PowerCurve Strategy Analyst- Credit Risk at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Key Accountabilities:

• Understand stakeholder requirements and business objectives
• Experience in PCSM development, unit and SOAP testing skills and technical analysis. 
• Prior experience using data driven decision engines (TRIAD, BLAZE, POWERCURVE etc.)
• Experience in running analytics with SAS, SQL, etc.
• Post Implementation testing and Monitoring.
• Translate elicited needs and knowledge acquired into user story format.
• Provide strategic guidance to clients on Credit Risk System and general technology
• Provide strategic advice on how best to use technology to achieve goals
• Manage Credit Risk system changes and collaborate with in-house technical staff
• Assist Stakeholders through the change-management process
• Meet with stakeholders to determine project requirements and goals
• Provide assistance with technical issues and investigate system related queries
• Revise existing systems and suggest improvements
• Design, test, implement and monitor changes
• Prepare and keep documentation updated
• Prior experience in basic programming languages
• In-depth understanding of the Credit Risk lifecycle

Competencies: 

• Applying expertise and technology
• Relating and networking
• Presenting and communicating information
• Creating and innovating
• Formulating strategies and concepts
• Adapting and responding to change
• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
• Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking
• Meticulous approach to work
• Detail orientated
• Problem solving skills, ability to trouble shoot complex system issues
• Analytical thinker
• The ability to multi-task and work under pressure while producing accurate outputs
• Self-motivated and requires very little supervision

Abilities/Requirements:

• Ability to travel between sites
• Credit Risk experience
• Decision Engine or Rules Engine exposure
• Basic IT Programming knowledge
• Software consultancy background

Education and Experience Required

• B-degree in (Business, Risk Management or Computer Science) or equivalent NQF level 7 qualification
• Experience using data driven decision engines
• Programming skills to create credit rules in risk software would be an advantage
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in the deployment of systems and tools to manage credit and risk.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology