Data & Analytics - Senior Associate at PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC)

PwC firms help organizations and individuals create the value they are looking for. We are a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 180,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in Assurance, Tax and Advisory services

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Data & Analytics-Senior Associate

Reference Number: 125-NIG00173
Location: Lagos
Department: Assurance
Job type: Permanent

Roles & Responsibilities

• Demonstrate leadership potential by coordinating project teams and testing their work for quality in line with PwC standards.
• Serve as team lead on D&A projects.
• Demonstrate machine learning techniques for addressing a variety of problems (e.g. consumer segmentation, revenue forecasting, image classification, etc.).
• Building machine learning models and systems, interpreting their output.
• Moving D&A models from development to production.
• Demonstrates abilities using Python, R;
• Ability to use data storage technologies: SQL, NoSQL,;
• Efficient use of data processing tools: R(dplyr, etc), Python (Numpy, Pandas, etc.), Spark, cloud-based solutions such as GCP DataFlow;
• Exhibit advance analytics and machine learning capabilities using libraries in R and Python, TensorFlow, Keras, PyTorch, Spark MLlib;
• Visualization: R-Shiny, Python (Matplotlib, Seaborn, bokeh, etc.), PowerBI, Qlik, Tableau;
• Machine learning algorithms (e.g. k-nearest neighbors, random forests, ensemble methods, deep neural networks, etc.) and when it is appropriate to use each technique.
• Compliance program assessments; development of compliance risk frameworks and processes; development of compliance training materials, etc
• Work with various PwC teams to conduct business diagnostics, providing recommendations for improvement of clients’ company-wide policies/processes and implementing such initiatives.
• Conducting research and support with development of capability, proposals and training materials.
• Provide coaching to junior staff or less experienced team members to develop technical competence and administrative skills.
• Report project progress and obstacles to engagement manager/leader.
• Support in identifying new opportunities for service delivery.

Experience & Requirements

• Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's degree Engineering, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Informatics, Operations Research, or other quantitative disciplines.
• Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience.
• Experience in industry.
• Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and senior clients.
• A proven track record of establishing and maintaining strong relationships.
• A proactive approach to problem solving, delivering results and meeting client expectations.
• Strong Statistical and programming skills and technical depth.
• Project management skills - ability to manage across multiple and complex projects.
• Ability to multi-task simultaneous client engagements.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills (presentation & facilitation).
• Demonstrable creativity and innovation.
• Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities

Application Closing Date
11th May, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online