Current Opening at RMB - Rand Merchant Bank

Job Description

• To align, support and implement the regulatory risk practices in line with the FirstRand/FNB risk frameworks and legislative requirements to minimize risk exposures and optimise business performance
• RMB is a place where exceptional people create their own opportunities by challenging the conventional and driving sustainable impact.
• United by our proud heritage, strong ethics and philosophy of Traditional values. Innovative ideas, it’s the magic of our people and culture that sets us apart.
• Now, is the time to imagine your next move with South Africa’s number one employer in Financial Services for 2023, where you can embrace the power of collective thinking to unlock unique opportunities for our clients and society.

Are you someone who can: 

• Consolidate, analyse and report across various business areas and risk domains relevant to trading risk.
• Implement robust reporting frameworks and systems.
• Manage a team of regulatory reporting specialists and analysts to meet internal governance and comply with external reporting requirements.
• Provide second line oversight to trading risk management and reporting processes.

You will be an ideal candidate if you: 

• Have a thorough understanding of the trading risk regulatory universe.
• Have an honours degree in Risk Management, Finance, Accounting, or a related field
• Have 6 to 8 years of experience in a similar environment,
• Have experience managing a team.

You will have access to: 

• Opportunities to network and collaborate
• A challenging working environment
• Opportunities to innovate as we transition to a new regulatory environment

We can be a match if you are: 

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it

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Job Description

• To co-ordinate credit packs and agendas for Credit Committee meetings and provide administrative support to Credit Committee members

Are you someone who can:

• Manage incoming and outgoing communications
• Preparing high quality outputs within agreed timelines
• Maintaining comprehensive and accurate records, including updating systems
• Organizing and preparing for meetings
• Assisting with project planning, tracking progress, and ensuring deadlines met.
• Credit analysis due diligence including extracting key information for presentation to a sanctioning authority

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• Have a Bachelors or Honours degree in either Finance, Quants, Mathematics, Accounting or related fields
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Good verbal and written communication abilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to solution

You will have access to: 

• Opportunities to network and collaborate, and for career progression and growth
• Challenging Work
• Opportunities to innovate and make a difference

We can be a match if you are:

• Curious & courageous
• Obsessed with mastery
• Have strong attention to detail
• Resilient
• A team player and a self-starter

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Job Description

• To co-ordinate credit packs and agendas for Credit Committee meetings and provide administrative support to Credit Committee members

Are you someone who can:

• Manage incoming and outgoing communications
• Preparing high quality outputs within agreed timelines
• Maintaining comprehensive and accurate records, including updating systems
• Organizing and preparing for meetings
• Assisting with project planning, tracking progress, and ensuring deadlines met.
• Credit analysis due diligence including extracting key information for presentation to a sanctioning authority

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• Have a Bachelors or Honours degree in either Finance, Quants, Mathematics, Accounting or related fields
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
• Good verbal and written communication abilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to solution

You will have access to: 

• Opportunities to network and collaborate, and for career progression and growth
• Challenging Work
• Opportunities to innovate and make a difference

We can be a match if you are:

• Curious & courageous
• Obsessed with mastery
• Have strong attention to detail
• Resilient
• A team player and a self-starter

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Job Description
Hello Future Process Engineer! 

• RMB is a place where exceptional people create their own opportunities by challenging the conventional and driving sustainable impact.
• United by our proud heritage, strong ethics and philosophy of Traditional values. Innovative ideas, it’s the magic of our people and culture that sets us apart.
• Now, is the time to imagine your next move with South Africa’s number one employer in Financial Services for 2024, where you can embrace the power of collective thinking to unlock unique opportunities for our clients and society.
• In this role you will support the business unit in the documentation, analysis, improvement and redesign of core and support business processes from current state assessments to post implementation support in order to deliver an improvement in efficiency, high levels of standardization and straight-through processing with defined exception management.

Are you someone who can:

• Quantify the problem statement by liaising with stakeholder and Business SMEs
• Conduct a quick ‘dipstick’ test to test the business problem assumptions if there is available data
• Apply Lean Six Sigma defined phase analysis by:
• Define process flow and value streams
• Measure process performance
• Quantify business case by conducting a Value Stream / Pain Point Analysis together with initial in-depth analysis to validate the business problem
• Define charter by using the Lean / Six sigma methodology
• Work through the Lean Six Sigma phases:
• Measure the Business Problem by defining Y and critical Xs, measuring variation and calculating sigma value and defect rate to derive the Hypotheses to be tested
• Improve the Business Process by designing and implementing the solution through:
• Conduct Rapid Improvement Event (RIE) training for line managers
• Identify RIE’s using Lean method
• Gain an understanding of BU/FA KPIs by identifying and analysing the metrics that measure the business process
• Define and map processes required and establish appropriate process KPIs
• Conduct in-depth process analysis ensuring that work instructions in the applicable process tool (ARIS, Nimbus) is included
• Build and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders, displaying excellent abilities to initiate dialogue, listen, advise, influence and negotiate to achieve win-win outcomes

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• Have a BCom Information Systems/Statistics/Mathematics, BEng Chem/Mech/Ind. or BSc Information Systems
• Completed a Six Sigma Green/ Black Belt Certification
• Have a minimum 6 years working experience at Process Practitioner level;
• Have experience in identifying and running large value (minimum R20million) Continuous Improvement projects
• Have Previous Investment Banking experience
• Knowledge of Global Markets Trading products

You will have access to:

• Opportunities to collaborate and create innovative solutions for our clients
• Work in a dynamic team and get hone your Investment Banking knowledge and skills

We can be a match if you are:

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it

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Job Description

• Hello Future Trade Specialist,
• RMB is a place where exceptional people create their own opportunities by challenging the conventional and driving sustainable impact.
• United by our proud heritage, strong ethics and philosophy of Traditional values. Innovative ideas, it’s the magic of our people and culture that sets us apart.
• Now, is the time to imagine your next move with South Africa’s number one employer in Financial Services for 2025, where you can embrace the power of collective thinking to unlock unique opportunities for our clients and society.
• In this role you will be required to efficiently supervise the team managing the Trade Operations function, whilst being mindful of risk, process and compliance adherence, and the International Chamber of Commerce rulings and processing.
• To take unit costs and capacity into account in order to create greater efficiencies

Are You Someone Who Can:

• Set targets for the portfolio in line with turnover
• Plan strategic objectives for the portfolio.
• Assist in building and managing the opportunity tracking tool.
• Communicate client interactions and feedback to stakeholders with regards to developments.
• Initiate client scoping sessions road shows and quarterly client visits to gain client insights.
• Initiate brainstorming sessions to identify opportunities across the group and manage action items thereof.
• Create innovative solutions for specific product areas.
• Interrogate and manage MIS data to identify potential turns in business cycles or client behavior.
• Review MIS data in order to ensure that internal trading desk turnover targets are met as well as migrating risk from internal trading books.
• Proactively manage credit facilities to ensure adequate limits are in place
• Make cold calls in order to originate business to grow the portfolio.
• Manage escalated unresolved client issues.
• Manage complex relationships within support areas to ensure best outcome for both the client and the bank.
• Interact with IBD DCM team on a regular basis in order to gain insight into client activities to strengthen client relationships.
• Demonstrate pride in the organisations brand services and products by consistently delivering on the brands promise.
• Follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained.
• Stay relevant and up to date with legislations and new development.
• Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback.
• Handle stress in ways that do not negatively impact others.
• Plan and manage own workflow anticipating obstacles juggling priorities and following through on objectives within agreed time-frames and according to quality standards.
• Take ownership of personal career development leveraging formal and informal opportunities.
• Read situations and organisational realities.
• Set aside personal agenda for the greater good.
• Act in an ethical transparent and morally defensible manner including highlighting unethical practices.
• Continually share debate and communicate learnings.
• Flag and debate issues constructively.
• Promote a friendly cooperative climate.

You Will Be An Ideal Candidate If You:

• Have a Diploma/Degree in Business Management
• Have 3 to 5 years experience in a similar role

You Will Have Access To:

• Opportunities to network and collaborate
• Challenging Work
• Opportunities to innovate