AVP/AM - Retail Collection Analytics

Develop and Manage new and existing Collection Strategies in order to optimize profitability. Partner with Collection Operations and Credit Risk in order to mitigate portfolio risk. Own various Strategy MI analysis and reporting. Lead a team of Collections Analysts and be the owner of a broad agenda that aligns with the overall Collections Strategy objectives.

Be a face of the Noida Analytic Hub and play a meaningful role in developing the team and ensuring its success. The role encompasses end to end ownership of the assigned objectives including issue identification, problem statement, analytical framework and solution development, implementation planning and execution, control and governance as well as monitoring.

Requirements:

- Graduate degree in a quantitative discipline required. Master's degree preferred.

- 8+ years of analytical or equivalent experience

- Retail Collections strategy experience required

- Computer literacy/proficiency in SAS, SQL, Unix, and MS Office

- Strong analytical skills with proven ability to process vast amounts of data into meaningful information.

- Strong communication skills across management levels as well as the ability to interact effectively with remote colleagues internationally.

- Ability to work independently, as well as drive the efforts of others.

Essential/Basic Qualifications:

- Technical Skills

- Competencies

- Knowledge & Expertise

- Qualification:

- Recognised accurate delivery at speed

- Working knowledge of SAS/ SQL and experience of working in a data intensive environment

- Commercial judgement and awareness.

- Ability to challenge and to be innovative

- Excellent organisational skills

- Advanced knowledge of MS Office (particularly Excel, Access)

- Be proactive (self-starter)

- Ability to absorb large quantities of data at speed, making the right decisions quickly with limited data availability

- Understanding of statistical analysis techniques

- Significant relevant work experience (e.g. performance monitoring, data analysis, retail banking risk)

- Legal and regulatory requirements relating to Financial Crime

- Business degree or External Degree standard qualification e.g. MBA, ACIB

- Ability to analyse data and interpret trends

- Significant experience of working in a corporate or retail business environment

- Proven track record in production of effective anti-fraud systems, reports and controls

- Ability to deal with variance in workload across the working day/week/month

- Ability to analyse and make changes at speed as fraud evolves rapidly

- Key time of change as systems evolving quickly

- Key stakeholders are based in multiple locations across the UK