Senior Structuring Analyst - Portfolio Optimization

absa; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa is seeking a Structuring Analyst to join the Active Portfolio Management team within PPB. The role combines quantitative analysis, financial modelling and transaction execution support.

You will translate complex analytical findings into practical recommendations to support strategic decisions. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in financial services, strong analytical and modelling capabilities, and a solid understanding of portfolio analytics and credit risk.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical capabilities and quantitative mindset.
• Experience with financial modelling, pricing and analytics is advantageous.
• Minimum of 5 years financial services experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and enhance financial, transaction and portfolio models.
• Perform quantitative analysis to support evaluation, structuring and execution of transactions.
• Assist with transaction structuring, monitoring and post-execution reporting.
• Support capital, funding and portfolio optimisation initiatives across the PPB balance sheet.
• Analyze portfolio risk, return, capital and funding performance to identify optimisation opportunities.
• Develop quantitative insights into portfolio behaviour, credit performance and transaction outcomes.
• Support stress testing, scenario analysis and portfolio forecasting activities.
• Prepare analytical outputs, recommendations and management information for internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of structuring capabilities, methodologies and analytical tools within the team.

Skills

Financial modelling

Quantitative analysis

Credit risk

Quantitative methods

Education

Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Engineering, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or related quantitative discipline

Job description

Absa is seeking a Structuring Analyst to join the Active Portfolio Management team within PPB. The role combines quantitative analysis, financial modelling and transaction execution support.

You will translate complex analytical findings into practical recommendations to support strategic decisions. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years in financial services, strong analytical and modelling capabilities, and a solid understanding of portfolio analytics and credit risk.