Cape Town – CBD.  Market related salary plus benefits.  Hybrid position (home/office).

Our client is a leading retailer in South Africa and offering an amazing opportunity for a skilled analyst within the Risk & Analytics team.

The Role:

This successful candidate will be responsible for ad hoc analyses, the development of statistical models for strategy development; monitoring and tracking of existing models and reporting.

Requirements:

• Minimum requirement of a BCom., or similar qualification – majoring in Statistics with a strong academic record
• At least 2-3 years’ experience in building, implementing and using statistical models for strategy development
• SAS Base/Enterprise Guide programming experience
• SAS Enterprise Miner programming experience advantageous
• Python / Hadoop or similar packages all beneficial
• Experienced MS office user
• Experience in a retail or financial services industry with specific collections or recoveries experiences is required
• Experience with bureau data beneficial
• Excellent analytical and numeric skills
• High attention to detail driving a need for 100% accuracy
• Able to manage effectively in a high-volume, fast-paced, error-free environment
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation communication skills required
• Ability to prepare well-structured, clear and concise deliverables, including presentations
• Strong collaborative interpersonal skills – both with internal and external parties
• High level of integrity and confidentiality