About the position
This role offers the opportunity to work with the Investment Management team, focusing on quantitative analysis in asset selection, pricing, and credit portfolio management. Must have completed a Postgraduate degree in Finance, Science, Engineering (Master’s preferred) or be a qualified Chartered Accountant, CA(SA).
Must have experience in credit research, portfolio risk analysis, and data management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Quantitative Analysis: Assist in defining the PRIME framework, validating investment models, and developing analytics tools to monitor portfolio performance.
- Credit Research & Analysis: Apply models to assess default probability scores, analyse creditworthiness using financial scorecards, and monitor credit dynamics.
- Credit Management: Optimise portfolio performance, analyse listed and unlisted assets, and evaluate opportunities in infrastructure funds.
- Investment Analysis: Originate debt investments, liaise with issuers, and contribute to ESG methodologies and responsible investment strategies.
- Process Development: Enhance PRIME framework, ensure data accuracy, and develop new models and techniques.
Desired Skills:
- Credit Data Analyst
- Credit Research Specialist
- Credit Risk Analyst
- Investment Credit Analyst
- Quantitative Credit Analyst
