Lead Financial Modelling Analyst

Job Details

Lead Analyst – Financial Modelling (Python)

£642.16 p/d Umbrella

Birmingham/Chester/Leeds/Sheffield – 3 days p/w in the office

6-month contract

Job Description

• Deliver a number of complex analytics projects within a team, ensuring results are timely and accurate, supporting junior team members and offshore analysts as required.
• Contribute to the project plan by maintaining a record of time spent, raising issues and slippage appropriately, keeping stakeholders and project manager informed on a regular basis.
• Prioritise planned projects and tasks, whilst effectively managing and challenging requests for unplanned or ad-hoc work.
• Be accountable for the integrity and accuracy of delivered results.
• Positively contribute to the vision and strategy of the department, working with the management group and being a role model for junior analysts.
• Develop and maintain a productive relationship with the offshore analytics teams.
• Takes a lead in briefings for team members/ stakeholders on progress of work, sharing knowledge, successes and opportunities
• Communicates confidently with junior team members, stakeholders and peers
• Identifies solutions to emerging risk issues, changing priorities, project completion issues and areas of conflict,
• Challenges established policy and procedures, where appropriate and suggests alternatives. Maintaining compliance with regulatory and documentary requirements
• Draws, formulates & communicates conclusions from own work, recommending further actions, where required

Skills & Experience

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge and experience of the major product suites in RBWM and / or CMB, especially the credit products.
• Comprehensive knowledge of how statistical models and data driven business rules are applied effectively to credit portfolios.
• Detailed knowledge of targets, key metrics and drivers/levers for the portfolios against which their work is undertaken.
• In depth knowledge and experience of building statistical tools and application of analytic methodologies for the CMB and / or RBWM businesses.
• Understanding of the banking process from acquisition to account management to collections or attrition.
• A thorough understanding of risk and the drivers of capital and funding in the business.
• Detailed understanding of business policy and processes.
• A good knowledge of application processing, data warehousing and external credit bureau functioning.

EXPERIENCE

• Financial Modelling Background is essential
• SAS and Python experience is essential
• Proven track record of delivering complex projects within a team, delivering results on time and on budget and managing own time effectively.
• Experience in contributing to the plans of a number of major analytic projects across RBWM and / or CMB businesses.
• Use of sophisticated analytic techniques across a number of business functions, supported by ‘best in class’ analytic and data environments
• Proven track record in working with business and IT to develop and deliver strategic change programs
• Experience in developing profitable analytic solutions to business / credit problems using credit assessment / management methodologies.
• Directly relevant experience of working in an analytical role within financial services or an alternative data-driven organisation.

SKILLS

• Excellent quantitative analysis skills. Quantitative, numerate or financial degree.
• Highly developed analytical skills to extract information from data and translate to business language and financial impacts.
• Excellent communication skills and cultural awareness.
• SQL/SAS programming. Capable of writing complex macros, data extraction queries, producing structured analysis datasets and performing statistical analyses and tests against the data. Ability to manipulate output to business-friendly reports.
• Ability to present complex statistical concepts and results in a way tailored to the audience in a persuasive and compelling way.
• Ability to work with individuals across different geographical sites.
• The individual should be self motivated, customer focussed with an ability to solve complex problems with an eye for detail and accuracy

If you think you are up for the task and feel you meet the above criteria or interested to hear more information, please contact me on **********@tapfin.com

Please note, in the event of a high volume of applications for this role, we will not be able to respond to each individual applicant. Unfortunately, if you have not been contacted within 7 days then we will not be progressing with your application. Thank you for your understanding