Work Type: On Premise | Employment Type: Full TimePosted Date: 2025/04/15
Description
Job Description
To plan, build, optimise and implement innovative quantitative analytical methodologies, procedures, products and advanced mathematical models that provide analytical support and interpret insights, using advanced analytics technologies, to address business opportunities and problems and implement business strategy.
Are you someone who can: (Role Responsibilties)
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and quantify revenue streams
Develop data-driven business cases to support project prioritization and resource allocation
Apply accounting and financial principles to build realistic business cases
Design robust framework to identify and track notional revenue generated
Incorporate financial metrics, market related data and operational KPIs into the revenue framework
Extract, clean and analyze large datasets to generate inputs into for financial models
Apply predictive analytics to forecast business performance
Understand and clearly articulate accounting principles
Apply analytical- and accounting skillset to build business cases
Utilize analytical expertise and financial accounting knowledge to enable data driven project prioritization
Implement and automate frameworks to calculate revenue generated through a digital platform business integrating with financial services
You will be an ideal candidate if you possess:
Qualification - B Degree Maths, Stats, Computer Science, Business Science, Finance, Accounting, Actuarial Science or equivalent
Experience - 4+ years’ experience in a similar environment
Additional Knowledge - Very proficient in SAS and SQL. Knowledge of other programming languages is advantageous
Proficient understanding and ability to apply financial metrics
Proficient in process automation
Passionate about developing business cases to drive business decisions
Excited to engage with cross-functional teams to understand and deliver business value
You will have access to: (Benefits of the role)
Opportunities to network and collaborate.
Challenging Working
Opportunities to innovate.
Conditions that are flexible
Opportunities to innovate
Focus on health and wellbeing (onsite wellness center, gym and crèche at our main campus to innovative employee wellbeing programs and financial fitness)
Resources to help you with your professional development
Generous leave policy
Inspiring work environment
Preferential employee banking rates
We can be a match if you are: (Behavioural attributes)
Curious - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more
Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it
Courageous - you're brave enough to think and do things differently and are always ready to put your hand up and take ownership
A team player - you believe in the power of teams so you're always part of one, building and leveraging your networks
Emotionally intelligent - you have a high EQ that enables you to truly connect with people, no matter how technical or specialist your role is
Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!
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Job Details
Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.
24/04/25
All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.
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