(855) Manager - Banking Supervision at South African Reserve Bank

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Provide strategic direction to a team of analysts in the ongoing supervisory oversight of allocated financial entities, including the operational alignment of supervisory programmes and targets.
• Provide leadership within the Banking, Insurance and Financial Market Infrastructure Supervision Department of the Prudential Authority (PA) and support the relevant divisional head(s) in achieving the overall departmental objectives.
• Provide technical assistance and guidance to a team of analysts.
• Manage the team’s deliverables, including work plans, resource allocation and management, processes and systems, and change and innovation.
• Manage the team’s performance.
• Manage talent, including the learning and development of team members as well as succession planning.
• Contribute to the team’s compliance with the governance, risk management and information management policies and procedures relevant to the PA and the South African Reserve Bank.
• Contribute to special projects within the PA.

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a postgraduate qualification (NQF 8) in Economics, Risk Management, Accounting, Banking, Finance or any other relevant qualification at that level;
• at least eight years’ experience in the financial services or financial regulatory industry; and
• at least two years of proven experience in managing a team.

The following would be an advantage:

• Chartered Accountant (South Africa) certification; and/or 
• Associate General Accountant (South Africa) certification.