Group Risk & Analytics Lead

SUMMARY:
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Risk and Analytics professional to join a dynamic financial services organization where data, analytics, and strategic decision-making are at the heart of the business.

This hands-on leadership role is suited to a technically strong professional who enjoys building models, interrogating complex datasets, and transforming financial information into meaningful business insights. Working closely with executive leadership, you will play a key role in shaping enterprise-wide risk management, with a strong focus on financial and liquidity risk across multiple business operations.

POSITION INFO:
If you thrive on solving complex financial challenges, influencing strategic decisions, and combining technical expertise with commercial thinking, this opportunity offers exceptional exposure across enterprise risk, analytics, treasury, and corporate finance. Key Responsibilities: Lead the development, maintenance, and enhancement of liquidity stress testing models and related reporting. Analyze financial and liquidity risks, monitor key risk indicators, and provide actionable recommendations to senior leadership. Support asset and liability management, funding strategies, and balance sheet risk analysis. Review enterprise risk reporting and evaluate operational and financial risk trends across the business. Challenge and review IFRS 9 expected credit loss models, investigating significant movements and validating key assumptions. Perform detailed credit risk analysis to support underwriting, portfolio performance, and profitability initiatives. Query large datasets using SQL to validate business intelligence reporting and management information. Develop and maintain analytical models using tools such as Excel, VBA, SQL, Python, and AI-assisted technologies. Deliver financial analysis, valuation modeling, and transaction support for strategic business initiatives. Prepare executive-level reports that communicate complex analytical findings in a clear and practical manner. Collaborate with and mentor a small Risk and Analytics team while supporting continuous technical development. Partner with senior stakeholders across the business to provide analytical support for strategic decision-making. Job Experience and Skills Required: Postgraduate qualification in a quantitative or finance-related discipline. Qualifications such as FRM, CFA, Actuarial studies, Financial Risk Management, Statistics, or Econometrics will be highly advantageous. Strong experience in financial risk, liquidity risk, treasury, asset and liability management, or balance sheet risk within a financial services environment. Exposure to credit risk and IFRS 9 expected credit loss methodologies. Advanced quantitative, statistical, and analytical capabilities. Strong SQL skills with the ability to independently query and analyze large datasets. Experience building analytical and financial models using Excel, VBA, SQL, Python, or similar technologies. Strong commercial acumen with exposure to valuation analysis, transaction support, or corporate finance. Excellent communication skills with the ability to present technical findings to non-technical stakeholders. Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment. If you are looking to build your investment banking career while working on high-profile mining transactions across Africa, apply today. For more exciting Finance vacancies, please visit: \/> If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful. Your profile will be kept on our database for any other suitable roles \/ positions. We also invite you to contact us to discuss your next career move in finance! For more information, contact: Angelique Jardim Specialist Recruitment Consultant