Career Opportunities at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• To provide advice & support in the development and implementation of governance planning and associated service delivery processes, methods and techniques.
• To ensure that the business unit governance framework is embedded.

Job Description

Strategy Development

• Assist with developing a strategy for the Governance and Reporting Management function to achieve the strategic objectives set by the business leadership aligned to the overall business strategy of Group.

Corporate Governance

• Update Committees meetings with regards to the relevant governance trends.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and corporate governance related issues, in particular assisting Committee members to understand their duties and responsibilities as required
• Ensure Committee members are socialized on any new legal and regulatory frameworks impacting the corporate governance of the relevant Committee structures.
• Act as the primary point of contact as and when queries related to corporate governance arise

Committee Meetings Secretariat

• Act as the Secretary to the various risk Committees. Organise, administer and ensure the smooth
• running of meetings, drafting of agendas, accurate minute taking and recordings.
• Coordinate the preparation and distribution of meeting packs, and annual meeting schedules in line with the Group and BU governance calendar.
• Ensure that all logistical arrangements have been made in relation to relevant meetings - venues, parking, and access to buildings, stationery, refreshments, presentations, projectors and so forth by liaising with the secretaries in the venues where the meetings are going to be held.
• Record all the critical documents such as minutes, resolution and TOR in the correct format and according to the Absa Record Management Policy

Monitoring of the effectiveness of Governance

• Conduct governance effectiveness assessments to ensure an effective business unit/cluster committee structure is in place including clarity over decision making, execution and escalations.
• Risk committee governance is in place, with an appropriate terms of reference that is adhered to.
• Risk committees are chaired by a business/function Exco member, and risk profiles are presented by the most senior business/risk owners, and challenged by other members and functions.

Education

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

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Job Summary

• The overall responsibility of Product Control includes P&L reporting, balance sheet substantiation, and/or responsibility for process ownership within an asset class, and/or involvement in broader, floor wide Product Control initiatives.

Job Description

• The overall responsibility of Product Control includes P&L reporting, balance sheet substantiation, and/or responsibility for process ownership within an asset class, and/or involvement in broader, floor wide Product Control initiatives.

Reporting & Substantiation related responsibilities include:

• Accounting – posting to the General Ledger accurate and timely information
• Substantiation of the trading balance sheet – ensuring the full trading balance sheet can be substantiated
• Regulatory reporting alignment - ensuring the Balance sheet is aligned to reports send to regulators
• Data ownership – Ensuring the quality and accuracy of the data going downstream to other infrastructure areas
• Control environment – Overseeing the control environment in which the business operates
• P&L review – understanding and providing commentary on the P&L
• In the process of production focus is needed on:
• Reporting – Ensuring reporting is accurate and timely
• Control – Continue to implement the on-going control environment and report any deficiencies or issues to managers

Critical to your responsibilities:

• P&L reporting and BS substantiation
• Interaction with key stakeholders
• Process Owner
• Strategic and/or Project and /or Change related Initiatives

Preferred education, qualification & skills:

Education

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