- Competitive salary + 10% superannuation + range of market leading employee benefits
- Hybrid role + centrally located offices in Britomart + WFH available
- Full time, Permanent role
Mō te tūranga | About the Role
As a Risk Analyst within the Risk Analytics team, your key responsibility will be to deliver insights into portfolio performance, asset quality, and credit risk. You will monitor key metrics, assess credit quality, and identify emerging trends, shifts in portfolio concentrations, and potential risk exposures. Additionally, you will assess the portfolio's risk profile and proactively highlight areas of concern to ensure informed risk mitigation and enhance overall portfolio stability.
Key responsibilities include:
- End-to-end portfolio analysis and reporting, including data collection and interpretation, performance monitoring, trend and movement analysis, and the generation of comprehensive reports.
- Track key metrics, identify emerging trends, and communicate insights into portfolio performance and risk to stakeholders, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
- Compare actual performance against benchmarks or targets and provide regular assessments of portfolio health.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Risk Management, Risk Analytics, Finance, WBC and other areas, to support broader Portfolio Insights and Risk Analytics initiatives.
- Ensure that the portfolio remains compliant with relevant risk management frameworks and regulatory changes.
Nā tāu rourou | What will you bring?
- SQL or SAS coding experience is essential.
- Exceptional numerical analysis, logical and interpretative skills (essential)
- Familiarity with Credit products (preferred)
- Experience in credit risk reporting and quantitative analysis related function (preferred)
- Experience using data visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or SAS Visual Analytics (preferred)
- Strong SAS (Enterprise Guide) and/or SQL computer language experience, including ability to query and manipulate large data
- Applied data analysis skills
- Outstanding report writing skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and oral, including articulating complex analysis to non-analytical people and presenting to senior stakeholders
- Self-driven with ability to anticipate requirements
- A drive for industry-leading performance and constant improvement including task automation
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships across the business
- Undergraduate degree in a statistical, mathematical, economics or related field is preferred and willingness to raise ideas
Westpac Hei Wāhi Mahi | Working at Westpac
Immerse yourself in a supportive team environment, and receive some of the best banking, and lifestyle benefits in the market along with:
- 4 weeks standard holiday + 5 additional days of wellbeing leave to support you to be your best
- Additional purchased leave options up to 4 weeks per year
- Banking benefits, insurance discounts and superannuation scheme
- Career growth – we promote internal capability; we have programmes that recognise star performers
- Generous parental leave – and top up government paid parental leave
- School holiday subsidy - help you balance work and family during school holiday
- 2 Volunteer days per year
Ko mātou tēnei | Our Organisation
At Westpac, we’re working together to build a fairer and stronger New Zealand for our people, customers, and communities. For over 160 years we’ve been driven by our purpose to Create Better Futures Together.
What makes us unique are the incredible people we’re lucky enough to have walk through our doors every day. The giant ‘W’ on our building doesn’t just stand for Westpac – it says, double you. We’re a place that values, rewards and recognises individuality. Where you can be your whole self, your true self, and your best self. We’re recognised as a place where talent is developed, where passions are fuelled and where ambitions of all shapes and sizes thrive. And it all starts with you!
Tono mai ināianei! | Apply Now!
Apply today with your CV and Cover Letter.
The people of Aotearoa, New Zealand hail from many cultures and backgrounds. At Westpac New Zealand, we draw on this enormous talent pool to cultivate a team rich in ability and empowered to reach its full potential. Our aim is to be brave challengers, celebrating our differences and relentlessly advocating for our customers. It starts with us – we believe that when we care deeply and do our best for our people, they’ll do their best for our customers. We encourage people from all walks of life to apply, including those who are neurodiverse, have chronic health conditions or disabilities – your attitude and passion are as important to us as your experience, qualifications and capabilities.
Mahi tahi tātou, kaha ake tātou | Together Greater
Applications close:
22 February 2025
