Risk Insights & Reporting Analyst | Fixed-term opportunity for Maternity Leave Cover
Provide meaningful insights into portfolio performance, trends and key drivers
Bring your SAS, Power BI and analytical expertise to reporting, automation and portfolio analysis
Hybrid working and flexible arrangements that support life outside work
Fixed-term opportunity based in Auckland CBD, working with experienced Risk and business stakeholders
Mō te tūranga | About the Role
Join Westpac’s Risk Analytics team for a fixed-term opportunity focused on reporting and analysis, providing clear insights into portfolio performance.
You will transform complex data into accurate reporting, clear insights and meaningful commentary for senior stakeholders. Working across Portfolio Insights, Credit, Finance and the wider bank, you will analyse portfolio performance, identify emerging risks and explain the key drivers behind material movements.
This is a great opportunity for a technically strong analyst who enjoys working with complex data, telling clear stories through reporting and partnering closely with stakeholders across Risk and the wider business.
In this role, you will:
Produce accurate internal and regulatory reporting covering asset quality, key credit risk metrics and trends, ensuring strong data quality and governance.
Use SAS and/or SQL to query, transform, validate and analyse large, complex datasets.
Build and maintain Power BI dashboards and automated reports.
Analyse portfolio performance to identify trends, anomalies, emerging risks and underlying drivers.
Turn technical analysis into clear commentary and meaningful insights for senior and non-technical stakeholders.
Complete validation, reconciliation, documentation and governance activities to maintain strong data quality and reporting controls.
Partner across Risk, Credit, Finance and the wider bank to support ad hoc requests, deep-dive analysis and consistent reporting and interpretation of key risk metrics.
Support continuous improvement and automation across portfolio analysis, risk reporting and analytical processes.
Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?
At least four years’ experience in data analysis, credit risk reporting, quantitative analysis or a similar analytical role, ideally within financial services or another data-rich industry.
Strong hands-on SAS or/and SQL experience, with demonstrated data manipulation and analytical capability.
Strong hands-on Power BI experience, including independently building and maintaining interactive dashboards and reports.
Sound knowledge of credit products, portfolio performance drivers and risk concepts, together with a strong data governance mindset.
Proven ability to analyse and validate large datasets accurately, solve problems and translate findings into clear, plain-language insights and commentary.
Strong communication and data storytelling skills, with the ability to present technical findings clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
A proactive and collaborative approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities, meet tight deadlines and communicate risks early.
An interest in automation, process optimisation and continuous improvement.
A relevant qualification in Data Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Business, Finance or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. If your experience does not match every point but you believe your analytical skills and perspective would add value, we encourage you to apply.
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