Senior Risk Analyst

The main goal of this role is to support the LFS Risk Modelling Centre of Excellence by building, maintaining, and improving quantitative models across the full life cycle of each LFS financial product.
 

Let’s look at some key responsibilities:
What problems will they solve?  What are they accountable for?

• Develop and deploy traditional portfolio risk models in line with established Model Governance framework, including IFRS 9 models.

• Identify relevant data sources, clean and prepare modelling data including validation.

• Support maintaining and improving strength and stability of existing suite of portfolio models, including provisioning, loss forecasting and stress testing.

• Support research and development to innovate with new methodologies with a focus on building and deploying explainable and robust models.

• Support portfolio model governance across provisioning, forecasting and stress testing, including policies, standards, and procedures.  

• Support delivery of model monitoring and perform ad-hoc analytics to provide key insights to business stakeholders.

• Demonstrate an agile and accurate contribution to business-critical enquiries and strategic initiatives.

• Support the delivery of Portfolio Modelling priorities to tight timelines.

Ideally, we're looking for the following: 
Let’s look at you:

• Tertiary qualification in practical numerate discipline.

• A successful track record of developing quantitative models in the Consumer Risk Management & Financial Industry (2 years +).

• Understanding of traditional portfolio modelling techniques and high-level understanding of newer machine learning techniques.

• Expertise in data mining and developing quantitative models using multiple programming languages including SQL, Python or R.

• Commercial acumen along with experience across parts of the credit life cycle.

• High-level understanding of:

• High-level understanding of relevant international and local accounting standards (IFRS9).

• A curious and business outcome focused approach partnered with a problem-solving attitude.

• The ability to be a strong collaborator and be comfortable working with business stakeholders to identify and shape problems to be solved with data.

Sometimes the best candidates don’t have 100% of what is listed above, but if you have most and are confident, you’d be a good fit, we’d love to hear from you!

• Recognition @ Latitude: Education support, Better giving programme with charity partners, Latitude matches dollar for dollar and Community partner days

• Flexibility @ Latitude: Flexible work arrangements - balance work and personal responsibilities, Hybrid set up - work from home & the office, 3 Days paid volunteer leave annually, paid community service leave, paid compassionate / bereavement leave

• Yearly salary reviews.

Sound like you? That's a good sign! In return for your energy and ideas, we offer a flexible working environment and great compensation. We always support a safe, healthy, engaging, and productive working environment for all employees and workers, whether that be in your home and office, or a combination of both.
 

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Successful applicants will be required to complete a background check (including criminal history and bankruptcy check) prior to commencement of employment. Only open to Australian or New Zealand Permanent Residents or Citizens.