About the Role
As a graduate, you will support the business area leadership in the implementation of strategic initiatives through the effective management of the team, and to provide key insight and guidance in quantitative modelling methodologies for valuations, risk, and strategic projects.
What We Offer
- Unrivalled learning opportunities. Because we perform consulting services, every project is different and every client is different, providing you with fresh challenges and the opportunity to expand your professional network.
- Exciting career growth prospects with remuneration to match the prospect of working closely with professionals who are leaders in their fields. The opportunity to explore less traditional actuarial fields and be involved in leading edge projects.
- Extensive exposure to a broad range of risk work, providing the opportunity to build and strengthen a broad range of risk management skills
- A large team of professionals to support business and professional growth and provide project resources.
- The international Deloitte network provides opportunities to travel and access to International best practice.
About You
Specific Responsibilities
- Assisting in the development, automation and validation of financial and risk models.
- Perform statistical analysis (e.g. clustering and segmentation).
- Perform numerical valuation techniques (e.g. derivatives and exotic structures) and constructing yield curves.
- Assisting in the creation of market leading solutions and thought leadership; building strong clients relationships and general problem solving.
- Reporting to the Manager who leads the team you are assigned to, but also reporting to the managers leading individual projects.
University Graduate with a Masters (MCom / MSc / MPhil) or Honours degree, specialising in any of the following relevant fields:
- MPhil
- MSc Quantitative Risk Management, Risk Analysis
- MSc Quantitative Risk Management
- BSc Honours Quantitative Risk Management
- BSc Honours Actuarial and Financial Mathematics
- BSc Honours Financial Engineering
- BSc Honours Quantitative Risk Management
- BSc Honours Financial Engineering
BSc/BCom Honours in:
• Advanced Maths of Finance or BSc (in Statistics or Mathematics)
• Actuarial Science;
• Applied Economics/Econometrics;
• Computer/Data Science/Analytics;
• Mechanical Engineering (or Electrical or Electronic);
• Mathematical Sciences/Statistics;
• (Applied/Financial) Mathematics;
• Physics;
(Applied) Statistics;
Computer Literacy
• Experience in C#, Matlab, Python, R, SAS or VBA is an advantage.
What we are looking for
- Strong interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills.
- Technical proficiency and an eagerness to expand skills and develop knowledge.
- The ability to thrive in a busy environment with multiple deliverables.
- The ability to interact in a team environment.
- The ability to find innovative solutions to complex and often unusual challenges.
- Flexibility i.e. the ability to adapt quickly to changing environments and changing requirements.
NB: Your application will only be considered complete if you attach ALL of the following documents:
- Full CV
- Copy of ID document
- Copy of matric certificate
- Copy of university academic transcripts
If you are struggling to load multiple documents, please put the required attachments into 1 file/pdf and submit.
*Please note that this job advertisement provides a summary of the capabilities required and all candidates shortlisted will receive a full list of capabilities.
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