Execution Engineer at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• The role encompasses the monitoring and management of the Impairment and Regulatory processes in preparation for business and regulatory reporting.

Job Description

Accountability: Modelling data and implementation processes/solutions (70%)

• Research model implementation standards as well as other relevant policies and standards.
• Perform certain tasks to give effect to the controls within the modelling data and implementation environment.
• Perform investigative and analyses tasks identifying modelling data in the warehouse as well as other sources.
• Design, manage and perform modelling data preparation processes.
• Investigate different methods and approaches to use during modelling data preparation.
• Analyse model build documentation and other modelling artefacts to understand, investigate and analyse modelling data requirements.
• Lead modelling data testing and data quality assessment within the modelling context to provide assurance that the modelling data is fit for purpose.
• Lead and create model implementation and control documentation (specifically implementation sign-off document and post implementation review document)
• Influence model implementation platforms and designs.
• Develop model implementation code and artefacts.
• Manage time across multiple initiatives.
• Review & understand credit policies and model usage.
• Assist model owners and credit model stakeholders to use the models correctly by providing model use guidance and training.

Accountability: Stakeholder Engagement (25%)

• Clearly communicate progress, results of investigations and other tasks to line manager and/or initiative lead.
• Escalate delays to line manager and/or initiative lead.
• Communicate clearly with other support teams (e.g. BIIS) to enable timely delivery of modelling data and model implementation projects.
• Present findings, designs documentation and other modelling data implementation documentation to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate model embedment into credit operational processes ensuring correct model usage.

Accountability: People management (5%)

• Manage modelling data and implementation execution of specific initiatives agreed with line management.
• Review and influence the quality of delivery within the team to encourage alignment to policies and standards.

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised