Senior Analyst- job vacancy in uk.

Job Title:  SAS - Senior Analyst (Impairment Forecasting) Retail Banking
Job Type:     Permanent
Location:     City of London
Start Date:     ASAP
 Salary:     £38k - £45k pa + benefits
Ref No:     141845-VAC13909HV_981605
Date Advertised:     23 Jun 2013

A Global leading financial service organisation is currently looking for a Senior Analyst in their Impairment Forecasting team. This is an exciting opportunity to use in depth analysis to drive business decisions.

The Company:
Is a major retail bank and has a strong international and national presence. The company is known for leading the innocation in banking and consumer lending products that really put their customers first.

The Role:
The Senior Analyst (Impairment Forecasting) role primary involves the delivery of accurate projections of the Banks Impairment cost and the development of robust econometric/statistical modelling covering scenarios, stress testing, and more.
The role will play a vital role in the forecast accuracy over both short term and long term aspects and will interact with multiple business partners and provide insight It will also deal with managing multiple forecast models and tools and identify any issues escalated when necessary as well as the ad hoc analysis covering impairment expense or capital charge.

Skills and Experience:
* At least a 2.1 degree in a highly numerical discipline such as Economics, MORSE, Finance, Statistics, Engineering or similar
* Strong IFRS knowledge and strong experience in econometric modelling or risk forecasting
* Strong knowledge of portfolio dynamics and Credit Risk and credit portfolio life cycle dynamics
* Understanding of portfolio and sub-portfolio modelling practices and model performance measures.
* Proven knowledge of analysing and interpreting data using statistical models and manipulating data using relevant programmes such as SAS/SQL.

Salary and Benefits;
The successful candidate can expect a salary of up to £45k plus benefits.

KEYWORDS:
Keywords: SAS, SQL, impairment forecasting, provisioning, loss forecasting, debt forecasting, risk models, credit risk modelling, risk, credit, portfolio modelling
 
Contact ;
If you need further information about this role then please don't hesitate to contact Hannah Villanueva on 02085458877 or hannahvillanueva@harnham.com