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Key accountabilities

Accountability:  Liquidity risk and Funding reporting 40%

• Establish strong working relationships with ARO Treasury and Risk, Treasury Technology Enablement, and Group Regulatory stakeholders.
• Provide subject-matter expertise support and management reporting oversight to the ARO Treasury and Risk and Data Modelling teams teams to ensure the accurate completion of the Liquidity and Interest Rate Risk Regulatory reporting and analytical packs
• As as a central point of contract for all ARO Liquidity and IRRBB regulatory related matters
• Prepare other internal reports to monitor, manage and mitigate liquidity and interest rate risk.
• Prepare and present regulatory dashboards / packs for inclusion in committee meetings for senior management to make effective decisions.
• Prepare and present regulatory packs for rating agencies / Pillar 3 reporting / QIS and other external stakeholders.
• Lead engagement with ARO Treasury and Risk to effect or enhance controls and checks in place to ensure accurate reporting of liquidity and interest rate risk metrics.
• Support the Regulatory Reporting Models owner in the monitoring or enhancing of existing data and reporting models and ensuring the models comply with Group standards and governance
• Identify risks and mitigating actions for liquidity reporting and review appropriateness of these risks over time.
• Partner with various ARO and Group stakeholders to ensure data quality issues are resolved and controls are put in place to mitigate the risk of inaccurate regulatory reporting.

Accountability:  Financial modelling / analysis 30%

• Drive and deliver liquidity and interest rate risk process optimisation initiatives.
• Perform detailed analysis (trend, competitor and forecasts) on key metrics and ratios.
• Collect, interrogate and consolidate information from the countries for monthly and quarterly  regulatory reporting at an ARO level and submission for Group consolidatoin
• Annually review relevant assumptions used in liquidity and interest rate risk reporting to ensure they are appropriate and captured accurately in the Modelling and Reporting tools.

Accountability:  Business context 10%

• Develop an internal network within ARO Treasury and Risk, Technology Enablement and Group Regulatory Reporting .
• Determine and advise the Heads of Funding and Liquidity Management and IRRBB of areas in which changes in Regulations can be used to support business to achieve Board targets and drive implementation in Business
• Work closely with the ARO Finance, ARO FLM and ARO IRRBB teams to ensure alignment between balance sheets, internal metrics and regulatory disclosures
• Develop and expand an understanding of approaches used in the management of liquidity and interest rate risk.
• Stay abreast with industry, macro and regulatory developments in the area of Liquidity and IRRBB to ensure approach remain in line with best practice and Regulation
• Provide support for meetings with auditors, ratings agencies and other parties as required.
• Assist with production of presentations on topics or various audiences as required.

Accountability:  Cluster & Country views 10%

• Drive cluster and country level metric analysis to enable better understanding of liquidity and interest rate risk within the business areas.
• Working with business areas in identifying and managing drivers to optimise liquidity and interest rate risk metrics.
• Improving processes and streamlining models to generate reports efficiently and accurately.

Accountability: Stakeholder Engagement 10%

• Present regulatory risk results in regulatory reporting review meetings.
• Liaise with regulatory stakeholders and support functions on various projects and ad hoc tasks.
• Collaborate with business and country teams to optimise balance sheet composition and resulting liquidity and interest rate risk metrics.
• Engage with Internal and External Audit teams during the various audit processes.
• Collaborate with data and finance functions to ensure Audit findings are resolved and liquidity and interest rate risk reporting amended to ensure continued compliance with regulatory requirements.

Preferred Education

• Relevant degree in Maths/Finance/Risk Management
• CA (SA)/CFA/MBA/FRM

Preferred Experience

• Prior Banking experience (Treasury environment preferable)
• The role requires the suitable candidate to be skilled in data analysis and manipulation

Knowledge and Skills

• Innovative thinker/problem solver
• Broad understanding of banking
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Understanding of financial markets and regulations
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Exposure QlikView and Advanced Excel formulas
• Prior experience in Project related deliverables

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Job Description

• Execution: Co-ordinate all calendar based marketing activity across the business to ensure that campaigns do not create customer confusion 
• Marketing Strategy: Execute business unit market strategies to drive consideration and business outcomes. Develop business unit marketing plans with a clear focus to meeting business objectives. 
• Campaign proposition marketing execution: Execute 360 integrated marketing and sponsorship campaigns that change consumer perception, improve consideration and drive business outcomes.

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Marketing (Required)

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Job Description

Commercial Finance Execution Accountabilities 

• Serve as a subject matter expert on financial data integrity, accounting processes, reconciliations’, analysis and reporting for end-to-end Financial Management in business area.
• Develop and sustain knowledge and experience on the end to end processes, including relevant systems within scope of work.
• Responsible for continuous operational excellence and real-time responsiveness of finance to enable business to achieve growth and profitability objectives.
• Prepare for all planning cycles in advance and ensure adequate engagement with the relevant finance and business teams.
• Focus on information-driven performance improvement and formulate data into easy access standardised views.
• Ensure that the CFO and senior managers are appraised of key financial issues that need to be raised with executive leadership to enable integrity and timely management the BU.
• Create unprecedented, seamless customer experiences via finance BU enablement.
• Embrace our distinctive brand aspiration and infuse in business.
• Identify and innovate operating practices to optimize the function. Embrace digital solutions.
• Drive continuous process efficiency, financial rigor and controls. 
• Adopt what’s ‘best for absa’ approach in finance practices.
• Have a holistic eco-system view of business, that is, geography, customer, channel and product in developing information views of business.
• Book of work contribution: Build innovative finance business case financial information, insights and benefits tracking’s’ solutions to continuously inform management decisions.
• Transform and evolve Finance planning, tracking and control processes.
• Know BU financial ambitions and balance sheet aspirations of PSC in performance reporting.
• Contribute to the effectiveness of the core finance processes for PSC Finance (annual planning, forecasting, spend trajectory and reporting).
• Understand and integrate Treasury, Risk, and Finance data from a BU perspective, where appropriate.
• Influence the build of a leading global payments hub, where applicable.
• Maintain stewardship and excellence which drives performance and sustainable growth through preservation of financial integrity.
• Be an active force for good in society through business execution.
• Contribute to BCM & cybersecurity processes relevant to the BU and finance execution.

Financial Reporting Accountabilities

• Build trust in the finance function through the creation of a single source of financial information which is corroborated by related management information sources and alignment to the agreed accounting principles, methodologies, and underlying data are correctly applied.
• Generate innovative easy to comprehend progress reports for leaders on their strategic agenda, short-term and long-term plans and investments, operational success metrics, efficiencies, risks and mitigations.
• Interact with the stakeholders to agree minimum quality standards, as well as an agreed method of communicating and resolving any identified quality deficiencies in the reporting process.
• Own the process of delivery of high-quality information for regular and ad-hoc enhanced reporting to agreed requirements, timelines, and standards.
• Act in line with the correct governance and control frameworks across the Finance team, as well as for proactively addressing any deficiencies and exceptions.
• Develop and implement control procedures as deficiencies or exceptions are identified which support the production of error-free reports. Assess and drive improvement of business accounting practices and policies.
• Take a commercial view on business and provide contextual insights into performance reports.
• Integrate advanced modelling and analysis capability to provide actionable intelligence, beyond data within the function.
• Generate finance narratives and insights driving business; and build pioneering new propositions.
• Ensure appropriate, quality and timeous delivery of accurate financial and non-financial management information to support business objectives and expectations, including appropriate financial and non-financial metrics, valid and insightful comments and packaging the information in a relevant and appropriate manner.
• Deliver reporting reflecting deep commercial, holistic understanding, coherency, clarity, and contextualisation. Tell the story with passion and conviction.
• Provide thought-leadership, insight, influence and challenge on evolving stakeholder information requirements and reporting processes to deliver analytics.
• Align to processes around month-end, year-end and planning cycles across the PSC finance community and BU based on the requirements from Group. Prepare for all cycles in advance and ensure adequate engagement with the relevant finance and BU teams.
• Manage the production of regular, high quality, standardised financial and non-financial reporting and analytics to Business and Finance; and focus on effective collaborative stakeholder hand-offs in the production.

People Investment Accountabilities

• Peer responsibility: Coach, inspire, engage, mentor and develop finance and business savvy leaders.
• Network with finance colleagues across ABSA and create awareness of challenges, opportunities and issues and encourage collaboration
• Focus on Finance skills evolution and remaining relevant.
• Embrace the value of finance partnership in Management Information, Advanced Analytics, business growth opportunities, and partnerships into the core of our business.
• Ensure deep personal understanding of income statement, balance sheet, margin returns, variance analysis, capital and liquidity requirements, revenues, assets, liabilities and capital, expenses, headcount analytics and other key ratios through relevant business engagement.

Role / Person Specification

• Minimum holding of a Post Graduate Degree (NQF level no.8+), CA (SA) or CIMA or MBA qualification preferred.
• 5+ years professional financial management experience (including articles if applicable)
• 2+ years Banking Experience desirable

Knowledge and skills:

• Experience in executing finance processes.
• Experience in building financial models and an advanced Excel user
• Experience in financial planning and risk assessment
• Broad Finance including strategic, commercial, legal, risk and operational aspects
• Understanding of the financial services sector within a professional business environment
• Knowledge of building collaborative work environments

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Key accountabilities

Accountability: Execution of Reconciliations (60%)

• Develop an thorough understanding of system flows and postings to the allocated accounts;
• Assume the role for SME (subject matter expert) for the assigned reconciliations;
• Prepare the reconciliations as per the process and standards required in the AO&R policy;
• Perform a detailed analysis of transactions posted;
• Identify, document reconciling items on a timely basis;
• Investigate and resolve reconciling items on a timely basis, escalate to line manager if unable to resolve;
• Active engagement with stakeholders on complete elimination of reconciliation breaks i.e. reduce breaks to a minimum
• Ensure appropriate evidence is attached/available to the reconciliation relating to all reconciling items as stipulated in the AO&R policy
• Ensure that deadlines set for the completion of the reconciliations are met. Provide early warning to the account reviewer and line manager of any possible failure to meet deadlines or procedure standards;
• Electronic retention of all reconciliations and documentation as required on the PCG Shared drive.  Ensure that the filing is done in an orderly manner to make query handling easier;
• Thoroughness, rigor and attention to detail with regard to products, processes and controls;
• The capacity to work under pressure;
• The ability to build working relationships with the Product Controllers and other infrastructure units for issue resolution;
• The ability to identify solutions to complex problems and collaborate across teams to resolve breaks;
• Field various ad hoc requests.

Accountability: Risk and Control. (20%)

• Identify and report items at risk and advise the recon reviewer and/or the product controller of any corrective action where required;
• For accounts not fully reconciled or where long outstanding items have been identified, these need to be escalated to the account reviewer and/or product controller;
• Identify long outstanding items on reconciliations and own and drive the resolution of these;
• The Line Controller should be made aware of all long outstanding items that could indicate an ‘Item at risk’;
• Identify fraudulent transactions and escalate to management to ensure all laid down procedures and policies are adhered to at all times. Minimize risk and to prevent fraud;
• Identify the root cause of reconciling items and consider any risks associated with it

Accountability: Business Management. (5%)

• Define business requirements for improvements to systems, processes and reports;
• Drive the implementation of improvements identified in root cause analysis;
• Keep abreast of developments and/or changes to the IT system architecture;
• Keep abreast of developments and/or changes to the business target operating model.

Accountability: Customer Service (10%)

• Assist with all queries received via telephone or e-mail independently;
• Build relations with the Product controllers in order to assist in resolving queries by meeting with them on an ad-hoc basis;
• Assist business with reconciliation and balancing problems that may arise by providing expert advice or conducting investigations into suspect or non-standard reconciliations;
• Ensure effective customer service by determining the root causes of the problems, and identifying and proposing sustainable solutions;
• Ascertain clients (internal or external) needs through probing and listening, to determine the root cause of problems and to ensure excellent service.
• Ensure the satisfaction of the customer (internal or external) needs by responding efficiently, ensuring high quality and accuracy of work and by meeting the required deadlines

 Accountability: Personal Development. (5%)

• Ensure adequate and relevant training for the role. This includes the completion of the compulsory online training modules; and
• Ensure you define with your manager performance objectives that are measurable and achievable and this will contribute to your growth in the role
• Complete with your manager a performance Development plan with clearly defined milestones

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Financial Sciences (Required)

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Job Description

Accountability: Compliance with Absa Group requirements and accounting policies

• Ensure that implications of Absa Group requirements and policies (including changes in accounting standards) are understood and communicated.
• Ensure any new developments in IFRS/ accounting standards impacting valuations are being implemented.
• Reporting for compliance with key external requirements and with audit requirements
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, accounting and legal requirements.
• Continuously consider risk mitigation and control operational effectiveness
• Identify and review all areas with Material Valuation and Model Risks e.g. mis-marking
• Clearly understand the weaknesses of market data, valuation techniques and models used

Accountability: Valuations Control Core responsibilities

• Calculation and implementation of fair value adjustments of fair value adjustment calculations across all desks or product/asset class (i.e. Rates, FX, Commodities, Equities, Credit)
• Price Testing
• Counterparty credit risk adjustment
• Bid Offer testing
• Day 1 PnL
• Model Risk adjustments,
• Escalate all material issues to the Head of Valuations Control
• Provide technical valuation support to the Front Office, Product Controllers and Senior Management both with Absa.
• Lead identified special Projects and Firm wide initiatives –
• Rollout of CIB model
• Absa Africa Regional Operations
• CSA/OIS discounting framework
• CVA-DVA-FVA
• New product rollout and governance
• Attendance and active participation at the Valuation Governance and Control Committee

The Absa Capital Valuation Governance and Control Committee (VGCC) is a management level reviewing and decision making committee devoted to valuation related matters in Markets. The Valuations Controller Snr is expected to ensure that a detailed Independent Valuation Pack for Each desk with the following information is presented and discussed:

• Monthly Fair Value Adjustments (Price Testing, Bid-Offer and CCRA)
• Review of Outstanding Issues/Action Points from previous VGCCs
• Day 1 P&L Release if any
• Review of Day 1 P&L tracking
• Review of policies, procedures and methodology changes if any
• Provide technical valuation assistance to the product controllers on each desk to ensure that all valuations control requirements are optimally met.
• Initiate and prepare complex trade reviews across various products and desks

Accountability: Interaction with Key Stakeholders –

• Interaction with various areas across the Absa Group in order to obtain an understanding of the impact these areas have on Valuations Control as well as providing both formal reporting as well as ad hoc query resolution to these areas. Areas include:
• Absa CIBW Finance, including Financial Control and Financial Decision Support.
• Absa CIBW Front Office, Market Risk, Quants

Education and Experience Required

• Financial Mathematics or Quantitative Subjects
• Experience in a Financial Services environment, ideally in valuations, market risk, Quants or middle office .
• CA(SA), FRM and CFA candidates are preferred.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Technical expertise: The successful applicant will have responsibility for ensuring the accurate valuation of the most complex products within the trading portfolio, so will need to have highly developed technical knowledge and experience across a wide range of derivatives products.
• Communication: A key part of the role will be escalating, communicating and quantifying items of material valuation risk to senior management, both in finance and in front office. As such the successful applicant will need to have excellent communication skills and be adept at quantifying and communicating valuation and modelling risk in a variety of qualitative and quantitative forms.
• Teamwork: The role will require extensive liaison between a large number of specialist support functions (Market Risk, Credit Risk, Technical Accounting and Product Control) and front office departments. Hence the successful candidate must be adept at liaising and communicating with different departments to ensure that the issues are prioritised and addressed, that a consensus is built and that a solution can be delivered on a timely basis.
• Team Management: The role encompasses a wide range of high priority tasks with competing deadlines, so the successful applicant will need to be adept at project and team management. The right candidate should be able to prioritise multiple high quality solutions and work within time pressured, competing deadlines.
• Financial Mathematics knowledge
• Acute Investment Banking product knowledge
• Understanding of Financial Markets and Derivative instruments
• Understanding of the Valuation of Financial Derivatives e.g. OIS Discounting, CVA-DVA-FVA,
• Discounting of Uncollateralized Derivatives,
• Understanding of IFRS and IAS 39

Education

• Master's Degree: Accounting (Required)

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Job Description

Strategic Planning:

• Support Head of Sponsorship:  Group Sponsorship in the execution of integrated marketing and communication strategy
• Work and collaborate with rest of Brand & Marketing team, Communications, and Business Units to drive and ensure integrated marketing and internal / external communications
• Support in the development of project and activations strategies for sponsorship, align to the brand and Business unit vision and purpose
• Review competitor activities and case studies to improve activation approach for sponsorship portfolio
• Marketing campaign & sponsorship execution
• Responsible for delivering conceptual ideas (with agencies where possible) and implementation of activation strategies for sponsorship projects
• Develop sponsorship campaigns that change consumer perception, improve consideration and drive business outcomes.
• Execute sponsorship properties against Absa Group Marketing and Corporate Affairs (GMCA) and Business agenda
• Execute all Group sponsorship properties to the agreed strategy, while driving synergies and integration with the marketing and business objectives
• Manage relationship with preferred external suppliers/ production agencies through event design/ delivery stages and ensure prompt payment post event 
• Work with agencies and key stakeholders to support logistics for delivery of core marketing elements of the sponsorship on behalf of Group Marketing and Corporate Affairs

Project Management: 

• Collaboratively define, coordinate and lead the successful execution of the Group Sponsorship projects
• Establish and articulate project scope, strategy and objectives
• Work closely with Marketing Operations team in driving all aspects of marketing projects, including (but not limited to): 
• Meeting deadlines, contingency planning, approval channels, procedures, budgeting, monitoring and governance etc.
• Oversee the channel mix roll-out from initial concept to finished product and execution
• Plan and use internal and external resources effectively to ensure maximum ROMI
• Research, plan and evaluate project impact at various intervals (pre-, during- and post project reviews)
• Manage risk and compliance

Accountability: Stakeholder Management: 

• Build and maintain positive and collaborative working relationship across Group Marketing and Corporate Affairs, the business and with external parties
• Network and interact with various internal and external stakeholders to promote and drive integration
• Liaise closely with and manage third party supplier relationships to adhere to good governance
• Ensure adherence to agency SLA’s

Accountability: Capability Building: 

• Develop and lead a high performing marketing team by embedding the business performance process, regular feedback and coaching 
• Develop and maintain an effective team through selection, training, motivation, mentoring and performance management
• Translate and communicate the Group Sponsorship Strategy and purpose to ensure buy-in from the team
• Ensure shared learning and collaboration across the different marketing teams
• Responsible for overall quality and presentation of work

Accountability: Risk Management:

• Ensure that processes, control requirements and risk management frameworks that have been designed for the area are understood by all members of the team
• For audit findings that have an impact on the area, work with the Head of Sponsorships to understand what actions are required to close out findings
• Implement required actions
• During scheduled audits and management assurance reviews, ensure that all information required by the auditors are provided timeously
• Log all Risk and Loss events as a result of error or fraud highlighted in the department. Ensure that the issues are thoroughly investigated and closed or escalated as per policy
• Ensure that the team understands all compliance requirements and highlight gaps to the Head Sponsorships
• Monitor compliance training undertaken by team members and ensure that they complete the required training within prescribed timelines
• Ensure that all regulatory requirements are adhered to
• Ensure that the Business Continuity Tool is updated regularly
• Arrange for team members to participate in BCM tests at the required intervals and document test results
• Work with other managers in the area to implement corrective measures in case of test fails
• Ensure that all team leaders and members understand the control requirements related to physical and systems access control and information security requirements
• Collect access cards from employees leaving the department or the bank and send instructions to IT and HR to remove their systems access

Education and experience required:

• B Degree in Commerce or equivalent NQF 7 level qualification
• Minimum of 5 - 10 years’ experience in Sponsorship and banking Marketing with at least 3 years at a middle level Marketing / Group Marketing Manager level

Knowledge and skills:  

• Business Planning & Financial Management
• Strategic brand management
• Branding and advertising (traditional and digital)
• Project management
• People management and capacity planning
• Budget management
• Research and trends analysis
• Consumer behaviour and insights
• Regulatory (including all Customer / Non-Customer Regulation impacting banking e.g. FAIS, NCA, BASEL, Twin Peaks, TCF, KYC etc.
• Risk Management (Legal, reputational, operational, etc.)

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Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Data Integration: Embed analytics capabilities within HR and People Analytics frameworks, aligning with organizational goals and enhancing data-driven decision-making processes.
• Data Management: Oversee the comprehensive collection, validation, and analysis of HR data, ensuring accuracy and integrity for effective reporting and decision support.
• Advanced Analytical Techniques: Utilize R and Python to perform complex data analyses and uncover actionable insights that support HR strategies.
• Data Visualization: Design and implement interactive dashboards and reports using PowerBI to present data in a clear and actionable manner, enabling stakeholders to quickly grasp key metrics and trends.
• Requirements Gathering: Collaborate with various departments and senior stakeholders to gather and understand business requirements, translating them into data-driven solutions and reports.
• Stakeholder Management: Engage with key stakeholders to communicate findings, gather feedback, and ensure analytics initiatives align with organizational needs and objectives.
• Reporting Excellence: Develop and deliver high-quality, insightful reports that provide a comprehensive view of HR metrics, trends, and performance indicators.

Analysis and Insights:

• Analytical Reporting: Use data analysis and reporting tools to create detailed reports highlighting key HR metrics and trends, driving strategic decisions.
• Impact Assessment: Evaluate the effectiveness of HR programs and initiatives, using data to measure outcomes and suggest improvements.
• Dashboard Creation: Build interactive dashboards using PowerBI to visualize HR data, enabling stakeholders to easily interpret and act on the information.
• Tool Development and Integration: Support the development and integration of analytics tools and systems to enhance data collection, analysis, and reporting capabilities within HR.

Reporting and Interpretation:

• Analytics Strategy: Develop a robust framework for collecting, analyzing, and reporting HR data that aligns with organizational goals and stakeholder expectations.
• Advanced Reporting Skills: Produce clear, concise, and impactful reports that effectively communicate complex HR data and insights to various audiences.
• Strategic Reporting: Formulate and execute a reporting strategy that aligns with organizational objectives and provides valuable insights into workforce dynamics.
• Stakeholder Communication: Customize reports and presentations to meet the needs of different stakeholders, ensuring clarity and relevance of the information provided.

Operational Execution:

• HR Research: Conduct research on best practices in HR analytics and integrate these insights into the organization’s practices to drive continuous improvement.
• Change Management: Influence and manage significant changes within the HR function, contributing to organizational growth and efficiency.
• Proactive Communication: Regularly update stakeholders on the progress of analytics projects and address any challenges or changes in a timely manner.
• Issue Management: Identify potential issues in data strategies and practices, proactively developing and implementing solutions.
• Compliance and Risk Management: Ensure analytics practices meet regulatory standards and address compliance requirements as needed.

Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree: Advanced degree in a relevant field such as Data Science, Statistics, Human Resources, or a related discipline is required.
• Experience: A minimum of 5 years of proven experience in data analysis, reporting, and visualization, with demonstrated expertise in R, Python, and PowerBI.
• Skills: Strong analytical skills, advanced reporting capabilities, stakeholder management experience, and proficiency in requirements gathering.

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Your key accountabilities will include the following;

• Ensuring total lifecycle management of the Trade transactions including upstream and downstream critical support areas (Sanctions, SWIFT, Regulatory reporting, settlement/payments etc.) 
• Ensuring the existence of adequate and robust policies, procedures, processes, and controls are documented and implemented (automated/ manual) to ensure compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
• Enhancing the experience of the operations end-to-end value chain, through optimal experience methodologies, practices, and Solutions driving ongoing improvement in efficiency and productivity
• Ensuring accurate and timely processing of all transactions for Trade and Working Capital products within organization’s agreed SLAs, policies and procedures and risk appetite
• Staying abreast of best practice development/s both within Absa and Globally to ensure standardisation & strategic alignment for Operations across all markets.
• Driving the implementation of the Trade & Working Capital Operations target operating model across markets outside South Africa, currently across 10 business entities, but likely to expand in future.
•  Leading the TWC country Operations teams to deliver improved operational effectiveness in the delivery of support to internal and external customers in ARO.
• Integrating wider Operations & Technology functions (IT, Control, MI, Change, Risk) through matrix report lines to ensure the enhancement and maintenance of operational processes, projects, controls and procedures across Africa. 
• Playing an active role in the completion of the implementation and embedment of all client channels, workflows and the banks strategic systems. Help ensure adoption improves STP for TWC and delivers the expected business results (costs, risk and revenue) 
• Delivering world class operations service to BUs and functions in Africa 

Send in your CV if you have the above mentioned experience as well as;

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, banking, Economics, Technology, and/or
• A Post Graduate degree or MBA preferable.
• 10 plus years of Trade Operations and Banking experience
• Knowledge of regulatory and statutory requirements: FICA, Exchange Control, Sanctions Trade and Working Capital, Money laundering

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

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Key Accountabilities

Accountability: Assist the team in team executing the following deliverables to Exco and other members of senior management

• Assist the team in the month end reporting process starting with Flash reporting till Exco report and GACC.
• Prepare the reporting systems for monthly flash reporting.
• Assist with BSC coordination and submissions with the BUs and Functions
• Maintain the BCS system.
• Support the team as required for REMCO reporting requirements
• Assist the planning team with Outlook/RAF and STP processes as required in particular with cost related actions.
• Support the planning and Financial Control with half year and year end booklets and the integrated reporting processes.
• Participate in change processes such as understanding testing new systems and processes.
• Other ad hoc projects as is required.
• Attend meetings to get briefing on work allocations to understand and complete their tasks to achieve team.

Accountability: Ad-hoc requirements/submissions

• Execute ad-hoc queries daily that are dependent on external and internal requirements and vary considerably throughout the year.
• Attend meetings as is required

Accountability: Cluster Relationship Manager (CRM) roles

• Communicate with BUs and Functions and relay critical information and requests.
• Perform all other duties as reasonably assigned.

People Investment Accountabilities

• Peer responsibility: Engage and develop finance and business savvy leaders.
• Play to our A-Game culture of culture of inclusivity, diversity, entrepreneurship, and ownership.
• Network with finance colleagues across Group Finance and create awareness of challenges, opportunities and issues and encourage collaboration
• Focus on Finance skills evolution and remaining relevant.

Role/Person Specification

Qualifications and experience:

• B-degree in Accounting/Financial management (NQF level no.6)
• 1-2 years related technical experience
• CA (SA) or CIMA or related an added advantage

Knowledge and skills:

• Basic Financial Accounting
• Analytical skills
• Self-driven and good interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail
• Deadline driven
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills

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Key Accountabilities

Accountability: Support the team in team executing the following deliverables to Exco and other members of senior management

• Month end reporting process which includes monthly Flash and Exco reporting and Quarterly Board and GACC reporting .
• Prepare the reporting systems for monthly flash reporting.
• Compilation of the monthly BA900 reports for circulation to the BUs.
• BSC coordination and submissions with the BUs and Functions
• Support the planning team with Outlook/RAF and MTP processes as required.
• Support the planning and Financial Control with half year and year end booklets.
• Participate in change processes such as understanding testing new systems and processes.
• Other ad hoc projects as is required.
• Attend meetings to get briefing on work allocations to understand and complete their tasks to achieve team.

Accountability: Ad-hoc requirements/submissions

• Execute ad-hoc queries daily that are dependent on external and internal requirements and vary considerably throughout the year.
• Attend meetings as is required

Accountability: Cluster Relationship Manager (CRM) roles

• Communicate with BUs and Functions and relay critical information and requests.
• Perform all other duties as reasonably assigned.

Accountability: People Investment Accountabilities

• Peer responsibility: Engage and develop finance and business savvy leaders.
• Play to our A-Game culture of culture of inclusivity, diversity, entrepreneurship, and ownership.
• Network with finance colleagues across Group Finance and create awareness of challenges, opportunities and issues and encourage collaboration
• Focus on Finance skills evolution and remaining relevant.

Role/Person Specification 

Qualifications and experience:

• B-degree in Accounting/Financial management (NQF level no.6)
• CA (SA) or CIMA is preferred
• 3 years Technical experience

Knowledge and skills:

• Basic Financial Accounting
• Analytical skills
• Self-driven and good interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail
• Deadline driven
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills

Preferred:

• Knowledge of financial markets
• Knowledge of economics

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Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain pricing, valuation, risk and other statistical models and tools that may be utilized for quantitative finance functions across the front, middle and back offices.
• Validate the adequacy and efficacy of vendor provided models and tools for quantitative applications across the front, middle and back offices.
• Design and maintain transformations of market data for the purposes of trading, risk management and quantitative financial modelling.
• Contribute to and remain up to date with latest developments in industry- and academic-led quantitative finance research.
• Collaborate with various business area stakeholders (traders, structurers, business analysts, quantitative developers, etc.) to design and implement new trading and risk mitigating strategies.

Requirements:

• At least 7-10 years of experience in a quantitative role at a financial services institution.
• At least a postgraduate degree in engineering, mathematics, statistics, or quantitative finance.
• Experience with financial markets, financial instruments and regulation is required.
• Experience with object-oriented programming (such as C#) is beneficial.
• Attention to detail, self-motivated, and strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Portfolio Management: Oversee the performance and risk profile of counterparty risk in Global Markets, ensuring it meets the business’s strategic objectives and risk parameters.
• Credit Analysis: Leverage off internal & external resources to identify any fundamental credit concerns in the counterparty risk Global Markets runs at an individual counterparty, sector or sovereign level.
• Risk Monitoring: Continuously monitor the credit aspects of the counterparty risk to identify emerging risks and opportunities, taking proactive measures to mitigate potential losses.
• Active Credit Portfolio Decisioning: Support credit risk-on decisions with a risk lens and own the pricing framework with respect to counterparty risk and required returns on counterparty credit risk capital. Recommend risk-out & optimization strategies based on credit risk assessments, market conditions, economic forecasts and business financial resource needs.
• Reporting and Documentation: Prepare comprehensive reports and presentations for senior management, highlighting portfolio performance, risk exposures, and strategic recommendations.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all activities comply with relevant regulatory requirements and internal policies, maintaining accurate and up-to-date documentation.
• Collaboration: Work closely with other departments, including Trading, Sales, Risk Management, Research and Compliance, to ensure a holistic approach to counterparty credit risk management.
• Market Analysis: Stay abreast of market trends, economic developments, and geopolitical events that could impact the credit portfolio and decisioning.

Skills:

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Proficiency in financial modeling and credit risk assessment tools.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements related to counterparty risk management.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Key Competencies:

• Analytical Thinking: Ability to think critically and analyze complex financial information to make sound credit decisions.
• Risk Management: Strong understanding of risk management principles and practices, with the ability to identify and mitigate potential risks.
• Decision Making: Demonstrated ability to make informed, data-driven decisions under pressure.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and concisely.
• Collaboration: Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and build strong working relationships.

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

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Key accountabilities 

Data Integration and Management 

• Transfer in data from any source via API, SFTP or browser-based file uploads
• Access HR transactional data from Workday and other systems
• Schedule automatic updates to keep  data synced and current
• Search, discover, and manage datasets in a single data catalog
• Understand and ensure pipelines are constructed with data lineage

Data Governance 

• Govern data using the Workday security framework
• Apply role-based and contextual security for personalised access
• Separate duties with different permissions for dataset creation and publishing
• Set table-level security and sharing controls

Self-Service Preparation

• Create and maintain data transformation pipelines with an intuitive interface
• Apply join, union, group-by, and filter functions to datasets
• Build computed fields by leveraging a rich function library
• Preview data transformations to ensure data is what was expected
• Obtain a visual profile of fields in the dataset to understand statistics, such as distribution

Production Insights 

• The query of large-scale datasets with an in-memory high-performance analytics engine
• Usage of data sources from Workday Prism Analytics in Workday reports, dashboards, and scorecards
• The Accessing of insights generated from Workday Prism Analytics from a desktop, tablet, or mobile device
• The sharing of insights within the organization in alignment with security protocols

Stakeholder engagement:

• Work with all stakeholders  in the organization to ensure the effective execution of key deliverables in the Digital People Experience (DPX) portfolio (e.g., development of Prism Analytics capability).
• Liaise with appropriate stakeholders within DPX (Functional Leads, Architects of digital platforms), PX (Service Managers, Product Owners) and People Function to foster alignment and integration with the Workday Prism Analytics Tool.
• Build and sustain a network in the organization with the relevant data stewards, analytics user community and relevant stakeholders.
• Liaise with Workday Community to align with developments, practices and future releases.

Personal Continuous Improvement

• Keeps up to date on Workday functionality and training.
• Upskills and trains People Experience Tier 1 and team members in other functional disciplines / specialisations in Workday / Analytics user community.
• Obtains relevant Workday certifications.

Service Excellence

• Adheres to the timelines and quality standards agreed to within the team and with clients. 
• Designs and delivers frameworks that are aligned to best practice and Absa’s governance and risk appetite.

Compliance and data governance

• Adheres to Absa and People Function data policies, legislation, regulation, quality, security and privacy.
• Escalates issues timeously for resolution.

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)