Quantitative Analyst Graduate 2026

NedBank; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

Nedbank seeks candidates for their Quants Graduate Programme aimed at developing world-class Quantitative Analysts. The role involves improving business processes, data analysis, and compliance in risk management, creating a strong foundation for personal and professional growth in a financial context.

Qualifications

• No experience required, suitable for graduates.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills needed.
• Ability to communicate effectively across teams.

Responsibilities

• Improve business processes and value addition.
• Analyze data to assist business queries.
• Document processes to ensure continuity.

Skills

Business Acumen

Quantitative Skills

Communication

Customer Focus

Decision Making

Education

Undergraduate Degree NQF level 7

Business Related Degree Postgraduate degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

To develop world class Quantitative Analysts through the Nedbank Quants Graduate Programme. To contribute to the development and maintenance of best practice models and assessment strategies in line with regulations (where applicable) in order to facilitate world class risk management

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 committees
• Assist 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 team
• Contribute 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 Level

• Undergraduate Degree NQF level 7

Preferred Qualification

• Business Related Degree Postgraduate degree, Honours or Masters degree (with majors in pure mathematics, applied mathematics, statistics, engineering, econometrics, financial engineering, quantitative risk management or similar)

Type of Exposure

• Conducting root cause analysis
• Analysing situations or data that requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors
• Developing ways to minimize risks
• Influencing stakeholders to obtain buy-in for concepts and ideas
• Working with a group to identify alternative solutions to a problem
• Interacting with diverse people
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Interacting with various levels of management
• Managing multiple project
• Working within a team
  

Minimum Experience Level

• No experience required

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Business Acumen
• Industry trends
• Microsoft Office
• Principles of project management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Risk management process and frameworks
• Business writing skills
• Quantitative Skills
• Governance, Risk and Controls
  
• Communication
• Customer Focus
• Decision Making
• Managing Work

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