Woolworths Financial Services (WFS) 2020 Graduate Programme

Published: 30 Aug 2020 1,096 views

Woolworths Financial Services would like to offer University graduates (class of 2020/2021) the opportunity to work for a dynamic retail bank within the Mother City. We invite Africa’s best minds to join our Graduate Programme, designed and structured to maximise learning opportunities and unlock one’s full potential within the Financial Services industry. The Programme offers exposure to our Credit Risk department, the Customer Analytics team, as well as the Collections Strategy team.

WFS Graduate Programme

Application Deadline	August 31, 2020
Country to study	South Africa
Type	Graduate Programme
Sponsor	Woolworths Financial Services (WFS)
Gender	Men and Women

Benefits of WFS Graduate Programme

A 12 month Graduate Programme to develop a detailed understanding of the functional units making up the Credit Risk Office (CRO). Focusing on, but not limited to: Acquisition Risk, Existing Customer Management (ECM) Risk, High Risk Account Management (HRAM), Portfolio Performance, Profitability and Impairment. Exposure to Customer Analytics team in the Commercial & Product department, as well as Collections Strategy team in Risk Operations.

During the programme the candidate will acquire many technical skills which will efficiently equip them as they progress through the different functional units.

Functions will include, but are not limited to: Data analysis, SAS/SQL programming, modelling techniques, strategic thinking, customer analytics and insights, monitoring and tracking of management information (MI).
In addition, the candidate will gain insights in stakeholder management, as well as a general grasp of our range of credit products and the entire customer life cycle.

Requirements for WFS Graduate Programme

Key responsibility:

1. Portfolio Strategy Tracking and Analysis.
2. Forecasting and Monthly Credit Risk MI Production.
3. Lead and Assist with Analytical Projects
4. Stakeholder and Resource Management
5. Supporting Analysts within the functional teams
6. Adhere to required Quality and Governance Standards

Minimum qualification:

1. University degree in any of the following:
2. Statistics
3. Mathematics
4. Data Science
5. Actuarial Science
6. Business
7. Economics
8. Engineering
9. Information Systems

Experience required:

1. Candidates whom have recently graduated from university (last 12 months)
2. Curiosity and passion for understanding data
3. Analytical, with an affinity to solve problems
4. Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced, dynamic environment
5. Eager to embrace unfamiliar situations with a positive mind-set
6. Hard working and deadline driven
7. Team player
8. Excellent communication skills

Application Deadline

August 31, 2020

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Woolworths Financial Services (WFS) on www.meetr.co to apply