Jobs at ABsa

Job Summary

Provide specialist advice and support in the implementation/development of operational planning and associated service delivery processes, methods and techniques.
Job Description

Optimise the profit and economic value of a portfolio of clients with high growth potential and mid corporate requirements by focusing:

a) Origination efforts to acquire new clients plus up-selling to existing client base; and

b) Coverage efforts to solution a designated number of clients

Key Accountabilities:

Relationship Management

• Own the primary relationship with the client by being the client’s main contact point for all corporate and investment banking needs.
• Establishing, leveraging and maintaining strategic relationships with clients and coordinate client relationships and interaction with clients across Ab.
• Assume primary responsibility for understanding the client’s business at a strategic, tactical and operational level.
• Maintain primary ownership of a portfolio of client accounts, differentiated by the level of complexity of the client base.
• Ensure the long term sustainability of the portfolio by establishing relationships with new clients and solution-based up-selling to existing clients
• Make effective use of the client planning and solutioning tools (Sales tools) to ensure in-depth understanding of client needs, in order to provide clients with the best possible solutions.
• Achieve new business and up-selling sales targets by pro-actively driving cross functional teams (including but not limited to Sector and Product specialists) to find client-centric solutions which must be formalised in strategic proposals and presented to clients in accordance to the distinct Client Value Proposition (CVP) for Accounts.
• Track and monitor the financial performance of the portfolio by utilising the Sales Funnel.
• Apply risk-based pricing for all new sales and pricing reviews in line with the RBB pricing policy.
• Operate and position Commercial in a dynamic and highly competitive market place by interacting with all relevant stakeholders driving key initiatives to secure client retention and growth.
• Achieve sales targets relevant to the strategic initiatives and drivers of the Accounts portfolio.

Client Solutioning

• Take overall accountability for service delivery by setting the rules of engagement for the cross functional team, which includes Transactional Banker, Credit Analyst, Segment Support Client Control Team, Client Service Consultant & Product & Sector teams.
• Originate and close deals within Commercial.
• Manage the credit approval process
• Stay abreast of trends in these sectors and translate these into customer strategies and solutions.
• Establish and maintain a high profile as an authoritative source of market intelligence in the industry.
• Maximize cross sell and up sell of relevant Absa group product set, through effective use of Client Franchise Teams.
• Own strategic pricing across the bank’s full spectrum of product set
• Manage live / active transactions (advisory, financing etc.) by working in or coordinating deal teams to ensure objectives are met and the product / service / solution is of a high quality and is delivered.
• Stay abreast of new industry developments and clients' market position.

Manager 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.
• Responsible for the obtaining and scanning of all KAMLS and other on-boarding documentation relevant to the deals that the RE has on boarded.
• Ensure that all outstanding collateral conditions are met.
• Manage high credit risk clients in conjunction with the credit team by conducting regular client reviews.
• Apply appropriate solutions according to the risk profile and credit appetite within the industry

Competencies:

• Values Driven
• Digitally Empowered
• Customer Obsessed
• Exceptional Team Player
• Creative Problem Solving
• Drives Results
• Pan African Citizen

Minimum Requirements

• B-degree in Commerce/marketing/Finance or equivalent NQF level 7 or higher qualification
•  5 – 8 Years of Sales and financial experience in a commercial or corporate banking environment
• At least five (5) years’ experience in evaluating and understanding complex company financials and other economic trends.
• At least five (5) years’ experience in structuring a good complex credit solution and guiding the credit process with the required parties.
• Preference will be given to South African Citizens and Permanent residents of South Africa in possession of proof of permanent resident status.

General

• The appointment will be made in line with the Divisional Employment Equity strategy.
• There is no referral payment option with this requisition.

Education

• Bachelors Degree and Professional Qualifications: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

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Job Summary

• As Absa, we pride ourselves in our truly African brand, inspired by the people we serve and determined to always be brave, passionate and ready so that we can make Africa proud. Join our Legal team as the Head Transaction Administration in a role where you will provide inspirational leadership and manage the relationships between business unit / product area and transaction administrations and ensure that all preregistration & pre-disbursement loan conditions and conditions precedent are fulfilled. The role also includes overseeing drafting standard legal agreements and security documentation in accordance with credit approvals and applicable legislative requirements ensuring correctness and alignment to governance, legislative requirements and policy.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities 

• Formulate, articulate and manage strategy and deliver objectives, and effectively manages team resources, practices and costs as well as complex projects or matters 
• Lead and manage a team of document specialists
• Work across teams and business units to assist in Group-wide risk management and, manage the development and implementation of policy and procedure with limited direction 
• Act as a principal legal advisor to relevant Executive committees by providing legal advice and counsel, and report to the General Counsel on all aspects of Legal Risk Management in the cluster business unit 
• Break down silos, encouraging team cohesion and collaboration across and, display strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills 
• Managing large portfolio of client groups and applying legal expertise to mitigate documentary risk mitigation and collateral management
• Ensuring legal validity and enforceability of documentation (quality assurance) , fulfillment of conditions precedent, correct interpretation of credit conditions and security requirements

Education and Experience Required

• NQF Level 6: B Degree or equivalent
• At least seven years exposure to legal documentation and mitigation of documentary risk
• Legal qualification an advantage
• People Management experience is essential

Education

• Postgraduate Degrees and Professional Qualifications: Law, Military Science and Security (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised

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Job Summary

• To plan, manage and monitor the implementation of operations related activities and processes in order to deliver on approved operational plans in an effective and efficient manner. Selecting this role has a compensation & benefit impact in Kenya. Please contact Reward for details.

Job Description

• People Management: Coach, mentor and manage team members toward driving business objectives and ensuring colleague development | Stakeholder Management: Actively engage internal and external stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction | Business Performance: Ensure own and team performance against business, efficiency and continuous improvement targets, as well as customer outcomes | Compliance and Risk Management: Ensure that all team activities are in adherence to relevant control and compliance requirements, and quality standards | Administration: Effectively fulfil all required administrative duties, including tracking and reporting | : | : | :

Education

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

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

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Job Summary

• Do you have a wide and diverse knowledge of computer systems, different architecture and technology? Why not join the Client Onboarding team as an Official Management Information? In this role you will perform analysis and programming duties in the development, implementation and support of information systems and applications. In this environment it is focused on the clear and precise development to enable business reporting as well as application support and development where needed. 
• Ability to do Management information reporting as well as development and maintenance is key as it is not a pure programming or data analysis environment.
• The team is currently migrating off of relational databases onto Hadoop and MongoDB environments as well as potentially moving into cloud environments.

Job Description

Key Accountabilities

• Design, develop, document, analyze, create, test and modify computer systems, programs and integrations.
• Design, develop, document, analyze, create, test and modify reporting and dashboards, and integrations to multiple sources of information.
• Apply system-analyst techniques and procedures, including consulting with users to determine hardware, software or systems functional specifications
• Arrange project requirements in programming sequence by analyzing requirements; preparing a work flow chart and diagram using knowledge of computer capabilities, subject matter, programming language, and logic.
• Program the computer by encoding project requirements in computer language; entering coded information into the computer.
• Analyze user information system needs.
• Document the functionality and requirements.
• Research, evaluate and recommend solutions and appropriate technology to meet user's needs.
• Provides reference for use of prime and personal computers by writing and maintaining user documentation; maintaining a help desk.
• Maintains computer systems and programming guidelines by writing and updating policies and procedures.    
•  Develops and maintains applications and databases by evaluating client needs; analyzing requirements; developing software systems.
• Develops and maintains reports and dashboards by evaluating client needs; analyzing requirements; developing the reports and maintain these as needed.

Education and Experience Required

• Associate's Degree in computer related discipline. Relevant experience may substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis. Experience in systems design, programming and/or systems software and support.
• 3 years developer experience in JavaScript, JQuery, Node, MongoDB, SPARK etc.
• Database design/administration experience (Design, implementation, modification,
• Proficient in writing fine-tuned Mongo queries, and working with big data in Hadoop
• Ability to: Recognize and resolve system related problems; work independently and make necessary decisions throughout the systems process within department guidelines.

Education

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

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.