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Financial Risk Analyst

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CBZ Holdings Limited

An exciting career opportunity has arisen for the role of Financial Risk Analyst within the Group Risk Analytics and Financial Modeling Department of CBZ Holdings Limited. If you want to join a team of energetic and passionate professionals, this is your opportunity.

What we expect from you.

  • Carry out all relevant data preparation tasks related to modeling specified financial risk metrics.
  • Carry out model calibrations, under relevant supervision, using software such as R, Python, MATLAB or other.
  • Carry out model documentation as per governance framework and best practice.
  • Carry out all relevant data preparation activities related to the predictive analytics task and carry out research relevant to the models to be developed.
  • Carry out all relevant data preparation tasks related to IFRS requirements.
  • Carry out research relevant to the models to be developed.
  • Assist in the performing stress tests, back tests, scenario analyses and scenario generation in varied contexts and forecast macro-economic variables and financial rates for use in forward looking models.

Qualifications, Skills and experience required.

  • A Bachelor’s degree in any of Actuarial Science, Mathematics, Physics, Operations Research or Statistics.
  • Studying towards an actuarial qualification, FRM, PRM, CFA, CQF or other an added advantage.
  • Experience working in a medium to large financial services company in the banking and/or insurance sector.
  • Knowledge of Machine Learning theories and applications to business.
  • At least 1 years’ experience in risk management and/or quantitative job function in a financial institution.
  • Very strong analytical skills.

If you meet the above criteria, you are the ideal person we are looking for.

Closing Date – Saturday , 7 September 2024