16 June 2026 Deloitte Southern Africa Closing 30 June 2026

Regulatory & Financial Risk (Rfr): Credit Risk - Assistant Manager / Manager

Professional Services, Consulting

Minimum Requirements

  • Degree/Honours specialising in one or more of the following disciplines: Statistics, Mathematics, Financial Engineering, Engineering, Economics, Econometrics, or related degree.
  • At least 4 - 6 years of relevant work experience in banking, financial services consulting, or similar environment
  • Fundamental credit risk modelling capabilities including predictive modelling techniques
  • Basic understanding of the credit lifecycle, model risk management, Basel regulations, and the IFRS 9 standard
  • Financial Modelling experience– technical knowledge in PD, EAD, LGD, Basel II and IAS39.
  • Computer literacy: MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Coding skills: SAS, SAS (Enterprise Guide), R, and/or Python

Responsibilities

  • Development and calibration of credit risk models
  • Model validation, monitoring, and testing.
  • Benchmarking credit metrics amongst peers in a market
  • Derivation of portfolio credit analytics
  • Review of client deliverables to ensure quality, accuracy, and completeness.
  • Communication of project challenges and outcomes with clients and team members
  • Drafting of project reports
  • Sharing of knowledge and skills with colleagues
  • Understanding of the audit and advisory businesses, and their interaction with wider firm locally and globally, strategy and challenges
  • Notable experience on providing Strategic Insights to Partners
  • Project management experience
  • Excellent industry and business knowledge
  • Demonstrated leadership skills
  • Ability to interpret, communicate and implement strategy
  • Demonstrated execution of complex projects within timeframes and cost
  • d in development and delivery of professional presentations
  • Excellent report writing skills
  • Solid financial knowledge
  • Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal with all levels of staff & leadership
  • Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills
  • Excellent mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others
  • Strong client delivery focus
  • Highly adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease
  • Focus on quality and risk
  • Excellent problem-solving ability
  • Exceptional business acumen
How to apply