Job Opportunities at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• Are you passionate about ESG? Are you keen to be part of this team and be at the helm of discussions wearing the ESG hat? We are looking for you to come and coordinate, enhance and expand existing firmwide efforts to elevate and drive the ESG commercialisation agenda across CIB. Working collaboratively with Product partners, Client coverage and Infrastructure teams (Risk, Credit etc.), the job will be responsible for crafting, managing and helping to implement the CIB ESG strategy.

Job Description

Your additional accountabilities will include;

• Develop materials for client meetings, including market reviews, industry trends and investor / regulatory expectations
• Originate ESG-aligned transactions, lead strategic client conversations on ESG by bringing cross-sectoral, product, and subject matter expertise, support the structuring / implementation of ESG-linked transactions, and lead the development of ESG products / propositions (product development) alongside Product and Coverage teams
• Collaborate with Group Sustainability function but lead the development of CIB’s net zero plan (working alongside Product, Coverage, Risk and Operational teams). 
• Partner with Product teams to develop and market ESG related products
• Support clients to develop de-carbonisation and sustainability strategies
• Build CIB ESG thought leadership including representing CIB as an industry leader on panels and with existing and prospective clients, regulatory bodies and other constituencies
• Broader ESG community involvement; building partnerships and adopting best practice
• Internal and external stakeholder management
• Keep abreast of significant ESG data and metrices
• Managing policies and issues directly related to rankings (or ratings) that impact the ESG strategy of the organisation
• Shape the CIB ESG scorecard and hold Product, Coverage, and Infrastructure (Credit, Risk, Business Enablement) teams to account for performance and co-create solutions

Send in your application if you have;

• A PostGraduate Degree in Commerce/Finanice
• Strong knowledge of Banking and Finance products
• Extensive experience leading and executing transactions
• Demonstrated passion for ESG and / or sustainability
• Highly developed knowledge of the ESG regulatory and reporting environment, especially regarding Banking and Capital Markets (TCFD, UN Principles for Responsible Banking etc.)

Education

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

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Job Summary

• Apply critical thinking & problem solving skills to contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle & quickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented source code to deliver high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications.

Job Description

DevOps

•  Apply critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving skills in an agile team environment to solve technical problems (Front End, Back End OR Middleware) with high quality solutions
•  Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle including
•  Evaluate analysis, problem definition, business requirements, solution development & provide recommendations to enable the operational feasibility of solutions
•  Quickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented source code to deliver technical solutions
•  Ensure designs & solutions support the technical organisation principles of self-service, repeatability, testability, scalability & resilience
•  Apply general design patterns and paradigms to deliver technical solutions
•  Support the development of CI / CD Pipelines (authoring & supporting CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins / similar tools and deploying to multi-site Kubernetes environments – supporting and managing your applications all the way to production)
•  Use & configure modern observability techniques leveraging e.g. aggregated logging via ELK stack, metrics via Prometheus / Grafana / NewRElic and tracing using Zipkin/Jaeger
•  Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting e.g. Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, Kubernetes
•  Debug existing source code and polish feature sets.
•  Work with integrated teams and other developers to improve and evolve technical products and services
•  Align all application development & development process to Group Architecture & Infrastructure guidelines
•  Provide input into project & program teams (when required) to plan & manage the development lifecycle e.g. releases, risk management, testing, integration etc.
•  Conduct reviews, performance monitoring & ongoing optimization and maintenance on applications
•  Stay ahead of the curve on emerging technologies and development practices and continuously evolve existing knowledge & skill in preparation for cross domain and other experiences e.g. Secure Side, Testing, Infrastructure solutions etc.

People

•  Conduct peer reviews, testing, problem solving within and across the broader team
•  Support the people change teams in the development of user material (Customer, Employee & 3rd Party Adoption)

Risk & Governance

•  Identify technical risks and mitigate these (pre, during & post release)
•  Update / Design all application documentation aligned to the organization technical standards and risk / governance frameworks
•  Participate in incident management & DR activity – applying critical thinking, problem solving & technical expertise to get to the bottom of major incidents

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology
   

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Job Summary

• To deliver customer support services to enhance the customer experience through the execution of predefined objectives as per agreed standard operating procedures (SOPs). Selecting this role has a compensation & benefit impact in Seychelles. Please contact Reward for details.

Job Description

• Customer Service: Respond efficiently, accurately and courteously to all customer service matters, complaints, requests | Support the development and maintenance of processes in Customer Services Centre:
• Adhere to all processes in the CMP Customer Services centre and identify opportunities to improve Client Servicing processes
•  Monitor and control risk associated with the Customer
• Ensure that all activities performed in providing Customer Services comply in all respects with Absa's risk and compliance policies and procedures as well as legal and regulatory requirements
• Stakeholder Management: Establish and maintain good professional relationships with relevant stakeholders so as to remain abreast of their needs and issues and respond rapidly and effectively
• Self-development: Owning and being proactive about own training and development

Education

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

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Job Summary

To support the Head: Credit Risk Regulatory Reporting & Analytics and to establish and operate a change management capability aligned to best practice. This includes:
  Preparing and implementing a change management strategy. 

•   Designing, coordinating and enhancing the function’s operating model and capabilities to enable the delivery of its strategic objectives in a sustainable manner. 
•   Supporting the function to identify, scope and resource change management initiatives including preparation of business cases.
•  Oversee credit risk regulatory change programs in response to new or revised regulations.
•  Creating a governance and operational framework within which to execute change management initiatives. 
•  Apply leading practice where possible and leveraging existing solutions across Absa Group to enhance the function’s performance and operational efficiency.
•  Reviewing and consolidating the function’s change requirements to help prioritise delivery ensuring optimal benefit realisation and return on investment.
•  Understanding, leveraging and contributing to an integrated Finance and Risk data, process and reporting environment with a sustainable architecture.
•  Identifying and collaborating with key change management and infrastructure partners across Business, Finance, Risk and IT.
•  Ensuring solutions are compliant with strategic architectural design guidelines, internal policies and regulatory requirements.
•  Quantifying and allocating resources to ensure delivery of key change milestones on time and within budget.
•  Coordinating and engaging with programme / project managers and accountable executives on project planning, monitoring and embedment.
•  Preparing and presenting business cases and progress updates to all relevant change governance forums.

Job Description

Accountability: Change Management

• Work closely with project managers to plan the implementation and to ensure these plans are documented and approved.
• Formulate the project approach translating the strategy into practical implementation with input from the project managers, IT developers and business users.
• Escalate issues to function management and project steering committees as appropriate in conjunction with the project manager.
• Formulation of options to problemsolve specific project problems and presentation of these to relevant decisionmakers.
• Provide subject matter expertise to project team members when required.
• Ensure projects operate within agreed principles and leverage integrated solutions across Finance, Business and Risk, where possible.
• Work closely with business representatives to accurately determine and prioritise business requirements.
• Work closely with IT development teams in order to communicate requirements appropriately.
• Ensure test plans are complete and appropriate and properly executed.
• Ensure post implementation support is provided to end users to ensure there is successful and sustainable embedment into businessasusual with complete benefit realisation.
• Ensure all issues and dependencies are appropriately recorded, managed and monitored.
• Ensure all requirements are documents and understood by relevant business and IT teams.
• Liaise with relevant business stakeholders and line managers in order to provide feedback on progress, issues and changes.
• Provide regular feedback to functional management on progress, issues, resourcing levels, project manager and IT performance.
• Ensure project related documentation is created and retained for historical reference.
• Ensure appropriate guidelines and training are provided to the change teams.

Accountability: Regulatory Change

• Accountable for assessing the impact of new / proposed / changing regulations relevant to credit risk regulatory reporting.
• Driving credit regulatory change across the BU regulatory reporting teams to ensure continuous compliance to relevant regulations.
• Coordinate implementation efforts with stakeholders within business and across functions.
• Advise on the impacts of regulations on Credit Risk Regulatory reporting in governance and project forums.
• Manage the Group Credit Risk’s interaction with support functions as needed to support Credit Risk regulatory requirements.
• Define Credit Risk Regulatory Reporting data requirements to support execution process in alignment to BCBS239.
• Assist with design and implementation of a robust operating model that ensures ongoing compliance to policy and BCBS239 regulation.
• Take overall responsibility for the direction and leadership of function in respect of credit risk regulatory change.
• Advise senior management and promote understanding of changes in regulations related to credit risk, counterparty credit risk, equity risk in the banking book, securitisation risk and capital adequacy relating to regulations prescribed by Banks Act.
• To provide guidance and advise to both external and internal auditors on Credit Risk regulatory change initiatives.
• Assisting other departments on the interpretation and application of the Prudential Authority  rules applicable to Credit Risk.

Accountability:  Stakeholder Management

• Lead by example in building strong internal and external relationships, displaying excellent abilities to initiate strategic dialogue and listen, advice, influence, negotiate and present at different levels.
• Establish and nurture influential relationships with a wide network across the organisation in order to identify synergies and optimally leverage relationships, knowledge, services and resources to provide superior solutions.
• Develop relationships with key stakeholders who are based in geographies outside South Africa through regular engagement and knowledge sharing.
• Interact with end users / SMEs to determine their requirements and document the problem statements and success criteria.
• Input into the project stakeholder management process and assistance with execution of stakeholder management plans.
• Setup and chairing of working groups where appropriate.
• Ensure key business stakeholders and end users understand our approach to the project or workstream.
• Manage the relationship with the appropriate IT/GSO/MRPC areas to ensure ongoing delivery.

Accountability: People Management

• Provide clear direction to team members on the strategic plan and key focus areas and ensure their understanding and buyin.
• Develop a culture of proactive compliance, risk management and innovation within the team and the function as a whole.
• Proactively contribute to a progressive team environment by positively driving teamwork and change.
• Promote knowledge transfer, personal development activities and ongoing learning, and collaboration within the team.
• Determine and analyse development needs for the team and ensure that identified training requirements are budgeted for and executed. 
• Identify and escalate resourcing needs in the team to functional management.
• Critically assess vendor service offerings, document, onboard and supervise the work of consultants where their input is necessary.
• Ensure the team members display valuesaligned behaviour at all times.
• Maintaining own knowledge on best industry practice and imparting this on the team members.
• Mentor and develop junior staff while identifying future talent.
• Delivery of training where there are changes to the best practice change execution principles.

Education

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

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Job Summary

• To prepare financial information for all stakeholders of the business for informed decision making and to support the business.

Job Description

Production related responsibilities:

• Accounting – posting to the General Ledger accurate and timely information, in accordance with IFRS
• Substantiation of the balance sheet – ensuring the full balance sheet can be substantiated
• Regulatory reporting alignment - ensuring the Balance sheet is aligned to reports send to regulator
• Data ownership – Ensuring the quality and accuracy of the data going downstream to other infrastructure areas
• Control environment – Overseeing and maintaining the control environment in which the business operates

In the process of production focus is needed on:

• Reporting – Ensuring reporting is accurate and timely
• Control – Ensure a robust control environment and report any deficiencies or issues to managers/relevant stakeholders
• Understanding and problem solving – Ensure solid understanding of the production requirements and assist with solutioning for issues that arise

Key Accountabilities:

• BS substantiation
• Reconciliations, including timely resolution of breaks/issues
• Financial reporting, including but not limited to monthly management packs
• Interaction with key stakeholders
• Process Owner (accountability)
• Strategic and/or Project and /or Change related Initiatives (efficiency etc)

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Financial Sciences (Required)
   

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Job Summary

• Bring your passion for ESG and be part of the team as the Lead: ESG Strategy and Analytics. In this role you will coordinate, enhance, expand existing firmwide efforts to elevate and drive the ESG agenda across CIB. Working collaboratively with Product partners, Client coverage and Infrastructure teams (Risk, Credit etc.), the Lead ESG Strategy and Analytics will coordinate the implementation of all ESG-related initiatives across CIB.
• You will also craft the CIB ESG strategy and monitoring its implementation as well as providing a single source of truth on the status of all ESG related activities / data across CIB. Working alongside Product, Coverage and Infrastructure (Credit, Risk, Operations, Chief Digital Office) teams to Monitor, track and report progress on CIB’s ESG flagship initiatives.
• Providing external ESG themes, trends and insights to internal stakeholders for both knowledge sharing and use in client conversations / pitches etc.  Monitoring, tracking and reporting on ESG scorecard as well as to coordinate stakeholder meetings i.e. Sustainable Finance Committee, Societal Good Workstream, ESG Tribe Sessions etc

Job Description

Some of your key accountabilities will include;

• Developing materials for client meetings, including market reviews, industry trends and investor / regulatory expectations
• Researching emerging ESG trends and present insights in a compelling and easy to digest manner
• Collaborating with Product, Coverage and Infrastructure teams to create repository of ESG data and insights for use in decision making by CIB franchise
• Shaping the CIB ESG scorecard and hold Product, Coverage, and Infrastructure (Credit, Risk, Business Enablement) teams to account for performance and co-create solutions
• Support Head: ESG in providing CIB inputs to Absa Group for corporate reporting, and benchmarking requirements, and new and future regulations
• Collating data and inputs from different partners to provide input on behalf of CIB for Group sustainability reports, Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reports and other disclosures
• Playing a strategic role in providing direction to generating business value from advanced analytics
• Leveraging a fit for purpose statistical and analytical tools and techniques in deriving relevant insights
• Setting, monitoring and reporting on the short term ESG targets and ensure accurate disclosure across CIB
• Developing, maintaining and enhancing procedures and processes for ESG reporting requirements within CIB

Kindly send in your application if you have;

• A Post Graduate Degree in Commerce or Finance or equivalent required
• Knowledge of Banking and Finance products
• Knowledge of the ESG regulatory and reporting environment, especially regarding Banking and Capital Markets (TCFD, UN Principles for Responsible Banking etc.) Knowledge of Banking and Finance products

Education

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

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Job Summary

• Optimise the profit and economic value of portfolios of Premium  Business key account clients requiring high 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

• Drive Financial Targets: Maintain primary ownership of a portfolio of Growth Account clients, differentiated by the level of complexity of the client base
• Relationship and Service Management: Actively develop strong client relationships. Conduct regular client visits in accordance with the Commercial Growth Account Value Proposition and initiate changes to ABB Product by providing input into product development to better service our clients
•  Manage Risk Assessment: Adhere to the bank's policies and procedures and ensure compliance. Take ultimate ownership of the portfolio's risk management by ensuring a good understanding of both the Bank's and the clients regulatory and compliance environments.
•  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

• National Diplomas and Advanced Certificates: Business, Commerce and Management Studies
   

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Job Summary

• To provide specialist advice and support in area of specialisation enabling the provision of effective fraud risk management services.

Job Description

• Investigations: Investigate all theft, fraud and corruption cases allocated, end to end by ensuring that all investigative/operative methodologies and standards (e.g. planning, reporting) are adhered to within prescribed time limits Compile a comprehensive case report containing the factual findings of the investigation, recommendations addressing people, processes, procedures and system failures or internal and external threats and forward the final report to Stakeholders. Provide relevant findings and evidence for the use in disciplinary purposes and CCMA matters to Line Management and Employee Relations to ensure that appropriate and successful sanctions are handed down. Attend disciplinary / CCMA hearings when required. Attend criminal / civil court proceedings when summons to do so, to provide expert evidence in Court, relating to Absa's products, processes and flow of transactions to obtain successful prosecutions. | Risk Identification and Fraud Prevention: Identify fraud risks or emerging risks during the course of an investigation or interactions with internal and external stakeholders, escalated upon discovery, to the relevant business unit and the Fraud Defence/Strategy Recoveries and Remediation Department for assessment and closing of gaps related to processes, policies and systems. Conduct a proper risk assessment with each investigation, which includes quantification of the loss, insurance claims, media impact / exposure, blocking accounts, claims, provisions, risk mitigation and compliance reporting, Ombudsman queries and engaging with Group Legal Services etc. Identify high-risk Business areas, through feedback received from parties attending risk forums / investigations outcomes and perform specific fraud awareness presentations at the respective Business Units to the identified staff. Inform Heads of Business via e-mail of new trends / scams identified with further escalation to Stakeholders and Business Units for further actions. | Operational Requirements and Compliance: Identify areas of improvement, make suggestions/recommendations on ways of working, concerning the investigative and operating methodologies, to line management, for further consideration, to improve standards and workflow. Adhere and comply with the Group policies and procedures as set out on the Absa Intranet i.e. attestations, compulsory compliance training, via the Absa Learning system. Work co-operatively with colleagues, contributing positively and constructively to the achievement of the organizations’ objectives. | Stakeholder Management: Develop and maintain relationships (establish relevant networks) with all internal and external stakeholders such as however not limited to (Absa Business Units, SAPS, other Banks, SARS etc..) to ensure that their co-operation can be obtained when required for key operations (e.g. recovery actions, data mining). Interact with counterparts in the industry to share information, gain an understanding of the threats and risks and to ultimately keep abreast of changes in the field and in the industry. Actively participate in regular meetings with stakeholder / business, providing meaningful input and sharing information on best practices / investigation findings /risk identifications etc.

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Law, Military Science and Security (Required)