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Job Title:SAS Credit Risk Modeller–Banking–Leeds - £35k - £45k
Reference:DFDecision1a
Salary:Up to £45k + Benefits
Location(s):West Yorkshire
Industry(s):Financial Services
Advertiser:Harnham Search & Selection
Employment Type:Permanent
Posted:08-10-2008

Description:

SAS Credit Risk Modeller – Banking – Leeds

This new role sits within a leading Banking organisation with offices in 30 countries and a huge customer base. Worldwide they employ tens of thousands of people and are a household name.

Role

Within the Credit Risk Modeller role you will be responsible for designing new risk models as well as improving existing models used for assessing credit risk. You will be performing statistical PD and LGD modelling operations to investigate ways of predicting risk, as well as interpreting results and recommending action to the business.
You will also have a remit to advance Decision Science capabilities and increase the client’s learnings to ensure that they remain industry leaders. This will involve:

Development of high-quality predictive models (response, attrition, underwriting, behaviour, fraud, collections and recoveries, BASEL II)
Accurate, timely deployment of models and documentation that is compliant with applicable internal or regulatory requirements
Forecasting of key drivers of customer lifetime value throughout the customer relationship

The Person

The ideal person for this role will be driven and also keen to work in a team that offers more of a consultancy service to the company. You will have experience of risk modelling in SAS, will have good analytical skills as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills. It is important you are a graduate in a numerate discipline with a clear ability in data modelling and risk.

It is also important that you are motivated and keen to progress within the organisation. You can expect to achieve a salary of up to £45k with a great benefits package including excellent bonus potential.

Contact me on 020 84086070 or davidfarmer@harnhamsearch.com for more information or a confidential and informal discussion about similar opportunities

SAS, LGD, PD, risk, model, risk, banking,

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