Latest Jobs at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• To investigate, design, implement and maintain Management Information (MI) and Business Intelligence (BI) solutions in order to provide timely and accurate reporting and solutioning development to business in order to enable informed decision making.
• This is to be achieved by establishing and maintaining effective relationships with the relevant stakeholders and applying intimate knowledge of data systems in the context of the core business

Job Description

Accountability: Management information Production

• Source information from different data warehouses, data marts, manual systems and on-line systems based on knowledge of appropriate data sources given the business requirement
• Collect and package data into usable and user-friendly management information for the relevant teams and stakeholders in the business
• Develop new reports, report formats and standards based on identified user requirements for the business, using multiple technologies
• Analyze derived information to create value add understanding of insights and opportunities presented by the data set
• Prepare customized reports based on identified requirements from the business at large
• Develop regular performance reports particularly related to needs of the business sales force to aid performance measurement and management.
• Continuously identify opportunities to automate reports and to eliminate duplicate and manual
• Conducts special studies and makes recommendations to management regarding opportunities, progress and improvement strategies. May research and prepare reports on related subjects report production
• ETL processing on the full Microsoft BI Stack (SQL focused)

Accountability: Management Information (MI) and Reporting

• Engage with internal business and technical stakeholders to understand requirements and ensure objectives, priorities and key requirements are agreed and understood.
• Interpret data and identify issues, risks and opportunities and relate results and insights to Business users.
• Conceptualize, design and build Management Information (MI) / Business Intelligence
• Leverage expertise in analytical & creative problem solving to synthesize a solution design (build a solution from its components) beyond the analysis of the problem
• (BI) models in support of business requirements.
• Oversee integrity of reports, both when developing new reports as well as when executing existing scripts to ensure data is accurately presented.

Knowledge & Skills:

• MS SQL
• SSIS
• SSAS
• SSRS
• Power BI

Added Advantages:

• Denodo
• Hadoop

Education

Barchelor's Degree or Advance Diploma in following degrees and/or subjects may be particularly useful:

• computer science
• data science/computer and data science
• engineering
• mathematics
• mathematics and operational research
• physics
• statistics
• business mathematics and informatic

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Physical, Mathematical, Computer and Life Sciences (Required)

End Date: August 6, 2025

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Job Summary

• Are you passionate about ESG? Do you thrive at the intersection of client engagement, product innovation, and complex transaction execution?
• We are seeking a visionary professional to join us as Lead: ESG Commercialisation, championing our efforts to elevate and expand the ESG commercialisation agenda across our Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) business.

Job Description

In this role you will be accountable for:

• Coordinating, enhancing, and expanding firmwide efforts to drive our ESG commercialisation strategy in partnership with Product teams, Client Coverage, and Infrastructure (Risk, Credit, etc.).
• Working collaboratively across the business, supporting clients in their ESG journeys by providing deep ESG and product expertise.
• Originating ESG-aligned transactions and lead strategic client conversations, leveraging your cross-sectoral, product, and subject matter knowledge.
• Supporting the structuring and implementation of ESG-linked transactions, and lead the development of innovative ESG products and propositions with Product and Coverage teams.
• Partnering with Group Sustainability while independently driving the development of the CIB net zero plan, alongside Product, Coverage, Risk, and Operational teams.
• Developing engaging materials for client meetings, including market reviews, industry trends, and insights on investor and regulatory expectations.
• Supporting clients in crafting and refining their de-carbonisation and sustainability strategies.
• Seize this opportunity to shape the future of ESG within a leading financial institution. Join us and help drive meaningful change for our clients, our business, and our world.
• Apply now to become the Lead: ESG Commercialisation and accelerate your impact!
• Post Graduate Degree in Commerce or Finance (or equivalent required); Master’s Degree preferred
• Robust knowledge of banking and finance products
• Extensive experience leading and executing complex transactions
• Proven ability to collaborate across diverse teams and functions
• Strategic mindset and passion for ESG, sustainability, and innovation
• 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)

End Date: August 6, 2025

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Job Summary

• The Manager Commercial Asset Finance will take accountability for managing the CAF product with the allocated customer segment.
• The role will require a strong working relationship with the customer segment teams to ensure the achievement of CAF business objectives, ensuring fulfilment and overall growth of our market share and brand within the segment, while maintaining excellent customer experience.

Job Description

• Relationship Management: To develop and maintain sound relationships with customer segments and third parties, to ensure support of sales commercialisation and business development.
• Client Solutioning: Take overall accountability for service delivery by setting the rules of engagement. Lead a team of CAF specialist to provide clients with superior advise on their capex requirements.
• Manager Risk Assessment: Take ownership of the portfolio's risk management by ensuring a good understanding of both the Bank's and the clients regulatory and compliance environments.
• Become the key point of contact for risk management in the portfolio and take responsibility to manage and resolve all governance and risk issues impacting the team.
• Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Policies and Policy Standards.
• Sales Planning and Management: Building and optimising sales strategy and plans, in line with business view to continually deliver to business performance ensuring that business meets or exceeds the forecasted targets.
• Ensure that the operational management teams are thoroughly briefed through engagement prior to the commencement of new campaigns. Address their concerns adequately.
• Reporting: Support the CAF Product Head through effective and accurate reporting on performance of operational team achievements of targets both through production volumes and margins.
• Co-ordinate, manage and communicate the budget process within the portfolio and investigate any deviations in expense and income management through consistent governance.
• Team management: couch and mentor the team to deliver business objectives and maintain a good understanding of all governance applicable to the Asset Finance area.
• Client / Customer and Supplier: Build strategic relationships with key customers and groups that regularly request solutions and manage these customer applications.
• Provide support and contribute to a culture of customer service excellence that meets and exceeds exceptional service. Build relationship with customers and suppliers that contribute to a culture of customer service excellence.

Education and Experience Required

• Honours degree (Commerce, Finance, Marketing, Business).
• MBA/CA/CIMA advantageous
• 3-5 years in similar role of which 1-2 years at a junior specialist level
• Commercial Asset Finance experience
• Preferred: Credit Risk Assessment experience
• Experienced manager of people

Education

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

End Date: August 7, 2025

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Job Summary

• Support the actuarial and insurance risk management functions through technical analysis, process automation, and data validation, ensuring consistency and alignment between internal models, financial systems, and regulatory reporting.
• Work cross-functionally with pricing, reinsurance, and governance teams to deliver high quality risk management outputs on time.

Job Description

Insurance Risk Reporting

• Draft EC sections of the monthly insurance risk profile to support insurance risk management and decision-making.
• Assist with RWA and EC projection calculations for MTP and ACS processes.
• Automate Data Validation Using Software Tools
• Use software tools to match Quantitative Reporting Template (QRT) values with management account data and Group Returns across all insurance entities.

Reinsurance Adequacy Analytics and Reporting

• Conduct in-depth analysis of reinsurance data to assess the adequacy and effectiveness of reinsurance arrangements, particularly for entities without a solo Head of Actuarial Function (HAF).
• Calculate reinsurance concentration and credit quality metrics to evaluate counterparty exposure.
• Coordinate and analyse stakeholder input by distributing questionnaires, collecting and collating responses, and providing summarized insights to support actuarial and finance functions.
• Identify and investigate material variances between reinsurance data sets (e.g., system outputs vs. expected values or prior year comparisons).
• Trace discrepancies to their source (e.g., data input errors, structural changes, or timing mismatches) and collaborate with data owners and technical teams to resolve or explain variances.
• Summarise analytical outcomes and variance investigations in clear reports for actuarial, risk, and finance teams. Reports should highlight:
• Areas of over- or under-concentration with specific reinsurers

Data quality issues or anomalies

• Insights on alignment between reinsurance structures and business risk appetite
• Recommendations for improving data accuracy, consistency, or reinsurance strategy

Financial Soundness Reviews

Support the AFS Group HAF in conducting bi-annual reviews of regulatory returns, including:

• Replication of ARO SCR calculations for material SAM components, ensuring alignment with actuarial methodologies and assumptions
• Review of the G5 schedule, including analysis of Absa Life linked and non-linked assets, look-through applied, and G5 classifications

Capital Allocation

• Request, collate, format, and validate data inputs into the AFS capital allocation mode

Education

• Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Actuarial Science (essential)
• Fellowship with a recognized actuarial body (ASSA,) will be an added advantage

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Actuarial Science

End Date: August 5, 2025

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Job Summary

• Optimise the profit and economic value of portfolios of Small Business key account clients requiring low to medium complexity commercial banking requirements by focusing: origination efforts to quire new clients; cross-sell to existing client base; coverage efforts to service clients in accordance to the segment CVP

Job Description

• Relationship Management: Own the primary relationship with the client by being the client’s main contact point for all corporate and investment banking needs.
• 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.
• Manager Risk Assessment: Take ownership of the portfolio's risk management by ensuring a good understanding of both the Bank's and the clients regulatory and compliance environments

Education

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

End Date: August 12, 2025

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Job Summary

• Provide superior, seamless customer experience and offering suitable solutions to meet client needs.
• Utilise technology and leverage the virtual omni-channel environment, to deliver service in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Perform banking duties and oversee the financial activities for business and individual customers.

Job Description

• Income Growth and Financial Targets: Ensure a deep understanding of client's working capital cycle and business needs to provide appropriate solutions.
• Drive achievement of targets as per individual scorecard.
• Customer Focus: Proactively drive acquisition and cross-sell initiatives through re-engagement processes. Ensure service and complaints resolution are within acceptable service level agreements.
• Compliance and Risk Management: Fulfil all activities in adherence to relevant control and compliance requirements, and quality standards.
• 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

• Higher Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

End Date: August 12, 2025 

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Job Summary

• To build and maintain professional business relationships across a portfolio of Private Wealth clients, by achieving financial targets, proactively acquiring new clients, and improving customer experience within the scope of the Bank’s regulatory and compliance frameworks.

Job Description

• New Business Origination Manage and grow existing client relationships Involvement in credit related tasks Involvement in Assets under Management and Investments Stakeholder Management Query resolution Risk Management

Education

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

End Date: August 7, 2025

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Job Summary

• To build and maintain professional business relationships across a portfolio of Private Wealth clients, by achieving financial targets, proactively acquiring new clients, and improving customer experience within the scope of the Bank’s regulatory and compliance frameworks.

Job Description

• New Business Origination Manage and grow existing client relationships Involvement in credit related tasks Involvement in Assets under Management and Investments Stakeholder Management Query resolution Risk Management

Education

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

End Date: August 7, 2025

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Job Summary

• To build and maintain professional business relationships across a portfolio of Private Wealth clients, by achieving financial targets, proactively acquiring new clients, and improving customer experience within the scope of the Bank’s regulatory and compliance frameworks.

Job Description

• New Business Origination Manage and grow existing client relationships Involvement in credit related tasks Involvement in Assets under Management and Investments Stakeholder Management Query resolution Risk Management

Education

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

End Date: August 7, 2025

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Job Summary

• To support the credit risk process through carrying out comprehensive and quality credit risk functions within the credit lifecycle to create shared growth within the boundaries of internal policies and external regulations for Growth Business clients

Job Description

• Risk Management: To conduct quality credit risk assessments and reviews, Proactively manage credit risks associated with clients, Develop data driven strategies, facilitate the credit sanctioning process to ensure responsible risk decisions
• Data and Systems Management: To produce and analyse relevant management information and insights management
• Governance: Ensure the bank's credit, philosophy and all relevant legislation is adhered to
• Customer Management: Investigate and resolve all escalated customer complaints

Education

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

End Date: August 9, 2025

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Job Summary

• The Scrum master will be the facilitator for a product development team that uses scrum/agile as the development methodology.
• The scrum master will lead a team that ensures self-organisation and the ability to make changes quickly.
• The role will ensure that agile principles and concept are adhered to ensure effective preparation of the product backlog, sprint backlog and burn down charts.

Job Description

Delivery

• Lead multiple sprints for teams using Agile methodology
• Ensuring SCRUM artefacts are maintained and updated
• Ensuring that sprints are running smoothly and corrective actions taken wherever appropriate.
• Effectively communicate to project manager/delivery manager about the progress as well as blockages in the on-going sprints.
• Ensuring all change governance and standards are adhered to
• Ensuring code quality is maintained
• Developing plans to ensure delivery of teams’ work.

Accountability: Transition to Agile

• Understand current development/delivery model and guide teams to adapt agile strategy.
• Apply best practices to implement and/or resolve adoption issues
• Satisfactory resolution of issues raised during transition.
• Support Project/Delivery Manager in planning and transition of releases.
• Providing expert guidance and assistance to colleagues for successful transition.

Accountability: Leading others and business skills

• Responsibility for supervising, co-ordinating, participating in, and accountable for sprints of teams located at different geographic locations.
• Making effective use of resources during the sprint to ensure that business objectives are met and deliverables achieved to agreed time, cost and quality.
• Familiar with the details of at least one business area and has experience of liasing with peers in that area
• Is respected and consulted by business area peers and seen as a point of contact within the team
• Is able to teach and coach team members to deeper understanding of Agile

Accountability: Delivery Capability

• Ability to maintain a dialogue in difficult situations
• Ability to coach team members and product owners in the adoption of Agile
• Experience in maintaining and supporting multiple sprints
• Knowledge of major functions and features of workflow analysis tools
• Resolves major problems and fluently applies escalation and notification procedures for incidents

Accountability: Management

• Adapts style to contribute and enhance overall team performance and works effectively with people across a wide range of disciplines and levels (both internal and external/3rd party suppliers)
• Experienced at leading or managing a variety of teams and projects.
• Deals comfortably with ambiguity and uncertainty and is effective when working with unstructured teams, situations and environments
• Aware of project costs and resources, help in tracking actual against budget and managing the balance of delivery within time/cost/quality constraints

Accountability: Application Management

• Understands how service support applies to own technical function:
• Has experience of incident & problem management disciplines
• Has experience of maintaining configuration items, raising changes and planning releases
• Has good operational knowledge of the service desk and incident systems
• Has experience in developing and maintaining technical reference documents
• Familiar with technical documentation standards, guidelines and best practices
• Working knowledge of scripting/utility tool component, features and facilities

Accountability: Stakeholder Management

• Can effectively manage and develop relationships with key decision makers and stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes
• Uses stakeholder management strategy effectively and knows how to navigate the organisation
• The ability to facilitate and negotiate with multiple parties to bring about agreement and resolution, even when position is not initially shared by others
• Clearly and effectively communicates difficult or complex ideas clearly to stakeholders, peers and subordinates
• Adapts style to contribute and enhance teams performance by working effectively with people across a wide range of disciplines and levels, both internal and external.

Education

• National Certificate: Information Technology

End Date: August 7, 2025

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Job Summary

• The Contract Negotiations Specialist at Assistant Vice Principal grade will be responsible for leading, managing, and overseeing the negotiation of complex global markets contracts and agreements within the corporate and investment banking environment across the African continent.
• This role requires a seasoned legal professional with significant expertise in contract law, negotiation strategies, and risk management.
• The successful candidate will provide high-level legal support in negotiating agreements, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations, and contributing to the legal strategy and operations of the bank.

Job Description

Contract Negotiation:

• Manage high-value, complex contract negotiations with clients, counterparties, and stakeholders.
• Ensure contract terms are consistent with the bank's strategic objectives, risk appetite, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide legal advice on negotiation strategies, dispute resolution, and managing high-stakes negotiations.
• Collaborate with internal business units (e.g., corporate finance, investment banking, treasury) to align negotiation strategies with business goals.
• Prepare and review complex legal agreements, including loan agreements, financing contracts, mergers & acquisitions, and other commercial contracts.

Legal Risk Management:

• Assess and mitigate legal risks in contracts and transactions, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions in Africa.
• Advise senior management on potential risks associated with contracts and recommend strategies to manage or resolve risks.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for the negotiation and execution of contracts within the bank.

Internal Collaboration:

• Collaborate closely with other members of the legal team to ensure consistent and effective legal support across various business units.
• Provide training and guidance to junior legal professionals and business teams on best practices in contract negotiations and legal risk management.

Contract Drafting and Review:

• Draft, review, and amend contracts to ensure clarity, completeness, and compliance with relevant regulations.
• Lead contract reviews to ensure all terms are commercially viable and aligned with the bank’s strategic objectives.
• Prepare summaries of key contractual terms and conditions for senior management and relevant stakeholders.

Stakeholder Management:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, including senior executives, business leaders, clients, and external legal advisors.
• Negotiate contract terms with external parties, ensuring alignment with the bank’s policies and risk appetite.

Dispute Resolution:

• Act as a key resource for resolving contract disputes, providing legal strategies for effective dispute management and resolution.
• Represent the bank in legal proceedings when necessary, managing any litigation arising from contracts.

Compliance and Regulatory Oversight:

• Stay abreast of developments in legal regulations affecting banking and finance across the African continent, ensuring compliance with local and international standards.
• Ensure the bank's contracts comply with all applicable banking regulations, including those set by financial regulatory authorities in various African jurisdiction

Preferred Education:

• LLB or equivalent legal qualification (admission to practice law in South Africa or relevant jurisdiction required).
• A post-graduate qualification (LLM, MBA, or similar) will be an added advantage.

Preferred Experience:

• At least 3-5 years of experience as a legal practitioner, with a focus on global market contract negotiations, within a corporate, banking, or financial services environment.
• Experience in managing complex contract negotiations in a pan-African or international context.
• Expertise in Document Drafting and Review with an eye for precision and clarity.
• Experience within the CIB environment.

Education

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

End Date: August 2, 2025 

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Job Summary

• To support the credit risk process through carrying out comprehensive and quality credit risk functions within the credit lifecycle to create shared growth within the boundaries of internal policies and external regulations for Growth Business clients

Job Description

• Risk Management: To conduct quality credit risk assessments and reviews, Proactively manage credit risks associated with clients, Develop data driven strategies, facilitate the credit sanctioning process to ensure responsible risk decisions
• Data and Systems Management: To produce and analyse relevant management information and insights management
• Governance: Ensure the bank's credit, philosophy and all relevant legislation is adhered to
• Customer Management: Investigate and resolve all escalated customer complaints

Education

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

End Date: August 2, 2025

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Job Summary

• This role ensures that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Risk Management Framework and Internal ABSA Policies and Standards.
• The Front Office Risk and Control Analyst will partner with the First Line business and other key stakeholders across the three lines of defence to design, develop, implement, and maintain an efficient and effective control environment

Job Description

Performing duties of a First Line of Defense team which include:

• Evaluate the control Environment by understanding end to end processes; identifying inherent process risks; establishing Risk tolerance for process risks and identifying where controls are required
• Respond to the controls by ensuring they are appropriately designed, implemented and weaknesses are remediated
• Evaluate and evidence the extent to which internal controls are operating effectively; ensure that risk is being effectively managed and that there’s compliance with laws and regulations including the Firm’s policy and procedures
• Defining, maintaining, advising, and updating Policies and Standards as and where appropriate,
• Understanding the Operational Risk Framework, Policies and Standards and how to pivot these impacting elements across through our functional risk and execution business,
• Partner with business in completing the Risk and Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) in line with Enterprise Risk Management Framework (EMRF) and the Operational Risk Methodology,
• Raise issues and actions and remediate control gaps and weaknesses,
• Collation of Quarterly Reporting Packs for Conduct and Operational Risk,
• Data ownership – Ensuring the quality and accuracy of the data going downstream to other infrastructure areas,
• KRI controls – standardizing these across executions teams and reporting to senior management
• Business Resilience Update and Oversight to key scenarios with annual testing compliance
• Provide coordination and governance support for the Treasury risk and control related committees

Accountability: Risk and Control Environment

• Understands and complies with all applicable governance, compliance and risk policies and procedures
• Fosters an atmosphere of compliance, ensures regulations are observed, and puts relevant processes in place for staff to escalate problems.
• Be responsible and available for Adhoc risk and control remediation across our SA & ARO business footprint

Accountable for implementation of Group’s risk control framework for area of responsibility.

This includes but is not limited to oversight of the teams’ responsibility across:

• Sound understanding of the systems and process flows, the risks associated with the root cause and remediation across our lines of defence
• Technical proficiency in risk management, governance, and control of environments
• Data analytics and reporting (Analytical)
• Thoroughness, rigor, and attention to detail regarding products, systems, processes, and controls
• Challenge existing processes and controls ensuring best practice our business
• Ability to deep dive with problem solving skills
• Innovative and curious to learn as business evolves
• Ability to influence adoption and embedment
• Adaptable to an elevated degree of Change Initiatives

Education

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

Minimum requirements

• Three to five years working experience in a Compliance or Risk Management environment
• Experience in business first line or SLoD or TLoD of defence.
• Must have recent financial services and analytical data management experience
• Preferably have strong financial markets knowledge and stakeholder relationship management experience

Education

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

End Date: August 7, 2025

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Job Summary

• To develop and execute a strategic governance and control framework that aligns with the Group’s overall business strategy.
• This role ensures operational risk is effectively managed across business units through the implementation of risk frameworks, stakeholder engagement, and system oversight.

Job Description

Strategy Development

• Develop and implement a governance strategy aligned with Group objectives.
• Facilitate strategic planning with business units, integrating risk awareness.
• Monitor execution against governance calendar and strategic milestones.

Governance and Control

• Embed Operational Risk Frameworks including RCSA, Risk Events, KRIs, and KRS.
• Conduct annual reviews of control logs, thresholds, and mandates.
• Ensure compliance with RDARR principles and maintain related documentation.

Stakeholder Management

• Engage regularly with business units to promote risk-aware planning.
• Support governance-related interactions and forums (e.g., PQRs).
• Act as point of contact for assurance providers and auditors.

Systems Oversight

• Maintain and update governance systems: ORMS, Voltron (transitioning to Ataccama), iServer (migrating to Orbus Infinity).
• Ensure accurate documentation and process mapping in prescribed tools.
• Provide system training and support to business users.

Execution and Reporting

• Deliver governance requirements per calendar (DEA, OET, policy alignment).
• Update monthly audit trackers and issue closure packs.
• Maintain dashboards and governance reporting tools.

Compliance and Control Reviews

• Conduct Design and Operating Effectiveness Assessments via ORMS.
• Perform annual reviews of EUDA, Data Privacy, BRIAR.
• Execute gap analyses on policies and standards.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Strong understanding of Operational Risk and RDARR principles.
• Proficiency in governance systems: ORMS, Voltron, Ataccama, iServer, Orbus Infinity.
• Advanced MS Excel and Word skills.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and governance reporting.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in risk management, Business Administration, LLB or related field.
• Certification in Risk, Governance, or Compliance (e.g., CRMA, CGEIT) will be an added advantage
• Experience in financial services or a regulated industry.

Education

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

End Date: August 5, 2025

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Job Summary

• Provide superior, seamless customer experience and offering suitable solutions to meet client needs.
• Utilise technology and leverage the virtual omni-channel environment, to deliver service in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
• Perform banking duties and oversee the financial activities for business and individual customers.

Job Description

• Income Growth and Financial Targets: Ensure a deep understanding of client's working capital cycle and business needs to provide appropriate solutions. Drive achievement of targets as per individual scorecard.
• Customer Focus: Proactively drive acquisition and cross-sell initiatives through re-engagement processes. Ensure service and complaints resolution are within acceptable service level agreements.
• Compliance and Risk Management: Fulfil all activities in adherence to relevant control and compliance requirements, and quality standards.
• 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

• Higher Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

End Date: August 15, 2025 

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Job Summary

• The Absa Financial Services (AFS) Insurance Group Internal Audit team seeks a detail-oriented team player with an interest in insurance who aims to gain insight into the bank’s bancassurance strategy and operations.
• The Insurance businesses provide short-term and life insurance products to Absa customers.
• Additionally, the broader AFS Insurance Group offers stockbroking, trusts, wills, estates, and financial management services, with which the incumbent must be familiar.
• The insurance environment is fast-paced and dynamic, offering extensive learning opportunities.

Job Description

• The role includes monitoring the risk profile of the business and executing audit assignments according to the Group Audit Plan and Internal Audit Methodology, as well as relevant policies, procedures, and quality standards.
• A solid understanding of banking is also required to support the bank’s bancassurance strategy, including the cross-selling of secured lending products (Home loans and Vehicle and Asset Finance) and insurance products.
• The candidate must be able to analyse large amounts of data meaningfully and manage their time effectively. Good communication skills (written and verbal) are essential, along with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and deliverables.
• This position is suitable for individuals looking to enhance their bancassurance experience in a dynamic risk-based environment.

Audit planning

• Participate in the 6+6 audit planning cycle, provide input by taking into account the risk and control profile, business strategy and material risks affecting the business.

Assurance

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of Absa and the various business areas and use this knowledge to execute on assurance responsibilities.
• Actively participate in all the audit phases - planning and scoping (identification of risks and controls), fieldwork (execution of design and operating effectiveness assessments) and re porting (ensure audit observations and planned actions are agreed with management for factual accuracy).
• Ensure delivery adheres to the audit methodology and quality standards.
• Identify opportunities for using Data Analytics and enhanced automated auditing techniques.
• Prepare audit observations and make sure that they are concise, factually accurate and cover all of the significant issues. The observations must be insightful, address the root causes, and have agreed actions that fully mitigate the risk.
• Issue Validation: Update all issue statuses by the end of the month and follow up on all issue closure packs according to the agreed deadlines. Validate audit-raised issues through testing and document validation workpapers as needed, and draft closure or reopening emails. Close issues on audit systems as required.

Teamwork

• Engage proactively with Absa Internal Audit (IA) colleagues during assignments and request technical assistance where required and based on knowledge of business areas, provide guidance to other auditors and peers by sharing best practice so that their work meets and sometimes exceeds quality standards.

Culture / Values:

• Values/Culture: Demonstration of Absa and IIA code of conduct values/behaviours in all aspects of work. Playing a positive role in team effectiveness sessions.
• Team Player: Positive team engagement, helping build the desired culture for IA. Measure of success - all survey scores and feedback from stakeholders to be within target ranges.

Relationship and Portfolio management

• Business Monitoring and stakeholder engagement - Develop and maintain relationships with business (including 1and 2 Line of Defense) and actively monitor the risk profile of the business to inform audit planning, reporting and audit delivery.
• Support the Combined Assurance effort across the 3 LOD to strengthen the control environment.
• Provide input into Risk and Committee reporting, clear messaging and impact on the risk and control environment of the business.

Knowledge Management

• Display professional skepticism and apply a residual risk lens to potential audit issues with management and in final reporting.
• Continuous upskilling on both technical and other core competencies.
• Keeping up to date with industry trends, regulatory changes and professional standards.
• Based on knowledge of business areas, provide guidance to other auditors and peers by sharing best practice so that their work meets and sometimes exceeds quality standards

Strategic Initiatives:

• Digitally and Technology enable: Contribute to the Digital Book of Work of the IA Function. Use of Tools and Technology in the portfolio.
• Stakeholder engagement model: aligned to IA overall principles for driving a profession, value adding, service oriented, digitally savvy owner led stakeholder engagement approach for the portfolio.
• Contribute to the overall Absa IA Brand, Positioning and Communication Initiatives.
• New Ways of Work: Timely adoption and role modelling of all new ways of work and enabling technology i.e. strategic initiatives/platforms/tools/solutions i.e. on effective date to ensure it supports implementation and embedment across function.

Competencies:

• Deciding and initiating action
• Learning and researching
• Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking
• Relating and networking
• Adapting and responding to change
• Persuading and influencing
• Creating and innovating

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)
• Preferred professional qualifications as appropriate (e.g. CA, CIA, CISA)
• Three to four years’ experience in Internal/External audit or commensurate experience in a major financial institution or Big 4.
• Insurance audit experience preferred

Knowledge & Skills:

• Financial services industry knowledge especially Banking, Insurance, Bancassurance, etc.
• Knowledge about new and emerging financial products and services.
• Knowledge of prevailing legislation requirements, the insurance industry and bancassurance practices will be an added advantage.
• Ability to influence and interact with various stakeholder
• Maintain confidentiality
• Ability to work in a pressurized environment

Education

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

End Date: August 8, 2025

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Job Summary

• The International Payments for PAN Africa team within CIB Technology is looking for a Senior Software Developer to build high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications & build capability in others to do the same.
• This includes but is not limited to applying critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving skills in an agile team environment to solve complex technical problems (Front End, Back End and Integration) with high quality solutions & leading all phases of the development lifecycle to deliver.
• Our area provides systems and capabilities to process both Incoming, Outgoing and Off-Absa cross border payments via SWIFT.
• As a team, we continuously strive to streamline our processes, ways of working, and creating room for innovation.

Job Description

Education and critical skills required:

• Relevant B-Degree in Computer Science / technical field preferred but not essential if minimum requirements of experience and practical application is evident
• 8+ years hands on software development experience
• Excellent programming skills in .Net
• Technical leadership, critical thinking and DevOps focused
• Advance knowledge on Microservices architecture
• Business Process / Workflow management

Additional skills/experience that will be an advantage:

• SWIFT / Payments experience
• MSSQL
• Angular / Blazor
• Kubernetes (Rancher, Docker)
• Cloud Architecture Patterns
• Event Based Architecture
• Open telemetry knowledge
• Azure DevOps
• Cloud Platforms, AWS
• People Leadership, managing a team of engineers

Key Accountabilities: DevOps

• Determine operational feasibility of solutions by evaluating analysis, problem definition, business requirements, solution development and proposed solutions
• Develop high quality software / application design and architecture in a test driven & domain driven / cross domain environment
• 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
• Create & Maintain Sophisticated CI / CD Pipelines (authoring & supporting CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins / Azure Devops or similar tools and deploy to multi-site environments – supporting and managing your applications all the way to production)
• Use & configure modern observability techniques to provide a deeper understanding of the application. To do this, leverage e.g. aggregated logging via ELK stack, metrics via Prometheus / Grafana / NewRelic and distributed tracing like Zipkin/Jaeger etc.
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting e.g. Docker, Ansible, Kubernetes
• Debug existing source code and polish feature sets.
• Work with guilds and other technical SME’s to improve and evolve technical products and services
• Apply unit testing frameworks and perform integration, validation and verification testing (apply knowledge of stubbing tools e.g. wiremock, hoverfly etc.)
• Apply version control and related concepts and techniques
• Align all application development & development process to Group Architecture, Security & Infrastructure guidelines
• Work with 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 e.g. scripting languages, containerization etc.
• Contribute to the design & evolution of Group Architecture, Infrastructure & associated technical standards for the organization

People

• Coach & mentor other engineers
• Conduct peer reviews, testing, problem solving within and across the broader team
• Provide technical subject matter expertise and support in the attraction and recruitment of Product Engineers for the organization
• Participate as a subject matter expert in the development & development planning of the broader product engineering team
• Support the people change teams in the design of adoption processes (Customer, Employee & 3rd Party Adoption)

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

End Date: August 1, 2025 

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Job Summary

• Provide leadership direction and oversight in managing a team within Fraud Solutions which is focused on execution of Fraud mitigation strategies, providing delivery of the desired customer and colleague experience, and delivering high quality identification, investigation and resolution of fraud.

Job Description

• Implement strategies effective for the detection, prevention and investigation of fraudulent activities and implement fraud prevention strategies and processes necessary for minimising risk of fraud.
• Effectively manage new rules implemented by Fraud Strategy and provide input into latest fraud trends to assist with effective rule maintenance and creation.
• Translate strategic plans into operational processing objectives and tactical plans.
• Understand the overall fraud environment, its dynamics, strategies, and initiatives to enable achievement of business objectives through optimal delivery across customer interface and relevant cross functional areas.
• Identify business drivers, customer experience pain points and service challenges, recommend and implement remedial programs agreed with business and the Fraud Community to close any gaps.
• Execute the customer experience strategy and ensure delivery of the desired customer experience.
• Take responsibility for managing the business efficiently and continually striving to enhance existing capabilities (processes, tools/ systems) to deliver superior standards of efficiency and service.
• Oversee continuous improvement in the analysis of fraud and case management systems and information technology architecture, driving recommendations for enhancements to Group and other relevant stakeholders with a view to consistently driving workflow efficiencies.
• Take overall responsibility to manage team members to achieve business performance objectives and targets.
• Implement productivity improvement measures through ongoing on the job coaching and training for colleagues on any new processes, modus operandi, trends or their areas for improvement.
• Address any process failures and delivery challenges specific to the team under management.
• Drive change management and support the team through the change journey. This includes strategic and
• Ensure prevention of loss and be accountable to follow procedures, attend risk control meetings, and, when appropriate, provide any recommended training.
• Co-ordinate completion of corrective actions to resolve Governance breaches.
• Ensure adherence of Risk and Policy Frameworks and ensure compliance of the relevant Risk and Policy frameworks as outlined by Governance, for the area.
• Complete required compliance as prescribed by the impacted frameworks and ensure impacted team members complete required attestations.
• Support completion of attestations to testify to the adequacy of controls on request within specific area.
• Review and approve Risk and Control Risk Self Assessments (RCSA's) prepared in the function.
• Build and manage stakeholder engagement, providing guidance and directing their workload activities to ensure timescales and requirements are met.
• Maintain a high level of professionalism in stakeholder interactions, including written and verbal communications, based on sound knowledge of the industry and understanding of relevant regulatory requirements.
• Develop and enhance network and relationship building to align the team with business partners within the organisation as well as strategic stakeholders.
• Drive the delivery of empathetic customer engagements given the emotive and complex nature of conversations related to fraud events.

Education

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

End Date: August 7, 2025

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Job Summary

• The role is a senior, full scope financial management role for the Corporate Investment Bank and Treasury (CIBT) cluster.
• Stakeholder engagement and commercial understanding are key success factors and the successful applicant will support financial decision making and execute on internal and external reporting.
• Insurance and wealth management business knowledge is not a specific requirement for the role.
• Successful applicants will have the opportunity to upskill and learn about these more specialized businesses.
• The successful applicant will also be expected to understand and contribute to the wider Financial Control strategy threads of process improvement and credible reporting.
• Credible, quality reporting will be a minimum business as usual expectation in the role. Alignment and participation in Financial Control’s continuing functionalization and process improvement imperatives will also be critical deliverables in the role.

Job Description

Accountability: Analytics

• Analytics accountabilities for the role span both internal and external reporting.
• The role will support senior internal stakeholders in the CIBT business and the successful applicant will be expected to provide analytic insight based on commercial business understanding to senior stakeholders.
• Stakeholders include senior management of the CIBT business and the Financial Controller for the CIBT Cluster.

Specific accountabilities include :

• Designing, developing and implementing analytical tools which will provide comfort that internal and external reporting is accurate (including scenario analyses to anticipate and challenge reporting results)
• Ensuring that team members have a detailed understanding of products and businesses to enable relevant design and interpretation of analytics to enable accurate timeous commentary on reporting
• Provide input into external reporting deliverables using business knowledge obtained through analytical processes
• Provide commentary on external or internal reporting
• To assist the Financial Controllers to continuously evaluating the control framework in Financial Control and to enhance it as appropriate;

Accountability: Reporting

• The reporting function for the role is supported by various teams. However, the successful applicant will have certain business as usual reporting responsibilities.
• Designing, developing and implementing processes and systems which will provide comfort that external reporting is accurate
• Responsible for ensuring that all external reporting is delivered on time and is accurate
• Reviewing internal and external reporting and commentary to ensure that reporting is accurate
• Assisting with the implementation of best practice financial disclosures and presentation;

Accountability: Product and process management

• Successfully manage and deliver major projects from commencement to completion within the scope, budget and time agreed to
• Manage project resources internally or externally to ensure that time lines are being met
• Ensure quality of project implementation
• Ensure that adequate documentation is delivered as part of the implementation to sustain the process;
• Responsibilities would include the co-ordination of different groups of people, from varying disciplines associated with the project.

Accountability: Project& Staff Management:

• Providing leadership to junior team members in the area of strategically improving reporting processes;
• Ensure that assigned projects are planned, staffed accordingly and successfully implemented within agreed timelines. Communicate if risks arise to successful implementation of assigned projects, and finalise and propose alternatives
• Help execute the people management strategy for Financial Control;
• Assist in embedding formal Performance Development and informal coaching in the team;
• Review training needs of team members and ensuring that team members receive the relevant training;
• Assist in the interviewing of junior team members;

Education and Experience Required

• Chartered Accountant (Financial Services/Insurance experience preferred),
• Given the technical nature of insurance accounting/valuations, additional postgraduate qualifications focused on insurance and/or additional quantitative qualificatons are preferred
• 4 - 6 Years of relevant reporting, analytics and or project management experience
• (insurance/banking preferred);
• Very strong academic track record.

Knowledge & Skills: (Maximum of 6)

• Strong problem solving skills
• Strong data analytical skills
• Banking Product Knowledge.
• Strong technical accounting skills;
• Experience designing and implementing calculation tools
• Exceptional interpersonal and team-working skills and the ability to communicate at all levels;
• The ability to work in a pressured and unstructured environment and to cope with the demands of working to tight deadlines;

Competencies: (Maximum of 8 competencies)

• The position requires a technically minded accountant with a passion for investment banking.
• Analysis skills & technical ability
• Judgment / decision making – demonstrates logic, rationality and objectivity in decision making whilst balancing speed vs. thorough approach;
• Integrity – consistent, earns trust, fights fair, uses the facts;
• Team player – approachable, establishes collaborative relationships;
• Oral and Written Communications - fluency, clarity, precise, well organised communications;
• Resourcefulness – action oriented, goes “beyond the call of duty” to solve problems;
• Adaptability – adapts quickly to change and copes well with complexity;
• Experience – Designing and implementing project or system solutions

Education

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

End Date: August 7, 2025