Damien Coleman

Business Analyst

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia13 yrs 7 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in developing predictive models for financial decision-making.
  • Proven track record in regulatory reporting and compliance.
  • Skilled in integrating complex financial models post-acquisition.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Financial Modelling expert in the Fintech industry.

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Skills

Core Skills

Data ScienceBusiness AnalysisFinancial Modelling

Other Skills

Statistical Data AnalysisData AnalysisPython (Programming Language)ProphetSASMicrosoft ExcelAmazon Web Services (AWS)JiraVBA ExcelrPredictive ModelingStakeholder ManagementMicrosoft Power BIMicrosoft SQL ServerInsurance

About

Senior Data Scientist with extensive experience in financial modelling, risk analytics, and regulatory reporting within the Life Insurance Industry. Skilled in developing and validating predictive models (lapse, mortality, expense, and claims) that parallel credit risk scorecard methodologies such as probability of default modelling. Proficient in Python (pandas, numpy), SQL and R, with a strong record of delivering end-to-end modelling projects—from data exploration through deployment, monitoring, and governance. Currently helping with my wife's business, learning new tools and getting more and more into AI. However will be happy to rejoin the mainstream workforce should the appropriate opportunity arise!

Experience

Suncorp group

Senior Analyst

Jan 2026Present · 2 mos · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia · Hybrid

Statistical Data AnalysisData Science

Ijc holiday accommodation services

Data Analyst/ Bookkeeper

Feb 2025Present · 1 yr 1 mo · Hybrid

  • Managed bookkeeping tasks to ensure accurate financial records
  • Analysed marketing strategies to optimize visibility and bookings for the organisation.
  • Analysed billing strategies to benefit the organisation and its clients
Data AnalysisBusiness Analysis

Aia australia

Financial Modeller - Actuarial Transformation

Jun 2016Oct 2024 · 8 yrs 4 mos · Melbourne, Australia · Hybrid

  • Responsibilities
  • Developed and maintained actuarial predictive models for lapse, expense, mortality and morbidity, with parallels of probability of default and behavioural risk scorecard models
  • Supported migration of data from multiple sources post-acquisition (CommInsure), ensuring accuracy and consistency across systems.
  • Extraction of the extra data required for the implementation of IFRS17 reporting
  • Designed automated dashboards and reports using Excel to provide insights into Lapse Rates
  • Migration of Financial Models to the cloud
  • Set up our Financial Models to highlight the most valuable customers in order that they be prioritized for contact by our retention teams.
  • Produced ad hoc reports and modelling outputs to support pricing, valuation and Scheme-level decision making
  • Key Achievements
  • Used insights in retention rates to re-design Financial Models in consultation with relevant stakeholders to enable better grouping of Lapse data.
  • Developed customer segmentation and retention models that identified high-value customers, directly improving retention outcomes.
  • Developed excel dashboards for tracking lapse trends.
  • Enabled smooth transition of ex Commonwealth Bank Life Financial Models into our single Financial Model after AIA purchased the Commonwealth Bank Life Business
  • Enabled different reversionary bonus calculations for different groups of participating products.
  • Incorporated future Reprice adjustments into our Financial Models.
  • Overhauled the reinsurance process to ensure that we could comply with Group Office Financial models.
  • Enabled different reversionary bonus calculations for different groups of participating products.
  • Incorporated future Reprice adjustments into our Financial Models.
Python (Programming Language)ProphetFinancial Modelling

National australia bank

Financial Modeller

Oct 2015Jan 2016 · 3 mos · Melbourne, Australia

  • Responsibilities
  • Combining a mortgage credit risk financial model with NAB's historical delinquency data to build a model for losses NAB might sustain on its mortgage portfolio in the event of an economic downturn.
  • Key Achievements
  • Successfully produced a model for losses NAB might sustain on its mortgage portfolio in the event of an economic downturn using SAS and VBA.
SASMicrosoft ExcelFinancial Modelling

Mlc limited

Senior Actuarial Analyst (Prophet Developer)

Sep 2010Sep 2015 · 5 yrs · Melbourne, Australia

  • Responsibilities
  • Gathered stakeholder requirements to integrate 13 financial models from two companies into one upgraded solution.
  • Migrate data from numerous different systems to be applicable for our Financial Models
  • Analysed disability claims trends and developed automated reporting to improve operational clarity and decision-making.
  • Produced reports for APRA, ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • Key Achievements
  • Ensured successful transition to new single Financial Model for use in our valuation reporting.
  • Developed numerous VB programs written to enable smoother claims and lapse experience analysis and to highlight areas where experience significantly differs from that expected.
  • Programmed new automated claims reports to provide clarity for Management in relation to progress of Disability Income Claims and better ways to manage them.
  • Automated a variety of monthly reporting tasks for Apra and enabled successful transition of this reporting to our Sydney office.
ProphetMicrosoft ExcelFinancial Modelling

Education

Institute of Actuaries

Certificate in Actuarial Techniques

University of Melbourne

BSC — Statistics

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