KPMG in South Africa has a rich history dating back to 1895 and has grown into one of the largest audit, tax, and advisory firms in the region. The firm operates across Southern Africa, including countries like Mauritius, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. KPMG offers a wide range of services to clients in both the private and public sectors, emphasizing its commitment to being globally connected yet locally relevant. For those interested in career opportunities, KPMG South Africa provides various roles in audit, tax, consulting, and technology, along with expert tips for securing a position.
Job overview
- The key purpose of the position involves helping our clients in the design and implementation of treasury, trading and risk systems, operating models, organisational structure, risk measurement and performance techniques.
Competencies
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills
- Understanding of Financial Markets, Data Analysis and Derivatives Valuation
- Solid knowledge of Market Risk, Counterparty Credit Risk
- Good Programming Exposure (VBA, C#, SQL, etc…)
Exposure or Experience of trading and risk system (Front Arena, Calypso, Adaptiv, Quantum, etc…) - Candidate must have a good understanding of quantitative methods and their application in the Financial Services industry
- Critical Interpersonal or Interactive skills
- Initiative and enthusiasm
- Responsibility and maturity
- People skills
- Professionalism
- Ability to deliver and follow-through on project responsibilities
- Confidence to be client-facing
- Above average linguistic aptitude and excellent writing skills
- Good communication/ presentation skills
- Previous project management experience would be a plus
- Ability to work under pressure
- Flexibility to accept change in terms of the consulting/ advisory environment
Qualifications
- Relevant (BSc/ MSc) degree or Honours degree in Mathematical Finance, Actuarial Science, IT, Finance or other Quantitative or Technical area
- 1 to 4 years’ experience from a Bank, Insurance, Consulting or Technology firm
Method of Application
Meet the qualifications? Apply now at KPMG South Africa on kpmgza.taleo.net