Portfolio Risk Analyst at Protege Professionals

Job Field: Internal Audit & Control

Job Overview

• The Portfolio Risk Analyst will be required to provide deeper insight into the PB portfolio via use of financial models and advanced analytics which protect and unlock value in the portfolio.

Job Responsibilities

• Development and maintenance of financial models to provide deeper insight into the portfolio.
• Provision of in-depth data analysis, trending, forecasting and reporting to provide meaningful management information to be used in the day to day decision making process.
• Monitor, analyse and report on any underlying reasons for changes and shifts identified in the portfolio financials and facilitate understanding of this to key stakeholders.
• Provide analytical support to the centre portfolio team on a routine and ad-hoc basis with the view to finding patterns in data to explain portfolio performance trends.
• Provide accurate and timely routine periodic portfolio reporting packs at agreed frequencies.
• Good understanding of the business needs and strategies.
• Constantly challenge established thinking and facilitates improvements in systems and processes.
• Make recommendations on an on-going basis on the Risk Appetite.
  

Job Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years’ experience as a Portfolio Analyst or related data analytical role.
• SAS required.
• B.Sc in Accounting, Banking and Finance or related disciplines.
• MS Office skills essential (Excel, Access, Power Point, MS Word).

Behavioural Competencies:

• Strong analytical, problem solving and conceptual thinking skills essential.
• Ability to apply statistical and mathematical models and methodology.
• Explain complex statistical information.
• Good planning and organisational skills.
• Must be a team player with a positive attitude.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to work to and manage deadlines.
• Attention to detail and commitment to delivery.
• Ability to extract data from systems and analyse information retrieved.
• Quality control of output data
• Compilation of reports based on information retrieved and analysed.

Compensation
An attractive package comprising a fixed and performance productivity pay