Specialist Data Scientist at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Key Responsibilities

Data & Financial Analysis

• Build and continuously enhance the Transactional Banking Change data and financial analysis capability
• Develop and embed data quality standards and best practices to ensure integrity of insights
• Design and maintain financial models, dashboards, and reporting tools to assess project and portfolio performance
• Conduct cost-benefit analysis, ROI calculations, and financial forecasting to support strategic decision-making
• Analyse financial and operational data to uncover trends, risks, and optimisation opportunities

Reporting & Insights Delivery

• Produce integrated project and financial performance reports with clear, actionable insights
• Translate complex data into compelling narratives for senior stakeholders
• Deliver regular analytics and visual reports (Power BI/Tableau) across key KPIs and financial metrics

Transactional Banking Change Support

• Maintain and update project governance artefacts (risk registers, action logs, milestone trackers, documentation)
• Participate in project and portfolio forums, capturing decisions, risks, actions, and financial impacts
• Support the continuous improvement of project management frameworks and templates

Data Quality Assurance

• Champion data integrity and governance through validation, reconciliation, and audit processes
• Collaborate across teams to identify and resolve data inconsistencies, improving data pipelines and reliability

Preferred Experience

• 2–5 years’ experience in data analytics, data science, or financial analysis
• Strong foundation in financial principles (forecasting, budgeting, ROI analysis)
• Proven ability to translate data insights into business decisions

Advanced proficiency in:

• Excel (financial modelling)
• SQL, Python, or R
• Power BI or Tableau