Careers in VIC
Senior Statistician

Reference Number: BF2002621
Location: Melbourne
Work Type: Full Time
Salary: $75,000-150,000

Job Description:
- Melbourne Location
- Unique innovative role
- World class team of statisticians

The Company:
Provider of software solutions and eConsulting in the insurance industry

The Role:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a world-class team of statisticians. As part of the R&D team, you will be responsible for developing and designing the most sophisticated and innovative statistical software for the company's clients in the insurance/actuarial industry. Technical development and enhancements will be documented and a user requirement guide will be updated accordingly. As this company continues to grow, and as they are continually extending the range of their software, there is more and more room for lateral thinking and for new models and methodologies to be created. This is a unique opportunity in a hands-on role for the successful candidate.

Requirements:
- M.Sc or Ph.D with a strong component of Applied Statistics (particularly Statistical Components)
- Top class academic record
- Microsoft Excel and programming skills (Visual Basic for Excel highly desirable)
- Excellent verbal and written communication for client liaison
- Considerable experience using statistical package (e.g. SPlus, Matlab, SAS)
- Frequent use of normal-based regressions, GLM's and time Series Modelling (Box Jenkins/structural modelling)
- Advantageous: Knowledge of Kalman Filter type algorithms or general Insurance industry experience

Please send your resumes to: anna@bluefinresources.com.au or call 9270 2676

Quantitative Analyst - Structured Finance Team
Reference Number: BF2002067
Location: Melbourne
Work Type: Full Time
Salary: $NEG

Job Description:
- Quantitative analyst

- Securitisation
A rare opportunity exists to join a world leading company in the position of Quantitative Analyst. You will work in the structured finance team assisting the Securitisation area. This role offers the chance to use your advanced quantitative skills through time-series analysis, running cash-flow models and developing new models for structured finance transactions including CDO's, reverse mortgages and a variety of other asset backed transactions.

Skills required:
- Degree in maths, physics, statistics or other relevant field
- Cash and credit flow modeling experience
- Securitisation experience would be very advantageous

This role would involve presenting to investors and high level communication skills would be required. Some travel is involved for the successful applicant.

Any interested candidates should email risk@bluefinresources.com.au or contact Sandra on 02 9270 2655
Senior Business Analyst

Reference Number: BF2002518
Location: Melbourne
Work Type: Full Time
Salary $90,000-110,000

Job Description:
- Fantastic opportunity for company-wide responsibility
- Melbourne Location
- $90,000 - $110,000 + Super + BonusThe Company
- An integrated financial services group located in Melbourne.

The Role:
The responsibilities as Senior Business Analyst involve providing a high level of technical advice to support executive decision making, ensuring both the quality of advice and the integrity of information provided is of a high standard. Statistical analysis and modelling techniques will be used across the entire organisation, for example; fraud, pricing, risk, finance, forecasting, sales and marketing. Commercial experience in developing models in any of these areas is a requirement for this role.

Requirements:
- Degree Qualified (Ideally in Maths, Statistics or Operations Research)
- 4 Years relevant commercial experience
- Strong modelling skills using multi-variate techniques
- Technical skills: SAS, SPSS, SQL, Database
- Solid communication skills are required for managing stakeholder relationships
- Insurance/Financial Services industry experience advantageous

Please send your resumes to: anna@bluefinresources.com.au or call 9270 2676

Senior Pre Sales Consultant

Reference Number: BF2002204
Location: Melbourne
Work Type: Full Time
Salary: $140,000

Job Description:
- Large-scale best of breed analytics solution
- Global leader in technology services
- Melbourne

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a global leader in the provision of leading edge technology solutions within Customer and Risk analytics. You will work for some of Australia's leading blue-chip organisations on large-scale best of breed analytics solutions.

The pre-sales consultant will be responsible for assisting business development managers in the sale of large scale analytical solutions to blue chip clients. Solutions will include:
- Predictive Modelling (Churn, Acquisition)
- Campaign Management
- Event based Marketing
- Credit Scorecard Modelling

The role scope will include:
- To provide clarity and leadership in client engagements for analytical solutions
- Providing business and technical expertise in bid processes and proposals through key document reviews, content provision and project plan inputs.
- Development and delivery of demonstrations and presentations relevant to a particular solution or solutions focus.
- Qualifying, preparing and delivering pre-sales client presentations as required with clarity & leadership.
- Participation in and contribution to solution team objectives and outcomes

To be successful in this role you will have the following skills:
- At least 5 years relevant commercial experience
- At least 3 years commercial experience within customer or risk analytics
- Strong exposure to analytical tools such as SAS, SPSS, CART, MARS, Statistica etc
- Exceptional communication skills
- Previous experience working for a consultancy or vendor would be highly advantageous
- Previous pre-sales experience would be highly beneficial
- Skills in SQL, SAS or SPSS -team player and effective communicator

Please send your resumes to: enquiries@bluefinresources.com.au or call 9270 2669