Senior Quantitative Analyst Senior Quantitative Analyst (Credit Risk Assurance)

Nedbank Private Wealth; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 900 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A major financial institution in Johannesburg seeks a qualified Talent Acquisition Consultant to oversee assurance on credit risk models and improve regulatory reporting processes. With a focus on collaboration and leadership development, the role demands 5+ years in risk analytics and a postgraduate degree in relevant fields like Statistics or Mathematics. The successful candidate will drive system improvements and manage project deliverables while liaising with senior stakeholders to enhance operational efficiency. This is a full-time position offering extensive professional growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in risk analytics, modeling, and management.
• Proficient in project management principles.
• Strong communication and business writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide assurance on credit RWA across Group products.
• Drive process improvements in credit risk reporting.
• Document findings and communicate with stakeholders.

Skills

Financial Statement Preparation

Credit Analysis

Cash Flow Analysis

Analysis Skills

Mathematics

Education

Post graduate degree in Statistics / Mathematics CFA / FRM / CQF

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Consultant

REQ 142171 Thembi Mtshali

Location: Johannesburg

Closing Date: 10th October 2025

Job Family: Investment Banking

Career Stream: Quantitative

Leadership Pipeline:

Manage Self: Professional

FAIS Affected

Job Purpose

To provide assurance on insight into and optimisation of bank-wide credit risk models reporting impairments and credit RWA. To perform business analysis project management process enhancement automation engineering and solution design and implementation of credit risk projects across Group Credit Risk.

Job Responsibilities

The role offers deep exposure to the banks credit RWA calculation optimisation and reporting processes with emphasis on working with big data. Your work will be focused on the rules systems and processes used for the banks regulatory credit risk reporting. You will perform many of the functions of a product owner identifying system improvements and collaborating with business and IT stakeholders to describe prioritise and drive implementation of system enhancements. You will develop controls and optimise processes to ensure the accuracy efficiency and timeous delivery of regulatory reporting to the SARB PA and other stakeholders. The ideal candidate will blend excellent communication report writing project management data analysis regulatory expertise and general credit knowledge with solid technical skills to enhance processes accuracy and efficiency for the calculation of credit RWA and related credit risk reporting and analysis for the entire group. The role offers high visibility as recommendations enhancements and status updates are tabled at board level committees the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) and the banks internal and external auditors. The team culture emphasises development especially of leadership and behavioural skills. Our focus is on automation and digitisation while our function provides insight and assurance into impairments credit RWA concentration risk portfolio management risk appetite peer group analysis financial disclosures and various regulatory reports all of which are presented to executive management and the Board. This provides opportunities for development and growth and to develop an organisation-wide reputation for excellence.

• Interpret regulatory reforms and assess the impact on credit risk parameters processes results and reporting.
• Drive process improvements across the credit risk reporting landscape including BA returns ICAAP Pillar III and Analyst Booklet reports.
• Provide trend analysis and assurance on portfolio movements.
• Identify opportunities for credit RWA optimisation.
• Communicate insights and results to senior stakeholders to facilitate improved accuracy efficiency and management of credit risk.
• Be a subject matter expert and provide input and assistance in the interpretation implementation and optimisation of credit RWA regulations as well as other related credit risk metrics.
• Project management of key deliverables including co-ordinating the work and output of team members and contributors across the organisation.
• Documentation of findings recommendations business requirements and project updates. Preparing written communications to various stakeholders including executive committees the SARB external auditors of the bank and the Board.
• Ad-hoc tasks reports deep dives and responding to SARB queries.
• Contribute to a high-performance team culture via collaboration knowledge sharing mentoring sprint planning and retrospectives daily scrums and project participation.
• Stay abreast of developments in your field of expertise ensuring personal and professional growth.
• Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and values and lead by example.

Provide assurance on credit RWA allocated across all products in the Group including adherence to the ap

Essential Qualification

• Post graduate degree in Statistics / Mathematics CFA / FRM / CQF

Minimum Experience Level

• 5 years risk analytics modelling and management.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Industry trends
• Microsoft Office
• Principles of project management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Risk management process and frameworks
• Business writing skills
• Microsoft Excel
• Business Acumen
• Quantitative Skills

Behavioural Competencies

• Applied Learning
• Coaching
• Communication
• Collaborating
• Decision Making
• Continuous Improvement
• Quality Orientation
• Technical / Professional Knowledge and Skills

Dicslaimer

Preference Recruiting Team atwill be given to candidates from the underrepresented groups

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at

Required Experience : Senior IC

Key Skills

• Financial Statement Preparation
• Credit Analysis
• Cash Flow Analysis
• Math
• Banking
• Analysis Skills
• UCC Law
• Underwriting
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Report Interpretation
• Word Processing

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1