Job Openings at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• To perform financial analysis on business data in order to leverage and communicate effectively with stakeholders; so as to add value to the business financial management strategy.

Job Responsibilities

• Build research capabilities by collating data from different sources and communicate to all stakeholder.
• Communicate solutions and ideas to stakeholders through meetings; presentations and generating reports.
• Build and maintain professional relationships with all stakeholders at all levels of the organisations.
• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
• Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g. Green Strategy).
• Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank.
• Create new innovative value by identifying analytical opportunities with Nedbank.
• Identify business problems by analysing data and reports from various sources.
• Understand impact of scenarios or changes on the business by developing analytical tools for internal and external clients.
• Provide meaningful recommendations; explanations and highlights of concerns or anomalies by analysing and interrogating financial information Ensure that financial business analysis is conducted in line with the set standards. Enhance processes; policies and procedures by researching; reviewing current documents and submitting recommendations.
• Ensure compliance by following policies and procedures and data integrity.
• Contribute to intellectual capital development by providing continuous motivation; mentoring; coaching and on the job skills training.
• Manage defined risks in the finance function and risk categories at targeted levels by adhering to internal and external guidelines/policies/ procedures/business rules/ compliance and governance requirements.
• Ensure value is maintained by identifying opportunities and potential risk and addressing them.
• Support the achievement of the business strategy; objectives and values by reviewing Nedbank and Business Unit Plan and ensuring delivered systems; process; services and solutions are aligned.
• Identify training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from management.
• Ensure all personal development plan activities are completed within specified timeframe.
• Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction.
• Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.

Minimum Experience Level

• 4-6 years’ experience in Financial Services Environment
• Role related tools/systems experience
• Report digitisation experience

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• Analytical Degree with Finance and Business knowledge

Type of Exposure

• Built a high performance culture
• Built and maintained stakeholder relationships
• Client and Relationship Results
• Designed Workforce Planning Solutions
• Developed and Implemented Communications Strategy
• Improved Processes and Culture
• Managed Transformation & Innovation
• Managed Relationships
• Managed Self and Team
• Supported Transformation, Change and continued Improvement
• Managed budget

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Capacity planning
• Change management
• Client service management
• Financial Accounting Principles
• Principles of project management
• Stakeholder management
• Strategic planning
• Talent management
• Business writing skills
• Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms

Behavioural Competencies

• Earning Trust
• Communication
• Decision Making
• Continuous Improvement
• Optimizing Diversity
• Planning and Organizing

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Job Purpose

As the Centre of Excellent on board corporate governance, to provide support, advice and guidance to the Nedbank Group Board, operating subsidiaries and other stakeholders on the application of the best sound governance practices and development strategies across Nedbank and its subsidiaries.

Job Responsibilities

• Create, implement and maintain a robust best-practice corporate governance framework that complies with legislative requirements and business excellence, adapted to and fit for Nedbank Group.
• Ensure Nedbank's policies and practices are aligned with, and contribute to, meeting the principles of King IV and other relevant best-practice governance codes.
• Provide training to employees and directors of Nedbank and its operating subsidiaries on King IV, relevant governance codes and practices, ensuring content is aligned with customised to fit the relevant Nedbank group or cluster objective and structure.
• As the expert on governance codes, fulfil an advisory role to operating boards and executives across Nedbank Group and its subsidiaries, and provide governance advice and opinions to support the achievement of corporate goals and objectives.
• Ensure the practical application of King IV principles by Nedbank Group and its subsidiaries.
• Facilitate the flow of quality information on governance to boards of directors, clusters, regulators and relevant governing bodies.
• Support or manage wider governance initiatives or projects, as required.
• Report on the status of the governance and governance developments to internal and external stakeholders, including for regulatory and integrated reporting purposes.
• Provide stakeholders with guidance and advice on governance requirements through awareness communication and formal learning and development interventions, and respond to stakeholders' queries with a view to ensuring that compliance requirements are met.
• Provide assurance to the Nedbank board and Group Directors' Affairs Committee in respect of governance practices of all Nedbank entities by reporting on governance-related incidences and matters, ensuring sound governance practices and corrective actions, where necessary.
• Provide support to the Group Company Secretary on related matters, including in respect of composition of boards of subsidiaries, amendments to constitutional documents of subsidiaries to ensure alignment with good corporate governance structures, and input into the development of appropriate policies and practices.

Minimum Experience Level

• 8 - 10 years' experience in a governance-related environment, preferably in the financial services sector

Formal Qualification

• Relevant business or legal degree
• Postgraduate degree in Law (preferred)

Type of Exposure

• Drafting reports, frameworks and policies for internal and external stakeholders
• Sharing information in different ways to increase stakeholder understanding
• Consolidating data from various sources and identifying/interpreting trends
• Identifying and interpreting regulatory risk trends
• Interpreting legislative requirements
• Reporting on adherence to and compliance with requirements
• Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Analysing and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data
• Interacting with various levels of management
• preparing and delivering presentations, opinions and general reports at senior executive level

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Business-writing skills - advanced
• Relevant regulatory knowledge - advanced
• Industry trends - advanced
• Business acumen - advanced
• Relevant software and systems knowledge - intermediate
• Banking or financial services knowledge - intermediate
• Risk management process and frameworks - advanced

Behavioural Competencies

• Communication
• Continuous Learning
• Decision Making
• Innovation
• Managing Work
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

EE Statement: Preference will be given to candidates from the underrepresented groups

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Job Purpose

• To manage a team of technical subject matter experts and team leaders in support of stated objectives. To deliver frontline team results through enabling others.

Job Responsibilities

• Achieve client satisfaction objectives in support of strengthened business IT collaboration.
• Build sound professional relationships by understanding and consistently meeting client needs in support of improved delivery capabilities.
• Build sounds relationships with team, manager, peers.
• Deliver results in support of increased delivery capacity. Support increased delivery capacity.
• Ensure proper financing of the function.
• Manage and control budget for cost centre.
• Provide a flexible, low cost IT operating platform.
• Circumvent penalties imposed by third party agencies.
• Ensure self and team improve efficiency and productivity month on month in line with departmental strategic plans.
• Ensure transformational targets are met.
• Contribute to team effectiveness by participating in the recruitment and selection of senior staff.
• Contribute to a culture of transformation by participating in Nedbank culture building initiatives, business strategy, and CSI.
• Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise, ensuring personal and professional growth.
• Understand and embrace the Nedbank vision and values, leading by example. Ensure issues raised in culture survey are addressed and results are improved.
• Deliver a worldclass service by ensuring a client centric culture.
• Achieve operational excellence and support the implementation of business optimisation improvement.
• Add value to the business by encouraging team to generate innovative ideas and by sharing knowledge. Improve team efficiency and effectiveness year on year.
• Achieve business performance targets within required risk and compliance parameters.
• Support improved delivery capacity and capabilities.
• Ensure the effective and efficient implementation and operation of area in support of standardised delivery processes. Improve service delivery in support of strengthened business IT collaboration.
• Meet all agreed risk and compliance targets. Manage performance of staff by implementing performance agreements and ensuring a clear vision.
• Mentor and coach staff on identified performance gaps.
• Create environment of teamwork, keeping staff informed and encouraging participation in decision making processes and by motivating staff to perform and contribute to the success of the business.
• Identify talent pool through conducting career conversations and utilising the talent grid principles and developing talent retention programmes.
• Manage the onboarding process of new employees.

 

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

Preferred Qualification

• Role Relevant Tertiary Qualification

Type of Exposure

• Client and Relationship Results
• Developed and Implemented Communications Strategy
• Improved Human Resources Business Processes
• Improved processes and culture
• Managed Transformation & Innovation
• Managed Management and Process Results
• Managed Relationships
• Managed Self and Team
• Managed budget
• Managed stakeholder relationships

Minimum Experience Level

• 8 years IT Operations Experience and 5-7 years Job relevant experience

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Organisational systems
• Principles of project management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Service level agreements
• Staff resource planning
• Business writing skills
• Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms
• Relevant system knowledge
• Client Service Management
• Daily Operations task planning

Behavioural Competencies

• Aligning Performance for Success
• Earning Trust
• Customer Focus
• Building talent
• Facilitating Change
• Influencing
• Driving for Results
• Planning and Organizing

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Job Purpose

• To manage credit through a team within a specific area / cluster in order to ensure the acquisition of quality assets; enhancements of revenues and maintenance thereof within laid down policies and procedures.

Job Responsibilities

• Minimise risks and grow assets through lending at acceptable risk levels.
• Enhance revenue by identifying sales opportunities through assessments and client visits.
• Manage returns through appropriate pricing for risk and setting appropriate fees.
• Minimise losses and impairments through proactive managing of the book.
• Manage the Client Service Team in order to improve efficiency and minimise expenses by guiding the team to be cost conscious.
• Ensure client satisfaction through provision of proactive/innovative solutions and adherence to acceptable turnaround times.
• Understand client needs and their operating environment through regular interactions and visits.
• Build and maintain stakeholder relations through regular formal and informal engagements.
• Identify development areas through client surveys and 360 feedback from stakeholders.
• Provide good service and turnaround times to internal stakeholders by ensuring that requests are responded to timeously.
• Ensure staff operate within guidelines by monitoring policy compliance through reviews and audit processes.
• Review and recommend appropriate allocation of mandates through segmentation, reviews and audit processes.
• Manage the quality of Credit Management Information System (CMIS) and exceptions through alignment with agreed benchmarks.
• Operate within personal mandate through reviews and audit processes.
• Ensure that quality decisions are made by auditing credit decisions made by credit managers within their mandate.
• Ensure the book is appropriately risk rated and adequately impaired by analysing, investigating and monitoring high risk accounts (e.g. exception reports).
• Provide timely information by preparing accurate, timely and relevant credit reports for review by management and committees.
• Monitor and manage turnaround times by using the information systems available.
• Ensure that audit findings are addressed by rectifying and providing feedback within agreed timeframes.
• Manage performance of staff by implementing performance agreements, ensuring a clear vision, agreeing on goals and objectives, providing regular feedback on performance (sharing information), recognising and rewarding achievement and take appropriate corrective action where required.
• Mentor and coach staff on identified performance gaps by discussing these performance gaps and agree on appropriate action to be taken and encouraging participation in decision making processes.
• Stay abreast in field of expertise and deliver on the expectations from stakeholders by building capability of self and staff through identifying current and future training and development needs.
• Contribute to team effectiveness by following the recruitment process when recruiting talent.
• Maintain a capable high performing team and ensure an environment for optimal performance is created by identifying talent pool through conducting career conversations, utilising the talent grid principles and developing talent retention programmes (e.g.. rotation).
• Ensure self and staff understand and embrace the Nedbank Vision and Values by leading by example and re-enforcing values during meetings.
• Manage the on boarding process of new employees by ensuring execution of preparations according to the on-boarding check-list.
• Support and encourage staff to participate and support corporate responsibility initiative.
• Achieve operational excellence by supporting the implementation of system and process enhancements through team engagement.
• Encourage team to generate innovative ideas and share knowledge.

People Specification
Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Diploma

Preferred Qualification

• Bachelor of Commerce, Diploma

Type of Exposure

• Managing a team of people
• Communicating job requirements and performance standards to others
• Creating a business plan
• Implementing a strategic plan
• Working with clients to solve client problems
• Investigating and reviewing processes to improve client satisfaction
• Assuming a key leadership role
• Coaching and mentoring of others
• Managing business risks
• Credit management

Minimum Experience Level

• 10 years experience in a credit management role with 2-3 years people management

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Business administration and management
• Change management
• Client service management
• Financial Accounting Principles
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Operations planning
• Principles of project management
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Strategic planning
• Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms

Behavioural Competencies

• Earning Trust
• Coaching
• Customer Focus
• Guiding Team Success
• Driving for Results
• Guiding Sales Opportunities