Current Openings at FirstRand Corporate Centre

Job Description

• To plan, build, optimise and implement innovative quantitative analytical methodologies, procedures, products and advanced
• mathematical models that provide analytical support and interpret insights, using advanced analytics technologies, to address business opportunities and problems and implement business strategy.

Hello future ALM Model Development Lead!

• FirstRand believes that its people are its single most important resource and will not operate in a sector unless it has people who are right for that market and who share FirstRand’s business values. We recruit self-starters who have a passion for what they do. We empower them, hold them accountable and reward them appropriately. We value diversity in our people, particularly for the way that this contributes to innovative thinking. If you think you will flourish in our environment, and you believe you have the necessary skills and competencies for the position advertised, then we are looking for you!

Role Purpose

• The ALM Model Development Lead role, is a senior position within the ALM risk team, in Group
• Treasury (GTSY). The responsibilities incorporate both model development and model risk management
• For model development, the candidate would be responsible for planning, building, optimising and implementing innovative statistical and mathematical models to address ALM risk management needs, as well as business opportunities and problems. This may include:
• Specification of parameters and testing of outputs for ALM foundational and core models, such as cash flow generation models, and cash flows discounting models for instruments in the FirstRand balance sheet for banking and non-banking entities.
• Development, implementation, maintenance, and recalibration of Non-Maturity Deposit (NMD) models. Including models to assess, the extent of interest rate passthrough, and the stability over time of transactional accounts, savings deposits, and call accounts.
• Development, implementation, maintenance, and recalibration of behavioural models to assess the liquidity and interest rate characteristics of on- and off-balance sheet items and flows for FirstRand banking and non-banking entities.
• Ensuring that models are accepted by business owners and approved by appropriate technical committees.
• Maintaining models, and planning and performing regular model updates that capture evolving business complexity.
• Challenging current models to ensure relevance and accuracy.
• Explaining model dynamics and outputs at senior risk and business committees such as ALCCO and FRM.
• Providing technical specification, guidance, or recommendations for ALM risk related models/processes/platforms.
• Assessment of emerging ALM risks that require modelling.
• Sourcing and preparing relevant data sources for analysis.

In fulfilling these responsibilities, the candidate will need to:

• Adhere to model building policies, standards, frameworks, and governance process.
• Ensure ethical usage of information that complies to restrictions applied for privacy and sensitivity classification.
• Maintain expert knowledge on relevant regulations, industry best practices and internal procedures and requirements.
• Review and assist more junior quantitative analysts with processes and models.
• Participate and contribute to a model development culture where information regarding successes, issues, trends and ideas are actively shared.
• Build and sustain collaborative working relationships with relevant peers and stakeholders.

For model risk management the candidate will serve as the model risk lead for Group Treasury. This is will, inter alia, include:

• Acting as the custodian and key point of contact for the GTSY Technical Committee.
• Coordination of model risk management across GTSY, including fostering the culture of model governance in GTSY, and ensuring that relevant model owners appropriately maintain models, through the model lifecycle, and according to the assessed model risk requirements.
• Providing advice on the GTSY SAS MRM platform.
   

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Job Description
Hello future Internal Auditor 

• FirstRand believes that its people are its single most important resource and will not operate in a sector unless it has people who are right for that market and who share FirstRand’s business values. We recruit self-starters who have a passion for what they do. We empower them, hold them accountable and reward them appropriately. We value diversity in our people, particularly for the way that this contributes to innovative thinking. If you think you will flourish in our environment, and you believe you have the necessary skills and competencies for the position advertised, then we are looking for you!

Are you someone who can:

• Obtain a good understanding of the control environment being audited (including information technology, internal financial control, and risk management related aspects), and the interdependencies linked to this.
• Plan audit assignments based on key process and business risks identified and design the audit program in line with risks and key controls to be tested.
• Incorporate data analytics (DA) to enhance audit planning and create efficiencies in audit fieldwork.
• Execute audit field work in compliance with quality standards by following and completing prepared work programs. Assess the adequacy and effectiveness of governance, risk management practices and internal controls.
• Provide clear and sufficient audit evidence to support recommendations and audit opinion.
• Effective communication with the audit team, audit management and key stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve internal controls, including internal financial controls.
• Identify and clearly articulate the root cause of issues identified and impact thereof and recommend changes to business processes that will address the control weaknesses.
• Prepare a quality and balanced audit report to specified standards, encapsulating the control weaknesses identified and results of audit work performed, with minimal editorial changes.

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• Qualified CA(SA)/CIA or Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification.
• At least 3 years’ experience in internal or external audit preferred.
• Experience with data analytics will be advantageous.
• Experience in banking/financial services especially asset management or investment environment will be an advantage.

You will have access to:

• Challenging work in a complex and exciting environment
• Opportunities to innovate and create efficiencies.

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.
• Have a general understanding of different risk types.

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Hello future Audit Manager 

• FirstRand believes that its people are its single most important resource and will not operate in a sector unless it has people who are right for that market and who share FirstRand’s business values. We recruit self-starters who have a passion for what they do. We empower them, hold them accountable and reward them appropriately. We value diversity in our people, particularly for the way that this contributes to innovative thinking. If you think you will flourish in our environment, and you believe you have the necessary skills and competencies for the position advertised, then we are looking for you!

Are you someone who can:

• Provide management over a portfolio of clients and deliver high quality audit and assurance service, including preparing and reviewing audit plans and work.
• Maintain the highest technical and professional standard.
• Think strategically about client needs by understanding their business and key risks.
• Manage the quality of audit work output to ensure excellence is achieved through the application of end-to-end integrated risk-based reviews.
• Ensure that the audit team continually identify and report on potential financial, operational risks (including IT risks) and regulatory risk when conducting audits
• Ensure that actual vs. approved/revised plan (including special requests) achieve the required coverage %
• Manage the Annual Audit Plan, continually reassessing and revising based on key or emerging risks.
• Identifying ways to maximise the relationship with clients and deliver added value by elevating our status to trusted partner / trusted advisor.
• Ensure excellence in reporting to governance structures (Audit Committee, Risk Committee, Regulatory Committee)
• Ensure the efficient utilisation of tools / techniques to improve audit efficiencies (CAAT's, flow charts, research, ADR/Google, analytical reviews)

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• A qualified Chartered Accountant/CIA/ BCom honours Degree with financial savvy, a strong background in Financial, Operational (including IT) and Regulatory Risk Management.
• 5+ years of internal / external audit experience is a must with minimum 2 years supervisory or management experience.
• Work experience within financial services or banking environment is beneficial.
• A post-secondary qualification in IT e.g., CISA/CISM accreditation would be advantageous.
• Experience using data analytics is advantageous.

You will have access to:

• Challenging work in a complex and exciting environment
• Opportunities to innovate and create efficiencies.

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.
• Have a general understanding of different risk types.

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Hello future Internal Audit Specialist 

• FirstRand believes that its people are its single most important resource and will not operate in a sector unless it has people who are right for that market and who share FirstRand’s business values. We recruit self-starters who have a passion for what they do. We empower them, hold them accountable and reward them appropriately. We value diversity in our people, particularly for the way that this contributes to innovative thinking. If you think you will flourish in our environment, and you believe you have the necessary skills and competencies for the position advertised, then we are looking for you!

Are you someone who can:

• Obtain a good understanding of the IT control environment being audited (including link to business processes and risk management related aspects), and the interdependencies linked to this.
• Plan audit assignments based on key process and business risks identified and design the audit program in line with risks and key IT application controls to be tested.
• Incorporate data analytics (DA) to enhance audit planning and create efficiencies in audit fieldwork.
• Execute audit field work in compliance with quality standards by following and completing prepared work programs. Assess the adequacy and effectiveness of governance, risk management practices and internal controls.
• Evaluate IT areas such as information security, operations management, and disaster recovery procedures related to the IT application controls to be reviewed.
• Provide clear and sufficient audit evidence to support recommendations and audit opinion.
• Express an opinion based on the results of the work performed.
• Identify opportunities to improve the IT internal control environment and project management processes.
• Identify and clearly articulate the root cause of issues identified and impact thereof and recommend changes to business processes that will address the IT and Project control weaknesses.

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• BSC / BCom (Information Systems) or equivalent degree.
• At least 3 years Application Control Reviews (ACR) and / or Project auditing experience.
• Experience with data analytics/ CAATs is an advantage.
• Experience in banking and financial services environment will be an advantage.

You will have access to:

• Challenging work in a complex and exciting environment
• Opportunities to innovate and create efficiencies.

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.
• Have a general understanding of different risk types.