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.
Duties and Responsibilities
-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 and Experience
-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.
