Posted:Jun 6
By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Information Technology and Services
Description:
Pezesha, has created a holistic financial marketplace for MSMEs. By offering lending, financial education, and debt counselling to borrowers, plus a proprietary credit scoring system to vet MSMEs without a credit history, derisking lending to SMEs. Lower Risks bring commercial banks and capital providers onto Pezesha platform. As a collaborative structure, Pezesha is helping to tackle the $19 Billion financing gap for SMEs.
Pezesha is led by a highly experienced and passionate local team with more than 10 years local and international experience in fin-tech, management of growth and technology companies, and unparalleled local market knowledge and reach.
Job Description
Position Overview:
- We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced core banking consultant. The Core Banking Consultant will play a crucial role in bridging the gap between technology, data, and finance. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in core banking systems, possess excellent coding skills in R and SQL, and have a deep understanding of financial concepts and reporting. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to maintain, enhance, and ensure the accuracy of our Loan Management System (LMS).
Key Responsibilities:
LMS accuracy and robustness
- Ensure the accuracy and integrity of the Loan Management System data and records.
- Conduct audit and validations of the LMS logic, computations and data.
- Develop and implement strategies to enhance the robustness and efficiency of the LMS.
Technical proficiency
- Write, optimize, and maintain code in R and SQL to support LMS operations and financial reporting.
- Work with IT and development teams to integrate and optimize core banking systems.
- Develop scripts and tools to automate data processing and reporting tasks.
Data management
- Analyze large datasets to extract actionable insights and ensure data quality.
- Design and implement data models that support financial analysis and reporting.
- Collaborate with data teams to improve data collection, storage, and retrieval processes.
Financial reporting
- Understand and apply financial concepts to ensure accurate reporting and compliance with IFRS reporting standards.
- Create and maintain financial reports, dashboards, and visualizations. Support the finance team with data-driven insights and analysis.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work closely with data, finance and tech teams to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
- Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Provide training and support to end-users of the LMS.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Finance, Data Science, or a related field.
- Proven 7+ years of experience and track record working with core banking systems.
- Proficient in coding with R and SQL (other similar languages also accepted).
- Experience in data analysis, financial modeling, and reporting.
- Familiarity with financial concepts, loan products, and digital credit operations.
Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
Contact Information
Name: Kenyan Jobs
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