Regulatory Reporting Specialist at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• To provide and interpret financial information to all stakeholders of the business for informed decision making.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

BA610 reporting:

• Build out and maintain an automated reconciliation process for all 10 ARO entities
• Assist in defining and mapping out the end to end process
• Assist with the development testing and transfer to production environment of system and business changes as required from time to time
• Supporting the reconciliations for the entities including mapping tables that will require monthly updates
• Execute ad-hoc queries on a daily basis that are dependent on external and internal requirements and vary considerably throughout the year
• Review of the Liquidity reconciliation process to assess how to achieve alignment with IRRBB 
• Data remediation and process remediation to reduce and eliminate RAFDA’s across the entities
• Involvement in SAP retro fit reviews and updates to mapping tables
• Collaborate with data and finance functions to ensure compliance with the relevant audit requirements around data retention, procedure manuals and control environment
• Perform all other duties as reasonably assigned

Accountability:  Stakeholder management

• Establish strong working relationships with ARO Finance, Treasury and Technology Enablement stakeholders.
• A central point of contract for ARO BA610 Balance Sheet reconciliation related matters
• Partner with various ARO and Group stakeholders to identify data quality issues and effect or enhance controls to ensure accurate reporting of balance sheet for liquidity and interest rate risk metrics.

Role/Person Specification

Qualifications and experience:

• B-degree in Finance/Quantitative/Data Science (NQF level no.6)
• Relevant regulatory reporting and technical experience is preferred

Knowledge and skills:

• Analytical skills
• Self-driven and good interpersonal skills
• Deadline driven and ability to work well under pressure
• Proficient in PowerBI, Qlikview, Excel, Powerpoint

Competencies:

• Attention to detail
• Adapting and responding to change
• Strong communication to internal and external stakeholders
• Exposure QlikView and Advanced Excel formulas

Education

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