Senior Manager: Risk and Control (Business Banking) at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Description

• This role is to manage the first line of risk management team is housed for the Business Banking SME client segment. The role reports to the Head of BB Governance Risk and Control. Key deliverables will be to:
• Coordinate key activities to sustain as Satisfactory Control Environment. This involves coordinating activities of Principal Risk and related Sub Risks SME's to keep the risk profile within acceptable thresholds.
• Managing the execution of critical process refresh, driving issues management and risk event management using the banks approved frameworks and systems.
• Conducting root cause analysis and lessons learnt for material risk events/issues and monitor business remediation.
• Running appropriate risk governance forum and report appropriately on risk outcomes.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders, which includes the first line of defence (1LOD) colleagues in business, Principal and Sub risk SME's, second line of risk partners in the Risk and Compliance functions and internal audit and other assurance providers.
• Developing and monitoring KRI's to ensure monitoring of the key risks facing the business where these need to be supplemented.
• Manage and lead the existing team to ensure the core risk deliverables are delivered and enable colleagues development journeys.
• Drive any risk deliverables tat may be required to demonstrate that the business is embedding ORRMF , Conduct Risk and Fin Crime Risks and any operational elements affecting financial risks.

Education

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

End Date: April 15, 2026