvement’. The objective of this participation is to enhance their personal and professional development whilst adding value to the Nedbank Quants Training Programme.Ensure business needs are met by engaging and assisting business through face to face interaction and attendance at forums and committeesAssist the business to address queries by extracting and analysing data.Ensure continuity and knowledge base through documenting and recording processes and models.Ensure compliance to policy through data analysis and monitoring.Establish understanding of processes by bridging the gap between operational and analytical concepts through communication.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 as well as sharing knowledge and industry trends with the teamContribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).

Essential Qualifications - NQF LevelUndergraduate DegreePreferred QualificationBusiness Related DegreePostgraduate degree, Honours or Masters degree (with majors in pure mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics, engineering, econometrics, financial engineering, quantitative risk management or similar).