Overview

Accion Microfinance Bank Limited  was established in 2006 and began operations in May 2007 on license from the Central Bank of Nigeria. Our management team comprises seasoned and distinguished professionals from diverse backgrounds complemented by the expertise of our technical partners, ACCION International. At Accion Microfinance Bank our core values, business philosophy and methodology distinguish us as one of the leading microfinance banks in Nigeria.

Job Position: Data Scientist

Job Location: Lagos

Job Responsibilities

  1. Work with business leaders to identify problems that can be resolved using data science techn iques.
  2. Identify valuable data sources and automate collection processes.
  3. Apply business acumen to develop feasible data-based recommendations that will address organizational issues.
  4. Undertake preprocessing of structured and unstructured data.
  5. Mine and analyze data from company databases to drive optimization and improvement of product development, marketing techniques and business strategies.
  6. Analyze large amounts of information to discover trends and patterns.
  7. Coordinate with different functional teams to implement models and monitor outcomes.
  8. Build predictive models and machine-learning algorithms

Job Requirements

  1. Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, or other quantitative field is preferred.
  2. Minimum of 3 years proven work experience as a Data Scientist or Data Analyst.
  3. Experience in data mining.
  4. Understanding of machine-learning and operations research
  5. Knowledge of R, SQL and Python; familiarity with Scala, Java or C++ is an asset
  6. Experience using business intelligence tools (e.g. Tableau) and data frameworks (e.g. Hadoop)
  7. Analytical mind and business acumen
  8. Strong math skills (eg. statistics, algebra)

Application Deadline
13th September, 2024.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: careers@accionmfb.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

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