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Absa Bank Limited (Absa) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays Africa Group Limited. Absa offers personal and business banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management as well as bancassurance. Barclays Africa Group Limited is 62.3% owned by Barclays Bank PLC and is listed on the JSE Limited. The Group is one of A...
Job Summary
Are you a Swift expert and have kept abreast of the changes within the Swift payments space? I have the perfect opportunity for you. Join the CIB Payments team as a Senior Swift Analyst. In this role, you will deliver an improved Swift capability across the Absa group to support the strategic deliverables of the various business areas. The role further encompasses management of the Swift Centre of Excellence analysts ensuring the team delivers a consistent, first class service to its customers (internal and external) across a broad range of products.
Job Description
Key accountabilities
Ensure the Swift CoE is driving the business roadmap for Swift across the continent
Be the main representative from Group Payments and CIB ops for the Swift book of work including managing stakeholder expectations with regards to timeframes and benefits of improvements/projects
Accountable for providing trend and root cause analysis for all Swift issues within the bank forums
Plan and influence the SWIFT strategy across the bank with stakeholders, senior management and change teams
Engage, build and manage key stakeholders’ relationships with individuals and teams from the following business units.
Manage the team and build a cohesive unit which delivers results across a number of different tasks including monitoring, project initiation and trend analysis
Develop a high performing team by embedding formal performance development and Informal coaching. Encourage frequent knowledge sharing between team members
Develop and implement SWIFT best practice standards
Ensure that processes, control requirements and risk management frameworks that impact the area are documented and understood by all members of the team
Benchmark productivity of the department against industry standards and create measures to improve productivity agreed and manage SLAs with internal customers (agree annually and measure on a monthly basis)
Education and Experience Required
BCom Degree in Finance or Business Management
6 years’ banking industry experience gained through Swift and Payments
Experience in SWIFT and International payments
Education
Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (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
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