Trainee Analyst at Nedbank

Job Description

Trainee Quantitative Analyst has to provide administration support and specialist services to management across business functions in line with Nedbank business strategy.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage department assets by conducting physical audits.
• Manage department budgets by ensuring compliance to all relevant policies and procedures.
• Reconcile of General Ledger accounts in line with generally acceptable principles
• Report any budget limit anomalies to the Finance Department as per the business requirement.
• Engage with Internal and external stakeholders through standard meetings
• Maintain customer’s trust through service, client experience and brand alignment.
• Collaborate with the stakeholders to maintain the business relationships for client service delivery
• Test and implement systems prior to roll out.
• Train, coach, support and guide staff on policies and systems.
• Effective resolution of queries.
• Manage the BCP/DR, OHSA, as well as social and recognition committees processes and meetings as well as cluster communication.
• Write reports, executive summaries and newsletters monthly or quarterly for various stakeholders including Green and Sustainability Forum.
• Prepare papers for meetings (MANCO and OPCOM)
• Source and order stationery and office equipment for the department.
• Manage projects of the department.
• Organise travel arrangements for the business unit.
• Keep abreast of legislation and other industry changes that impacts on role by reading the relevant newsletters, websites and attending sessions.
• Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and demonstrate the values through interaction with team and stakeholders.
• Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers
• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed, experience practiced and certifications obtained and/or maintained within specified time frames.
• Ensure information is provided correctly to stakeholders by maintaining knowledge sharing knowledge with team.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank
• Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives for the achievement of key business strategies.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance processes, systems and policies and support implementation of new processes, policies and systems.

Job Outputs

• Managed Transformation and Change
• Managing Stakeholder Relationships
• Managed Self
• Financial and Business results
• Manage Process
• People Specification

Essential Qualifications – NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

Preferred Qualification

• Business Related Degree
• Essential Certifications
• Preferred Certifications

Type of Exposure

• Working independently or with a group to identify alternative solutions to a problem
• Completing various administrative duties (e.g.; answering phones; making copies; filing)
• Managing conflict situations
• Sharing information in different ways to increase stakeholders understanding
• Comparing two or more sets of information
• Communicating internally
• Tracking cost against a budget
• Capturing data
• Checking accuracy of reports and records
• Drafting reports
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Managing customer expectations
• Interacting with external and internal clients
• Working with spread sheets

Minimum Experience Level

• 5 years senior admin level in financial services industry

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Administrative procedures and systems
• Banking knowledge
• Banking procedures
• Business principles
• Business terms and definitions
• Business writing
• Cluster specific operations
• Data analysis
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Microsoft Office
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge

Behavioural Competencies

• Adaptability
• Communication
• Contributing to Team Success
• Customer Focus
• Decision Making
• Managing Work (includes Time Management