Specialist: Pricing at Absa South Africa

End Date: April 24, 2026

Job Description

Specialist pricing

• Play a key role in supporting the pricing function initiatives.
• The focus is to provide advice and support in the development and implementation of pricing activities; enabling the provision of new products and investment portfolio pricing structures.
• Support in the pricing and structuring of loans across AR Business Banking.
• Assist with the management of pricing inputs in to determining pricing levels.
• Support business decision-making by using financial data to provide pricing insights.
• Support the development of models that aid the portfolio management function.
•  Support the facilitation of the optimization of value-aligned performance measures (risk adjusted return measures e.g. Return on Risk Weighted Assets, Return on Equity) based on the plans for the BUs.
• Analyze the impact of upcoming regulation that has the potential to impact pricing.
• Portfolio Management and Structuring
• Obtain and monitor the risk-adjusted performance metrics and financial resource usage for each relevant business unit area within AR BB.
• Assist with the optimization activity within those areas.
• Provide insights into Financial Resource Management (FRM) related Committees and related forums. Includes research into benchmarking through peer analysis for hurdle and pricing targets.
• Run analytics using Excel and available tools such as, but not limited to, Python and/or Power BI to enhance analysis and preparation of pricing and portfolio insights.
• Assist with the structuring activity across the Business Units.
• Interrogate historic portfolio performance metrics
• Optimise (new) capital structures with regard to risk weighting outcomes and/or real-world pricing and rating agency trenching.Stakeholder management
• Establish and manage relationships both internally and externally to enhance knowledge and skills.
• Ability to build sound relationships with stakeholders.
• Priorities the output of the team/self, ensuring delivery within deadlines.
• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Ability to absorb large volumes of information and identify the critical parts.
• Understanding complexity and cross-functional work.
• Very strong analytical and quantitative ability.
• Identify and build on financial resource efficiency opportunities.
• Have a good understanding and is up to date with relevant market and economic activity
• Strong financial modelling abilities and data analytics.
• Knowledge of banking products and related financial issues.
• Review and challenge existing / developing financial / statistical models.
• Ability to promote team spirit and culture.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum qualification – Quantitative or Finance degrees e.g. Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Econometrics, Finance.
• Preferred qualification – Honors, Masters, CFA/FRM/CA(SA)/CIMA or studying towards these qualifications.
• Preferred experience - Two to three years of experience in quantitative, financial modelling, quantitative regulatory and/or financial analysis.