Quantitative Analyst: Pricing Specialist

Job Requisition Details

REQ#142240

Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng

Closing Date: 27 November 2025

Talent Acquisition: Bongiwe Mchunu

Job Family Investment Banking Career Stream Quantitative Leadership Pipeline Manage Self: Professional FAIS Affected Job Purpose

We are looking for a Pricing Specialist to contribute to the development and maintenance of best practice models and assessment strategies in line with regulations (where applicable) in order to facilitate world class risk management. This role provides you with exposure to various aspects of the business and opportunities to provide insights for differentiated solution.

Job Responsibilities

• Facilitate accurate and reliable business decisions and the optimisation of risk through the development and implementation of client profitability tools and pricing calculators.
• Pricing Analytics and Reporting
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
• Research and make recommendations for corporate citizenship initiatives in area of influence
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g. Green Strategy).
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes; models and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank.
• Contribute to the development of differentiated; superior solutions (solution engineering) that meet stakeholder and business requirements through analysis.
• Ensure product and/or solution design is congruent with the required business specifications through meeting stakeholder requirements timeously.
• Contribute to the development of differentiated; superior solutions (solution engineering) that meet stakeholder and business requirements through analysis.
• Ensure product and/or solution design is congruent with the required business specifications through meeting stakeholder requirements timeously.
• Ensure business needs are met by engaging and assisting business through face to face interaction and attendance at forums and committees.

Job Responsibilities Continue

• Assist the business to address queries by extracting and analysing data.Perform ad hoc analysis and complete data requests through monitoring of data as per client specification.
• Ensure continuity and knowledge base through documenting and recording processes and models.
• Provide insights enabling growth through analytical research; systems and marketing insights by delivering analytical results and making recommendations to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance to policy through data analysis and monitoring.
• Create efficiencies and streamline processes through analysis.
• Establish understanding of processes by bridging the gap between operational and analytical concepts through communication.
• Support the achievement of the business strategy; objectives and values by reviewing Nedbank and Business Unit Plan and ensuring delivered systems; process; services and solutions are aligned.
• Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers.
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed; experience practiced, and certifications obtained and/or maintained within specified time frames.
• Enable skilling and required corrective action to take place by sharing knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction
• Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.

Technical Exposure

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
  
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
  

Qualification

Minimum Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance/Economics/Mathematics or a related field.

Preferred Qualification:

• BCom/ BSc degree
• Postgraduate degree in Finance/Economics/Mathematics/Statistics
• Professional certifications such as CFA, FRM are advantageous.

Minimum Experience Level

• 2 years pricing or analytics related experience within banking 
• Advanced Excel experience
• Knowledge of SAS (advantageous)

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Business Acumen
  
• Industry trends
  
• Microsoft Office
  
• Principles of project management
  
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
  
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
  
• Risk management process and frameworks
  
• Business writing skills
  
• Microsoft Excel
  
• Quantitative Skills
  

Behavioural Competencies

• Adaptability
  
• Applied Learning
  
• Earning Trust
  
• Communication
  
• Stress Tolerance
  
• Driving for results
  
• Continuous Improvement
  
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
  

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team

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