BDO: Junior Data Scientist (Permanent)

BDO: Junior Data Scientist

BDO: Junior Data Scientist permanent position has become available in South Africa for unemployed graduates in possession of the below qualifications. If interested, see the below requirements. STREAK OF LUCK!

BDO South Africa invites applicants to apply for Junior Data Scientist permanent position.

Company: BDO South Africa

Reference Number: BDO-60

Date Listed: 15 September 2022

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Nationwide, South Africa

Closing Date: Not Specified

BDO has a vacancy for a Junior Data Scientist in the Financial Services unit in our Johannesburg and Cape Town offices commencing in January 2023.

The Junior Data Scientist will be joining an exciting Financial Services division within BDO and should ideally be statistically and quantitatively inclined, whilst being able to adapt to the different business environments our clients operate in. Relevant knowledge/experience with Python and/or R, statistical models, SQL and data visualization will significantly advance your application. You must be a team player, must be able to learn complex topics quickly and must have a collaborative and technology development mindset. Essentially, you are a problem solver at heart.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Reporting to the manager you will inter alia be responsible for:

Identifying opportunities in which data science can aid/improve the project you are assigned to
Working with stakeholders throughout the organization and with clients to identify opportunities for leveraging data to drive business solutions.
Obtaining and analysing data from databases to drive optimisation and improvement of client technology solutions.
Assessing the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.
Developing custom data models and algorithms to apply to data sets.
Using predictive modelling to increase and optimize client experiences and other business outcomes.
Coordinating with different functional teams to implement models and monitor outcomes.
Developing processes and tools to monitor and analyse model performance and data accuracy.
Identifying valuable data sources and automate collection processes.
Undertaking pre-processing of structured and unstructured data.
Analysing large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns.
Building predictive models and machine-learning algorithms.
Presenting information using data visualization techniques.
Proposing solutions and strategies to business challenges.
Collaborating with audit and product development teams.
Using strong business acumen, as well as an ability to communicate findings, and mine vast amounts of data for useful insights.
Using these insights to influence how an organisation approaches business challenges.
Using a combined knowledge of computer science and applications, modelling, statistics, analytics and maths to solve problems.

Requirements:

Qualifications and Experience:

Ideally an undergraduate degree and Honours in a quantitative field, e.g.;-
- Statistics,
- Engineering,
- Maths/Finance,
- Actuarial Science,
- BSc Computer Science,
- BCom Information Systems / Informatics
A postgraduate degree in any of the above is advantageous, but not essential
Proven experience working with statistics and programming languages
Experience with machine learning modelling and software development/programming is advantageous, but not essential
Experience/knowledge of data governance, data lineage and other data management principles

Competencies:

Must be a team player
Have a passion and/or interest in emerging technologies for example: machine learning, cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics.
Must be well-versed in SQL, Python, R or other coding languages
Have a passion and/or interest in finance and the world of financial services, as this is a financial services-based position
Professionalism
Strong client orientation
Attention to detail
Ability to priorities and handle stress
Task driven & delivery focused
Ability to work with all levels within an organization
Socially aware and able to work as part of a diverse team
Must be interested to work with cloud-based technologies

BDO Core Competencies:

Relationships and Collaboration
Exceptional Client Service
Business Growth
Engaging people
Leadership
Quality, Risk management and Operational performance

How to Apply for BDO: Junior Data Scientist

CLICK HERE TO APPLY FOR A PERMANENT JUNIOR DATA SCIENTIST POSITION

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