Treasury Control and Governance Analyst at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Description

Job Description

• Performing duties of a First Line of Defense team which include:
• Evaluate the control Environment by understanding end to end processes; identifying inherent process risks; establishing Risk tolerance for process risks and identifying where controls are required
• Respond to the controls by ensuring they are appropriately designed, implemented and weaknesses are remediated
• Evaluate and evidence the extent to which internal controls are operating effectively; ensure that risk is being effectively managed and that there’s compliance with laws and regulations including the Firm’s policy and procedures
• Defining, maintaining, advising, and updating Policies and Standards as and where appropriate,
• Understanding the Operational Risk Framework, Policies and Standards and how to pivot these impacting elements across through our functional risk and execution business,
• Partner with business in completing the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) in line with Enterprise Risk Management Framework (EMRF) and the Operational Risk Methodology,
• Raise issues and actions and remediate control gaps and weaknesses,
• Collation of Quarterly Reporting Packs for Conduct and Operational Risk,
• Data ownership – Ensuring the quality and accuracy of the data going downstream to other infrastructure areas,
• KRI controls – standardizing these across executions teams and reporting to senior management
• Business Resilience Update and Oversight to key scenarios with annual testing compliance
• Provide coordination and governance support for the Treasury risk and control related committees

Accountability: Risk and Control Environment

• Understands and complies with all applicable governance, compliance and risk policies and procedures
• Fosters an atmosphere of compliance, ensures regulations are observed, and puts relevant processes in place for staff to escalate problems.
• Be responsible and available for Adhoc risk and control remediation across our SA & Africa Regions business footprint
• Accountable for implementation of Group’s risk control framework for area of responsibility. This includes but is not limited to oversight of the teams’ responsibility across:
• Sound understanding of the systems and process flows, the risks associated with the root cause and remediation across our lines of defence
• Technical proficiency in risk management, governance, and control of environments
• Data analytics and reporting (Analytical)
• Thoroughness, rigor, and attention to detail regarding products, systems, processes, and controls
• Challenge existing processes and controls ensuring best practice our business
• Ability to deep dive with problem solving skills
• Innovative and curious to learn as business evolves
• Ability to influence adoption and embedment
• Adaptable to an elevated degree of Change Initiatives

Education

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

Minimum requirements

• Three to five years working experience in a Governance Compliance or Risk Management environment.
• Experience in business FLOD(first line) or SLoD (second line) or TLoD (third line)of defence. 
• Must have recent financial services and analytical data management experience.
• Preferably have strong financial markets knowledge and stakeholder relationship management experience.

Education

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

End Date: January 31, 2026