FSA - Financial Services Advisory - Graduate Programme - 2019 Deloitte - Johannesburg, Gauteng

FSA - Financial Services Advisory - Graduate Programme - 2019

Deloitte - Johannesburg, Gauteng

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In South Africa, Deloitte is one of the leading professional services organisations. We specialise in providing Audit, Tax, Consulting, Risk Advisory and Corporate Finance services. We serve clients in a variety of industries from financial services, to consumer business, energy, mining and manufacturing, tourism, TMT and the public sector. 

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At Deloitte you have the opportunity to develop your talents and capabilities and be in the driving seat of your career. Our unique culture, commitment to continuous learning and accessible leadership encourages personal initiative and rewards innovative thinking. Whatever your age, gender or culture, you'll make more of your career at Deloitte. 

About the Division 

Our Assurance services go beyond merely meeting statutory requirements. We help our clients perform better and achieve their business objectives. We listen to their needs, think about the business implications and tailor our approach accordingly. In today's changing global economy, businesses need trusted advisors. Because Assurance professionals at Deloitte take the time to understand our clients' business as well as the industries in which they operate, we can help them identify major risks and opportunities over and above performance of the traditional financial reporting function. Our services include: 

Audit 

Accounting and Auditing 

Financial Institutions Services Team 

Financial Services Advisory 

Actuarial & Insurance Solutions 

Actuarial & Analytics Solutions 

About the Role 

The FSA graduate programme offers you the opportunity to be rotated across all our business areas for a period of up to 18 months, giving you extensive exposure to a broad range of quantitative risk management techniques, such as risk and financial modelling, design and implementation of risk / capital / funding frameworks, stress testing, regulatory developments, financial instrument valuations and pricing. 

Role description:
Assisting in the development and validation of financial and risk models. 

Other responsibilities include assisting in the creation of market leading solutions and thought leadership; building strong clients relationships and general problem solving. 

Reporting to the Senior Manager who heads up the team you’re assigned to, but also reporting to the managers leading individual projects. 

What we offer:
Unrivaled learning opportunities – because we perform consulting services, every project is different and every client is different – providing you with fresh challenges and the opportunity to rapidly expand your professional network. 

Exciting career growth prospects with remuneration to match the prospect of working closely with professionals who are leaders in their fields. The opportunity to explore less traditional actuarial fields and be involved in leading edge projects. 

A large team of professionals to support business and professional growth and provide project resources. 

The international Deloitte network provides opportunities to travel and access to International best practice. 

Experience:
No previous work experience is required 

About You 

Core technical skills 

Build financial and risk models 

Automate existing financial and risk models 

Perform statistical analysis (e.g. clustering and segmentation) 

Valuation of options, derivatives and exotic structures 

Perform numerical valuation techniques, including Monte Carlo and decision trees 

Construct yield curves 

Computer literacy 

Experience in SAS, Matlab, C#, Python or VBA is an advantage. 

Qualifications:
University Graduate: BSc 

Preferably Honours or Masters 

Actuarial Science, Advanced Maths of Finance / M. Phil, Electronic Engineering, 

Statistics, Business Mathematics & Informatics or other mathematical sciences degrees. 

What we are looking for:
Strong interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills 

Technical proficiency and an eagerness to expand skills and develop knowledge 

Strong problem solving capabilities 

The ability to thrive in a busy environment with multiple deliverables 

The ability to interact in a team environment 

The ability to find innovative solutions to complex and often unusual challenges 

Flexibility i.e. the ability to adapt quickly to changing environments and changing requirements 

In the Republic of South Africa, Deloitte operates as Deloitte & Touche. Deloitte & Touche is a part of Deloitte Africa. Deloitte Africa is a member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (“DTTL”), a UK private company limited by guarantee. 

Requisition code: ZA145761TD
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