Job Opportunities at BankservAfrica

Your key responsibilities include:

• Deliver on BU goals and activities aligned to strategy
• Identify and scope opportunities for improvement / innovation
• Deliver client or company specific projects in line with company standards and in agreement with line manager
• Registration of new projects on the PPO system and follow up on sign-off from the Project Managers, Requester, Sponsor and Owner.
• Provide user training for new staff that may use the PPO system
• Responding to user requests for assistance in a timely manner. Once notified of a request for support, the PPO Administrator will respond accordingly based on the priority of the call raised.
• Coordinate meetings and venues
• Minute the outcomes of meetings and ensure distribution of minutes and presentations to all stakeholders.
• Ensure project filing is conducted in accordance with the Project Management Process framework.
• Assist the Project team with updates to the Project schedules
• Record the project actuals in the PPO System to enable early detection of issues, ensuring corrective action and escalation where appropriate in support of the Head; PMO.
• Ensure the filing of all project lifecycle artefacts

QUALIFICATION / KNOWLEDGE 

• Matric
• Completed Course in Project Administration
• Required computer literacy levels in the MS Office suite and applicable Project Management Applications.

EXPERIENCE 

• Minimum 2 years’ experience in Project Administration.

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Your key responsibilities include:

• Translate business goals and market needs into product strategies.
• Define and be accountable for the product portfolio and service metrics.
• Manage the product lifecycle and marketing initiatives and spend.
• Translate analytics, data, and customer feedback into actionable product plans.
• Develop and manage the product roadmap and backlog to meet business objectives and goals.
• Assist with the development of collateral to drive value creation and enhance the customer experience.
• Draft and submit business case rationale for new investment of new products and services.
• Identify and implement solutions to mitigate product, service, and market risks.
• Work with key stakeholders to design and deliver the product strategy and suite of services.
• Collaborate with industry roles players and customers to drive adoption, identify market needs and work with business to develop overall business strategy.

QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE

• Relevant business / product management / payments tertiary education (degree/diploma/certifications) 
• Commercial knowledge (financial models, budgeting, and cost management).
• Excellent communication skills (verbal, written and presentation).
• Negotiation, forum management and displays professionalism.
• A decision maker with leadership skills and capabilities.
• MS Office Proficiency.
• Experienced in a variety of programs and software suites.
• High level understanding of technology, data, analytics, and its application to fraud detection, prevention, and reporting
• Good understanding of EMEA fraud and market drivers

EXPERIENCE

• 5 Years + experience in product development, deployment, and management, including experience in project management planning and processes.
• Min 5 Years + experience in banking / financial services 
• Demonstrable experience in the creation and execution of product strategy, roadmaps and Go To Market plans.
• Demonstrable experience in drafting business cases and ability to articulate the value of the propositions to different target markets and customers.
• Exceptional collaboration and relationship building skills with colleagues and stakeholders across multiple markets and complex multi-institutional environments.
• Strong organisational and management skills and the ability to work effectively and collaboratively within cross-functional teams in a complex, virtual, matrix environment.
• An understanding of how to apply advanced analytics modelling and machine learning in Fraud would be an advantage, as would an understanding of their deployment models.
• A good understanding of contract management is advantageous. 
• Experience and exposure to cross border payments, and financial services markets with SADC region is desirable.
• Good understanding of how fraud can be perpetrated across the different payment types, channels and the mechanisms used. 

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Your key responsibilities include:

Financial Management

• Drive best practice, iterative improvement, and innovation at a strategic deployment level and support for the Shared Services Business Unit
• Provide input into BU budget, demonstrate cost awareness and control and report on opportunities for optimization and cost containment.
• Manage and control project and program costs
• Analysis of Financial operations and contribution tforecasting (opex & capex)
• Prepare, analyze and report on monthly operational spend
• Oversee the Forecast expenditure of every cost center (financial modeling)
• Develop operational initiatives tachieve financial goals.
• Monitor and manage expenses within the established budget.
• Provide recommendations tstrategically enhance financial performance and business opportunities
• Understand the profitability and growth drivers for the business and ensure that the key insights are well understood as far as it relates tthe shared services area
• Support and contribute company scenariplanning and long term strategy planning as far as it relates tshared services planned spend and investment.

Forecasting and Budgeting

• Provide input intBU budget, demonstrate cost awareness and control and report on opportunities for optimization and cost containment.
• Oversee the Forecast expenditure of every cost center (financial modeling)

Forecasting and Business Decision support through financial analysis

• Provide input intthe development of performance measures and KPIs at various levels of the business (operations, products/channels, markets, margins, profitability etc.)
• Provide ongoing analysis tinvestment decisions. tenable the business unit tmake sound product/channel management decisions regarding product scaling or decommissioning
• Monitor performance deep dive root cause assessments and constructively challenge outcomes as a means timprove performance
• Analysis of Financial operations and contribution tforecasting (opex & capex)

Cost Allocation and cost management

• Identify, agree & implement appropriate cost allocation methods. Report results tmanagement across the group
• Test and refine the business logic of the model (improved practices)
• Update and maintain effective cost efficiency plans treduce cost drivers
• Provide early warnings tmanagement as soon as material deviations are detected, identify for the attention of the business and relevant interventions

QUALIFICATIONS / KNOWLEDGE

• Finance/Business/Quantitative qualification, ideally at honours level – Numeracy essential
• Previous finance experience and exposure within a business partnering function preferred
• Relevant up to date Certifications highly advantageous
• Required computer literacy levels.
• Accpac/Sage (Advanced)
•  Microsoft office suite (Advanced)
• TM1/IBM Analytics 
• MS 365 knowledge advantageous

EXPERIENCE/KEY COMPETENCIES

• Minimum of 2 - 3 years experience in detailed revenue/cost analysis accounting focus
• Minimum 5 – 6 years experience in finance, accounting or management account roles
• Experience working in a medium to large organization 
• Sound understanding of accounting principles.
• Solid cost/profitability systems background advantageous
• Analytical thinker with strong conceptual and problem-solving skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail with superb organizational skills.
• Ability twork under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability twork independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent report-writing, communication, and IT skills.