Quantitative Analyst Investments at Nedbank

Job Purpose

To collect; process; store and disseminate data to enable the Business to make quicker and better decisions; as per Nedbanks business strategy.

Job Responsibilities

• Build and maintain effective internal and external stakeholder relationships by proactively communicating; being flexible and open to feedback.
• Contribute to building of intellectual capital of the team by sharing information; knowledge and experience with all stakeholders.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g.. training/awareness on digital forensic examination to external parties on pro bono basis).
• Identify opportunities to improve or enhance processes by identifying and recommending improvements to tools; policies and procedures to add value to Nedbank.
• Add value to Nedbank by identifying opportunities to improve or enhance processes through identifying and recommending improvements and supporting implementation of tools; policies and procedures.
• Deliver world class quality reports aligned to requirements within turnaround times by diarizing; planning and prioritizing work appropriately.
• Contribute Business Unit cost saving strategy by adhering to the costs allocations per person.
• Support operational units by providing solutions that contribute to efficiency gains.
• Ensure work is completed on time by adhering to the deadlines as per the Service Level Agreements (SLA).
• Improve MIS by identifying opportunities for enhancing and improving production time and accuracy.
• Support new initiatives and business objectives by creating and designing databases; reports and programs.
• Provide support to business decisions by giving analytical and technical input into the management and stakeholder packs.
• Decipher data for improvement possibilities by collecting; analyzing data and establishing trends or patterns and identify possible solutions.
• Ensure compliance with governance structures by adherence to bank policies; process and procedures and industry regulations.
• Keep abreast of legislation and other industry changes that impacts on role by reading the relevant newsletters; websites and attending sessions.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree with a major in Information Systems, SQL (Reporting Services or BI ), SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

Minimum Experience Level

• 2-3 years experience in Management Information environment

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Administrative procedures and systems
• Data analysis
• Microsoft Office
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Sharepoints
• Business writing skills
• SQL
• Extract ,transform and Load Data

Behavioural Competencies

• Collaborating
• Decision Making
• Innovation
• Continuous Improvement
• Managing Work
• Quality Orientation