Active Jobs at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• To provide specialist advice and support in area of specialisation enabling the provision of sound operations and administration services. Selecting this role has a compensation & benefit impact in South Africa. Please contact Reward for details.

Job Description

• Administrative and operations support and advice: Provide specialist administrative and operations support and advice against standard operating procedures | Ad Hoc duties: Provide support to customers and team as required on an ongoing basis | Compliance and Risk Management: Fulfil all activities in adherence to relevant control and compliance requirements, and quality standards | : | : | : | : | :

Education

• Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

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Job Summary

• Manage and grow a portfolio of high net worth clients, trusts, investment holding companies and businesses, servicing their local and offshore investment and fiduciary needs.   Formulate tactical strategy and associated delivery plans related to single practice areas. Ensure proactive integration and operational tactical enhancement.

Job Description

• Portfolio Management: Ensure appropriate management of respective portfolios that includes but not limited to client visits and engagement, portfolio performance management, reporting and executing of client requirements | Business Development: Agree financial targets/new business targets and set out tactical plans to achieve this on an annual basis | Risk Management: Ensure that portfolio meets the required risk management standards | People Management: Coach, mentor and manage team members toward driving business objectives and ensuring colleague development (where applicable) | : | : | : | :

Education

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

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Job Summary

• Provides financial services to meet client specific needs to promote, market and sell Financial Solutions in accordance with relevant legislation, to meet sales targets and achieve strategic business objectives.

Job Description

• Sales Target : Proactively make self-initiated contact with customers in order to deliver against the required sales targets | Collaboration : Constantly seek to improve ways of working by challenging the status quo and supporting an
• empowering climate within the team, sharing knowledge, experience, best practice and
• providing constructive feedback as required. | Compliance and Risk Management: Fulfil all activities in adherence to relevant control and compliance requirements, and quality standards | Customer Experience: To provide service excellence and achieve customer satisfaction | : | : | : | :

Education

• Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): Business, Commerce and Management Studies

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Job Summary

• Optimise the profit and economic value of portfolios of Small Business key account clients requiring low to medium complexity commercial banking requirements by focusing: a) origination efforts to quire new clients; b) cross-sell to existing client base; c) coverage efforts to service clients in accordance to the segment CVP

Job Description

• Relationship Management: Own the primary relationship with the client by being the client’s main contact point for all corporate and investment banking needs. | Client Solutioning: Take overall accountability for service delivery by setting the rules of engagement for the cross functional team, which includes Transactional Banker, Credit Analyst, Segment Support Client Control Team, Client Service Consultant & Product & Sector teams. | Manager Risk Assessment: Take ownership of the portfolio's risk management by ensuring a good understanding of both the Bank's and the clients regulatory and compliance environments .

Education

• Bachelors Degree and Professional Qualifications: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)
   

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Job Summary

• To provide advice and support in financial practice formulation and associated best practice improvement tactics; enabling the provision of specialist expertise.

Job Description

• Experienced Finance Manager to joined London team and provide strategic financial insights and support to drive business performance and decision-making. Closely collaborate with business leaders and stakeholders to analyze financial data, develop actionable recommendations, and optimize resource allocation to achieve organizational objectives. Provide advice and support in financial practice formulation and associated best practice improvement tactics enabling the provision of specialist expertise. The successful incumbent will have:
• Post-Graduate degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field
• 10+ years’ finance experience within the banking or financial services industry, with exposure to investment banking or capital markets activities.
• Strong financial modelling, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with proficiency in Excel and financial analysis tools.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry best practices related to financial management and reporting.

Education

• Postgraduate Degrees and Professional Qualifications: Financial Sciences (Required)

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Job Summary

• Apply platform engineering expertise, critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving skills in an agile team environment to produce well-organised, optimised and documented source code that successfully delivers platform features & components of the service & solves complex technical problems with high quality solutions.

Job Description

Are you ready to make a difference? 

• Join an exciting and dynamic team of API Gateway Platform Engineers, who are responsible for shaping the technical API economy for the bank.
• Work within the Platforms and Engineering Gateway technology tribe responsible for the development, design and run of the Datapower API Gateway platform. Apply platform engineering expertise, critical thinking, design thinking and problem-solving skills to produce well-organized, optimized and documented source code that successfully delivers platform features, components of the service and solves complex technical problems with high quality solutions. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations of the Datapower API Gateway Platform.

Key accountabilities: (What you’ll get to do)

• Leverage platform engineering expertise and a working knowledge of specific platforms (physical Datapower Gateway appliances, API Connect v10, vmware, Kubernetes, AWS services) and their constituent parts to positively contribute to platform feature and service designs
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting e.g. Kubernetes, Python, Terraform
• Use and configure modern observability techniques leveraging e.g. aggregated logging via Elastic Search stack, Kafka, metrics via Prometheus / Grafana
• Leverage platform (service design and code) and engineering technical expertise to proactively identify risks and prevent defects
• Uphold our technical principles off: self-service, scalability, re-usability, resilience & stability in all development practices and deliver feature sets that sustainably deliver on these principles
• Enable problem resolution across technical teams, apply and or facilitate root cause analysis, deeply understand the root causes of issues and find ways to resolve them (sustainably)
• Optimize, refactor and reuse components to improve performance and maintainability – ensuring maximum efficiency, effectiveness, and return on investment
• Take accountability for maintaining platform standards and best practices, and drive adoption across multiple service teams
• Contribute to a high-performance team environment by coaching and mentoring other engineers, support engineering teams on technical solutions and problem resolution, and proactively seek coaching and mentoring from others

Role/Person specification: (What do you need to get in?)

• +3 years Datapower Gateway experience (admin, operational and development)
• +3 years API Connect 2018 / v10 experience (admin, operational and development)
• +3 years coding / scripting languages experience e.g. Python, JavaScript, Bash scripting, GoLang, XSLT, Gateway Scripting
• +3 years’ experience in Kubernetes architecture, Networking, Security, Deployment, and Management
• +3 years messaging protocols and API technologies experience like SOAP and REST
• +3 years Infrastructure as code (IaC) tooling experience (like Jenkins, GITOPS, AWS CI/CD tools eg. Terraform, CloudFormation, CodeBuilder, CodeDeploy)
• +3 years analytics tools and Big Data Platforms experience like Elastic Search, Kafka (Hadoop)
• +3 years Web Security protocols experience like OAuth, JWT, OIDC
• +3 years Networking experience with a solid understanding of Network layer routing and security

Ideal Certifications:

• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) and Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD) or Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist CKS)
• AWS Associate level certifications
• IBM Certified Solution Implementer - DataPower Gateway v10
• IBM Certified Solution Implementer - API Connect v10
• If you’re passionate about working in a fast-paced environment and contributing to the exciting world of API Platforms by leading from the front, we would love to hear from you!

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

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Job Summary

• Lead and develop the bank’s telecommunications business line within the Transactional Banking ecosystem. Responsible for launching and managing our MVNO initiative, integrating telecom services with financial products, and driving innovative strategies to enhance customer engagement and revenue growth.

Job Description

Strategy Formulation and Execution:

• Develop and implement the MVNO business strategy aligned with the bank’s financial and customer-centric goals.
• Identify and evaluate opportunities to integrate telecommunications with financial products to create value-added offerings.
• Monitor and analyse industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging technologies to ensure competitive positioning through appropriate proposition design
• Provide Pricing Strategy input and direction

Customer Primacy

• Drive customer primacy through   the formulation and management of compelling product propositions and product offerings around viable new ventures within the MVN space.

Sustainable Growth:

• Using extensive market data and trend analytics, understand the product and service  make-up mix and offerings that would ensure future sustainability and growth through the exploration of partnerships and services for appropriate propositions. 
• Provide steer into effective product management and product life cycle management for sustained product and customer growth

Client-Driven Innovation and Change: 

• Design and launch innovative telecom and financial product bundles to drive cross-selling opportunities.
•  Leverage data analytics to develop personalized offerings and optimize user experience.
• Explore emerging technologies such as IoT, 5G, and AI to enhance service capabilities.-Develop and execute customer acquisition and retention strategies for MVNO services, through driving of change initiatives through BOW prioritization
• Ensure that Customer experience standards are aligned to the product/proposition and regulatory and security standards to build trust and maintain a strong brand reputation.
• Drive competitive advantage through continuous innovation and partnering with the marketing team to create campaigns that drive adoption and usage.

Stakeholder Engagement: 

• Engage with and leverage cross-functional teams of product managers, product developers, technology and change teams for the development and management of new propositions
• Liaise with and consume services from CVM, CDAO, Digital and Technology teams for the creation of products and propositions within the MVNO sphere.

 Operational Effectiveness 

• Oversee the setup and management of MVNO operations, including vendor selection, contract negotiations, and network agreements with MNOs (Mobile Network Operators).
• Define and manage KPIs and SLA’s to ensure operational efficiency, customer satisfaction, and financial performance.

Digital Adoption:

• Drive the conceptualization, design, build and development of products and propositions to ensure uptake and usage via the digital platforms thus driving digital adoption.

Financial management, Good Governance, Risk and Compliance:

• Build and manage the MVNO P&L, including budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
• Drive governance, risk mitigation and compliance in all phases of product proposition, development, delivery and management including the change process. 
• Ensure adherance with all regulatory requirements and standards in all phases to prevent non-compliance.  

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

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Job Summary

• Define, Design, implement and monitor proactive fraud prevention and detection measures for all employees, across the lifecycle of the employee within Absa across Relationship Banking, Everyday Banking and Product Solutions segments. 
• Ensure internal fraud risk is minimised during development of new products, systems and processes and are minimized across the Absa Retail and Business Banking environments on a proactive basis as well as implementing and monitoring internal fraud risk strategies across Absa SA.

Job Description

Education and Experience Required

• NQF 6 or Degree or National Diploma or Equivalent
• 6 - 8 years in Financial Services or related industry.
• ​3-6 years’ experience in fraud (exposure to internal fraud an advantage)
• 3-5 years in Audit / Internal Assurance roles.
• 1-2 years in a Strategic role

Knowledge & Skills: 

• Communication and Team skills ( Advanced).
• Networking Skills & Influencing Skills ( Advanced).
• Knowledge of Fraud Risk Principles and Practices, ( Advanced).
• Understanding of Risk and Compliance concepts ( Advanced).
• Influencing Skills ( Advanced).
• Analytical Skills ( Advance).
• Interpersonal and Conflict Management Skills ( Advanced).
• Ability to both Lead and Deliver ( Advanced).

Key accountabilities

• Defining and Developing internal fraud mitigation strategies
• Execution & monitoring of internal fraud strategies across Absa SA
• Collaborate subject matter expertise with business and the broader Fraud Strategy team to assess existing and emerging fraud threats
• Provide control mitigation recommendations
• Manage fraud strategy delivery within business fraud risk appetite and industry trends
• Work with the fraud value chain and business to deliver preventative and detective internal fraud strategies
• Accountable for measuring the risk in line within the employee on-boarding and fraud control framework and the defined fraud strategy objectives
• Ensure process control-and-risk management practices that impact internal fraud during  product development, system enhancements, customer engagements and back office processes are well documented and understood by all role players within the control lifecycle
• Work with the three lines of defence and management assurance to scope control framework reviews and provide support
• Implement effective monitoring measures to track and implement control remediations with lines of defence or assurance
• Ensure fraud risk management practices are compliant with applicable regulations
• Define and monitor the key risk indicator scenarios for internal fraud impacting customer or product on-boarding and customer authentication process from a fraud perspective.
• Provide insight on the likelihood of the internal fraud threat occurrence and potential impact, provide insights linked to industry benchmarks and provide control remediation recommendations.
• Measure the fraud control framework against the defined key performance indicators to assess design and operational effectiveness
• Produce thought leadership within business to deliver industry leading fraud prevention and detection strategies Accountability Relationship Management as it relates to Internal Fraud mitigation
• Proactively provide expert advice to identify business opportunities and risks, determine the impact, patterns, and trends thereof and advise on alternative solutions in anticipation of future challenges
• Conduct Business specific fraud assurance activities, as required
• Present the Internal fraud risk level position at various committees against internal fraud risk targets agreed with business
• Act as key interface between Fraud Strategy, Fraud Analytics, Fraud Solutions, Forensics, and Insider Threat
• Actively engage stakeholders to raise ongoing awareness on risks and consequences of internal fraud
• Contribute to a culture of employee and customer excellence, that builds positive relationships and provides opportunities for feedback and exceptional service
• Engage proactively with key stakeholders driving a culture of collaboration
• Proactively raise risks and risk events (incidents) resulting in exposure to internal fraud threats, provide control remediation recommendations and provide support to business in implementing the recommended controls.
• Ensure all activities and duties fully comply with regulatory requirements, the Enterprise Risk Management Framework and internal Policies and Standards.
• Ensure that all compliance, regulatory, governance or other risk standards are adhered to by all service providers and other stakeholders
• Apply a collaborative and inspirational leadership style to create an engaging, enabling, and productive work climate and enable self-organised and customer focused multi-disciplinary colleagues to deliver on an outcomes-based performance basis.
• Achieve high performance through embedding formal development plans and informal coaching.
• Implement a robust knowledge management and agile learning system to support real-time learning

Education

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

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Job Summary

• Provides financial services to meet client specific needs to promote, market and sell Financial Solutions in accordance with relevant legislation, to meet sales targets and achieve strategic business objectives.

Job Description

• Sales Target : Proactively make self-initiated contact with customers in order to deliver against the required sales targets | Collaboration : Constantly seek to improve ways of working by challenging the status quo and supporting an
• empowering climate within the team, sharing knowledge, experience, best practice and
• providing constructive feedback as required. | Compliance and Risk Management: Fulfil all activities in adherence to relevant control and compliance requirements, and quality standards | Customer Experience: To provide service excellence and achieve customer satisfaction | : | : | : | :

Education

• Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): Business, Commerce and Management Studies

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Job Summary

• Provide superior, seamless customer experience and offering suitable solutions to meet client needs. Utilise technology and leverage the virtual omni-channel environment, to deliver service in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Perform banking duties and oversee the financial activities for business and individual customers.

Job Description

• Income Growth and Financial Targets: Ensure a deep understanding of client's working capital cycle and business needs to provide appropriate solutions. Drive achievement of targets as per individual scorecard.   
• Customer Focus: Proactively drive acquisition and cross-sell initiatives through re-engagement processes. Ensure service and complaints resolution are within acceptable service level agreements.
• Compliance and Risk Management: Fulfil all activities in adherence to relevant control and compliance requirements, and quality standards.  
• Collaboration: Constantly seek to improve ways of working by challenging the status quo and supporting an empowering climate within the team, sharing knowledge, experience, best practice and providing constructive feedback as required.

Education

• Higher Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)