Credit Risk Analyst - Collections and MI Reporting

at  Discovery Ltd

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES AND SKILLS

• Resourceful and tenacious
• Self-motivated
• Focused on driving results
• Detail-oriented
• Organised and process oriented; ability to multi-task and manage time effectively
• Ability to convey complex data in a concise understandable manner and distil the key messages
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively across varying levels of Management and multi-disciplinary teams
• Good and clear written style.
• Strong verbal and written reporting skills.
• Quantitative/qualitative analytical skills

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Numerate degree (BSc, BCom, B Bus Sci, B Eng.)
• Minimum 2 years’ experience analytical experience on a consumer portfolio preferably within a Credit Risk Space
• Programming capabilities in SAS / R / Python / VBA
• Experience in data manipulation and application of statistical tool like SAS and SQL.
• Retail banking experience is preferred
• Skilled in Microsoft products, particularly PowerPoint, Word, Excel and Access

The Credit Risk Collections team is responsible for the development and implementation of Collections Strategies, tracking and optimizing the strategies to make sure that they are relevant and effective. The aim is to minimize credit losses by guiding the Collections activities in the Operations space through data and insights to make sure that the right treatment is given to the right customer, in turn making sure that the resources are optimally used.