Data Analyst - Pretoria at Fitch Solutions

Position Overview

The Data Analyst role is within the Country Risk and Industry Research (CRIR) team within Global Content Operations (GCO), part of Fitch’s Chief Data Office (CDO)function. The role will interface with teams across GCO and the wider CDO as well as groups in Fitch Ratings and Fitch Solutions, and will sit alongside and support our market-leading credit research team spanning offices in London, New York, Singapore, and Centurion.

GCO are responsible for collecting, maintaining and analysing macro data, updating forecast data, and generating risk index scores, supporting Fitch Solutions (FS) and the CRIR business.

The role involves close collaboration with other CRIR data and research analysts, and the wider GCO/ CDO team for the purposes of quality, timeliness, policy adherence, and data governance.

We are looking for candidates with a strong academic background and a keen interest in data, with a prior understanding of statistics and econometrics principles, and familiarity with macroeconomic data.

This is a great opportunity to join the CDO function, as it transforms the role and the direction of data across the organization. The position reports to the CRIR Team Lead

Responsibilities

• Assist with data collection of specific content required by the CRIR business
• Gather and analyse time-series data efficiently for use by CRIR analysts
• Run and monitor forecast models, reviewing the model output to ensure accuracy of content
• Collaborate with research analysts to ensure accurate and timely delivery of data to our products
• Respond to internal and external queries regarding our data sets and methodologies
• Work with CRIR sector leads to develop and improve FS product offering

Qualifications And Experience

• Undergraduate degree in economicsor statistics or similar.
• Academic or professional experience working with macroeconomic data
• Strong proficiency in Excel
• Knowledge of VBA, Python or similar preferred
• Proven forecasting, analytical, and data manipulation skills
• Must have a highly organised and methodical approach to work, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• To be a self-starter who can pick up new processes quickly and accurately
• Strong problem-solving skills and a can-do attitude