Senior Quantitative Business Analyst

Boardroom Appointments; Sandton; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Job summary

Boardroom Appointments is seeking a Senior Quantitative Business Analyst for a hybrid role in South Africa. The candidate will design and analyse financial models, support pricing and risk analysis, and drive data-driven decisions across markets.

The role requires postgraduate quantitative qualifications or equivalent experience, strong SQL ability, and capital markets expertise. Collaboration with multiple stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years in quantitative, risk and business analysis
• Must have financial markets knowledge
• Experience in Capital Markets systems and data analysis
• Experience with data validation and data models

Responsibilities

• Construct and analyse financial models (pricing, curve stripping, scenario analysis)
• Design, test and troubleshoot pricing/risk-analysis processes
• Perform data analysis to identify issues and drive solutions
• Engage with stakeholders to gather requirements and validate data flows
• Coordinate system integration and vendor-driven collaboration
• Participate in weekly production support rotation
• Propose improvements to processes and systems to add business value
• Review demand and roadmaps with business units to assess impact

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Planning skills

Assertiveness

Financial markets understanding

Education

Post-graduate qualification in Mathematical Finance

Post-graduate qualification in quantitative discipline

Certifications: FRM/PRM/ACI Dealing/CFA (beneficial)

Tools

SQL

Job description

About the job Senior Quantitative Business Analyst

Hybrid position

• Minimum of 4 years relevant, quantitative, risk and business analysis experience
• Financial markets knowledge is a MUST
• Markets related experience
• Relevant Investment Banking experience
• Experience in working with relevant systems (technical background will be beneficial)
• Post-graduate qualification in Mathematical Finance or another quantitative discipline
• Post-graduate qualification in Mathematical Finance or another quantitative/related discipline is required, or equivalent work experience and technical training
• FRM, PRM, ACI Dealing Certificate, CFA or related risk or quantitative international certification would be beneficial
• Experience in designing and implementing integrated solutions (i.e., good understanding of systems integration) Experience in designing, testing and configuring quantitative systems in Capital Markets (Market Risk, Credit Risk, XVA, etc.)
• Working knowledge of SQL and ability to analyse data
• Multi asset class, and trade life cycle knowledge would be beneficial
• Business process modelling and design capabilities
• Ability to work with data: understanding of data models and ability to validate data flows between and within systems
• Attention to detail, but also the ability to see the big picture and understand broader impact
• Good communication skills and the ability to work with difficult people
• Problem-solving and analytical skills
• Communication and planning skills
• Assertiveness and persistence are required to be effective in the front office environment
• Strong awareness and interest in the financial markets

Responsibilities:

• Constructing and/or critically analysing financial models (e.g.: product pricing, curve stripping, scenario analysis)
• Process-design, -analysis, -testing and troubleshooting in the area of pricing/risk-analysis
• Systems-capability/fit analysis in the area of pricing/risk-analysis
• Data analysis - analyse data and situation, identify and solve problems, reason logically and drive valid conclusions
• Software analysis - analyse, design and implement purchased or in-house applications
• Testing and validation of logic and processes implemented
• Shared ownership of recurring production incidents by working with multiple stakeholders to resolve system issues
• Weekly production support rotation with the rest of the team
• Engage with the macro-environment to look for new opportunities, capabilities and trends that would add value to the required analysis work
• Suggest changes in executing work processes to better drive value and benefits for the business
• Prepare and share recommendations for process and systems improvements in relevant area of accountability
• Actively participate in team, cross-discipline and vendor-driven collaboration sessions or forums to increase understanding of the working environment (current and planned)
• Engage with key stakeholders to gather information with regards to changes and developments in their business area that would impact demand for allocated BT technologies
• Review demand items in partnership with business to better understand impacts on the relevant BT system, processes and systems environment
• Partner with process owners to create suitable roadmaps for business development and in anticipation of system and process enhancements
• Test and identify where service gaps would exist should different technologies be applied to the same process or where business process changes would not be accommodated by existing technology capabilities
• Analyse business requests to clearly understand business requirements and translate this into clear technical terms and specifications to best solve business problems
• Consolidate all knowledge articles and user training material
• Develop and share final service pack for relevant stakeholders
• Coordinate the integration activities of service providers
• Monitor benefits against what was detailed in the business case
• Control specific measures and mechanisms to measure benefits