Johannesburg North: Graduate Actuary / Data Scientist posted by Network Finance

• Debt Review Lifecycle Diagnostics: Analyse active DR, preterm, and TDR behaviour including payment consistency, dropoff risk, survival analysis, cure potential, and lifecycle value.
• Portfolio Segmentation & Mandate Performance: Build DC/PDA segmentation, cohort analyses, seasonal patterns, yield outlooks, and reinstatement forecasting.
• EndtoEnd Process Mapping: Map and analyse the full value chain (Acquisition → DC → PDA → Collections → Distribution) to identify bottlenecks and improvement opportunities.
• Predictive Modelling Suite: Design models related to dropoff risk, reinstatement likelihood, settlement uplift, and workflow optimisation.
• Economic & Commercial Analysis: Assist in building a Termination Decision Framework (NPV, breakeven, ROI, scenario analysis).
• Performance Reporting: Develop daily/weekly/monthly reporting dashboards covering yield, ageing, reinstatements, and settlement lift.

Job Experience and Skills Required:
Education (minimum – strict requirement):

• Honours or Master’s degree ONLY in:
  • Statistics
  • Data Science
  • Mathematics
  • Actuarial Science
  • Economics
  • Computer Science
    (Candidates without Honours/Masters cannot be considered.)

Experience:

• No formal work experience required
• Must have demonstrated modelling ability through:
  • Personal projects
  • Academic research / dissertations
  • Kaggle or other competitions
  • Independent modelling work completed in your spare time
• Passion for data, modelling, and problemsolving is essential

Skills (technical):

• Strong SQL (academic or selftaught)
• Python or R for modelling and statistical analysis
• Understanding of survival/propensity models, segmentation, regression methods
• Strong analytical, mathematical, and problemsolving ability
• Exposure to BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.) beneficial
• Ability to interpret financial metrics (NPV, ROI, profitability)

Nonnegotiables (rolecritical):

• Must have Honours or Master’s degree
• Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complexity
• Curiosity and drive to convert analytics into practical execution
• Interest in credit analytics, collections optimisation, or financial behaviour

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– Quantitative Specialists across Banking, Insurance, and FinTech
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