Trainee Risk Analyst at Truworths

Job Description    

• As a Trainee Risk Analyst, you have the amazing opportunity for an entry level role with plenty of growth opportunities! Truworths, South Africa's leading retailer is looking for a BBusSci/BSc/Act Sci or Bcom Investment graduate (strong Mathematics/ Statistics) with strong academic record to join our team of Risk Analysts. This opportunity is based at our Head Office in Cape Town.

Key Responsibilities    

•  Investigating data integrity issues, testing assumptions and validating analytical results
•  Analysing strategy changes and determining impact on areas of application and account management strategies
•  Presenting ideas via reports and presentations, outlining findings and making recommendations for improvements
•  Forecasting and monitoring implemented strategies using statistical techniques
•  Project managing the implementation of strategy changes into live systems
•  Developing predictive models aimed at the optimisation of profit in decision-making

Qualifications and Experience    

•  Strong ability in analytics, commercial thinking and presenting and communicating information

Competencies    

•  Skilled at manipulating and analysing data using SAS, SQL or other data analysis tools for complex modelling purposes or forecasting exposure to predictive analytics processes such as linear regression, decision trees, clustering, scoreboard building