Analyst Consultant

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What do you want from your work? Our Client believes work is more than a job. It is a chance to make a difference in the world of finance. An opportunity to fulfil your potential. To make friendships with ambitious, positive, like minded people. To gain invaluable industry experience and learn critical skills that will make you a highly sought-after management consultant.

Our Client is a people-centric, independent consulting firm, specialising in banking and insurance.

Our Client understands that their greatest asset is their people and because of this, we do things a bit differently. Our Client offers: Unparalleled growth and exposure and is uniquely positioned in the market to undertake projects across a wide spectrum of critical and exciting areas of the financial services industry. Their consultants deliver mission critical projects at the most prestigious banks and insurers locally in SA and internationally.

We are looking for an experienced professional to join their team as a Consultant. As a Consultant at your main tasks and responsibilities will include:
Solving complex industry specific problems.
Conducting business analysis and documenting requirements.
Performing data analysis and data mining on large datasets.
Documenting functional and technical requirements for large system implementations.
Designing and implementing management reports and dashboards.
Writing, reading and analysing various computer programming languages.
Compiling reports and presentations.
Engaging with senior stakeholders and clients.
Continuously developing business knowledge and technical skills in the areas in which the company provides consulting services.
The successful candidate must:
Hold a degree, with Honours, strong preference for a post graduate qualification.
Have two years or more relevant experience in the financial services industry.
Have subject matter knowledge in banking and/or insurance. Specifically within Treasury, Risk and Compliance, Credit Risk, Regulatory Finance, Liquidity Risk, Banking and Capital Markets, Risk and Data Management.
Additionally, the following would be advantageous:
Relevant consulting experience to banks and insurers.
Good technical skills, including experience with tools such as SQL, SAS, Python and Business Intelligence applications.
A professional qualification in finance and risk management, such as CFA and/or FRM.
The ideal Consultant also:
Has an enquiring mind and is eager to learn and improve their professional skillset.
Is able to work in a dynamic environment where one day never looks like another.
Is enthusiastic in their approach to their work.
Regards themselves as a high performer.
Is an excellent communicator with exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Works well under pressure to meet client objectives.
Is sociable and enjoys interacting with others, bo