Decision Science Senior Analyst

This is a technical analyst role within the Decision Science team responsible for the supporting the BAU IFRS9 Process generating the monthly outputs coding up and testing model changes maintaining well structured change logs and formats investigating model movements and supporting performance queries and credit analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the BAU IFRS9 process including timely production and validation of monthly outputs
• Develop implement and rigorously test model changes ensuring accuracy and robustness of code
• Maintain clear structured documentation and change logs to support governance and audit requirements
• Investigate model performance and movements providing insights and supporting credit analysis and stakeholder queries

This role will support our regulatory reporting and expansion as we acquire and engage in new business areas and allow you to expand your analytical and coding skills whilst performing meaningful and varied analysis to support the bank

The key values of the role are:

• Personal - Establish constructive working relationship with stakeholders and colleagues across the bank including Group Risk Finance IT and the franchises.
• Personal - Be coachable and develop into a technical expert in our systems knolwedge sharing with others
• Practical - Have solid knowledge of general analytical processes with experience in coding using SAS and Python experience with credit reporting and modelling impairment and/or capital requirements methodologies.
• Creative Write and manage evolving code with efficient and creative solutuions to be clear repeatable and auditable

Qualifications :

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in producing analytics in financial services or equivalent
• Experience writing production code to a high level of quality
• A broad understanding of modelling techniques and capital and/or impairment
• Experience in credit risk reporting

Technical

• Strong SAS and Python skills SQL experience would help
• Modelling and analytics skills
• Strong Microsoft skills in Excel Word and Power point. VBA experience would help
• Ability to convert numbers to meaningful data
• Analytical background with modelling experience in some of: regression econometrics time series simulations and optimization.

Interpersonal

• Positive mindset and can-do attitude
• Self-starter and energized
• Determined to seek for solutions when facing challenges
• Resolve challenges through collaboration and teamwork
• Clear communication to business colleagues good verbal and written skills
• Effective as a team player
• Ability to explain results to technical and non-technical colleagues
• Effective time management and personal efficiency

Additional Information :

Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include:

• Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment
• Free access to Headspace a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
• Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) - Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns mental wellbeing and more general queries around family work housing and health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts on gym membership
• Contributory pension scheme & death in service

Your Lifestyle - Its important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when youre enjoying your leisure time.

• Minimum of 27 days holiday per year
• Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday scheme
• Discounts on gym membership nationwide
• Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
• Community support and charitable giving

Your Contribution - Were focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals.

• Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
• Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme focused on recognising our role models and thanking our colleagues for a job well done

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time

Experience: years
Vacancy: 1