Accountant: Finance at Absa South Africa

Key Responsibilities:

• Review of daily settlement recons and journals
• Preparation of Quarterly stats and turnover analysis
• Preparation of BankServ analysis and reporting
• Monthly risk reporting
• STP and MTP Preparation: Prepare in-depth analytics and commercial insights in preparation for budgets.
• Preparation of RAF at a Transactional Level: Prepare in-depth analytics and commercial insights for the forecast of schemes fees at a granular level per fee category and fee type.
• Provide Schemes data analytics and commercial insights for monthly financial and management reporting.
• Interchange Reporting and Analysis: Analyze interchange categorized by product type, international vs domestic and identify business opportunities.
• Project Support: Provide Schemes financial analysis support for new business initiatives.
• Business Meetings Participation: Attend operational business meetings to stay informed about business developments and provide valuable schemes fee insights.
• Scheme Fee Audit Support: Assist in scheme fees audits to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Pricing Support: Support pricing initiatives by providing detailed schemes cost insights.
• Automation: Implement automation solutions for scheme fee data analysis to streamline processes and improve efficiency.
• Bulletin tracking and Fee Price Impact Analysis: Analyze the impact of new fees.
• Penalty Unpacking: Investigate and unpack penalties related to scheme fees and driving conversation with business to find solutions as a cost saving measure.

Requirements:

• CA (SA)
• Schemes/ Card experience preferred

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Proficiency in financial modeling and data analysis.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Team player with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally.

Education

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