Lead Data Integration and Financial Modelling at Absa

An exciting opportunity exists within the CIB Payments team for a Lead Data Integration and Financial Modelling expert to drive the strategic development of the Payments & Regulatory Centre of Excellence data capability, taking a pan Africa view to deliver data led decision-making. Engage with senior stakeholders on the development of models that meet business requirements and by driving proactive insights. Support the pan Africa transformation programme through innovative approaches to analysis and benefits calculations. Oversee the business as usual functions, including financial models supporting the annual financial cycles. The role also entails:

Job Description

• Responsible for the development and maintenance oversight of a cost to serve model for Payments & Regulatory COE
• Build effective working relationships with business stakeholders to develop a detailed understanding of their business processes and architecture to inform the development of a cost to serve model.
• Maintain an interactive process with business and IT stakeholders as the analytical solution is being developed - present and receive feedback on work-in-progress.
• Profile and analyze the data to identify significant trends and patterns that would serve to create insight for business stakeholders regarding volume, channel, product and SBU.
• Lead initiatives to that deliver automation of meaningful management reporting aligned with strategic objectives of Payments & Regulatory COE for pan Africa
• Provide input into the prioritisation of data analytics initiatives to support business and communicate as such to stakeholders
• Analyse data across multiple systems and multiple formats and provide analytics that inform integrated views necessary to assist with business concerns
• Prepare and/or validate business initiatives benefit calculations by undertaking an independent review of the data and outputs
• Provide an independent assessment of the ROI with respect to the cost of planned initiatives compared to the forecast benefits
• Develop reporting to track the realisation of benefits and assess the impact from a productivity, service and capacity perspective
• Ensure that robust controls around management information and processes are implemented and operating effectively
• Provide required support to business units during the course of external/internal audits and other risk and control reviews

Education And Experience Required

• Relevant Bachelors degree in Commerce, Information Management or Statistics / NQF Level 7 equivalent
• +7 relevant information management experience
• 5 years financial services experience
• Qlikview developer
• Other: Python, R, SQL