Absa Group

Growth Marketing

• Maintain primary ownership of a portfolio of Growth Account clients
• Actively develop strong client relationships
• Conduct regular client visits
• Adhere to the bank's policies and procedures

Relationship Executive – Growth

Financial Planning and Analysis

• CFO has end-to-end accountability for financial reports and business performance analysis
• Partner with Managing Executive for business transformation and financial insights
• Build and run Finance capabilities
• Oversee commercial management and customer value propositions
• Ensure compliance and control environment
• Coach and mentor financial leaders

Chief Financial Officer – Vehicle Asset Finance

Procurement

• provide specialist advice and support to recruit and select quality talent
• coordinate candidate interactions and interview scheduling
• manage the full interview cycle and communication with stakeholders
• administer psychometric assessments and oversee recruitment policies

Senior Consultant – Resourcing Administration

Executive Assistant

• Provides high-level administrative, operational, and administrative support to ensure effective functioning of the Wholesale Banking leadership office.
• Acts as a key liaison between the Head of Wholesale Banking and internal teams, senior executives, clients, and external stakeholders.
• Manages complex calendars, coordinates meetings and travel, prepares executive-level reports and presentations, and ensures that priorities and deadlines are effectively tracked and met.
• Supports the planning and execution of strategic initiatives, leadership meetings, and key business engagements within the Wholesale Banking division.
• Provides organizational, administrative and logistical support in all aspects of the business in a way that enhances effective administration management of the organisation.
• Ensures tracking and follow through of all actions from various Governance Forums.
• Understands the CIB strategy and helps develop appropriate solutions to enable execution.
• Identifies business problems and provides recommendations for improvement.
• Determines and executes key business initiatives that will drive business operations.
• Coordinates cross-functional teams to improve business planning methods.

Analyst

• 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
• Produce and analyse relevant management information and insights management
• Ensure the bank's credit philosophy and all relevant legislation is adhered to
• Investigate and resolve all escalated customer complaints

Credit Analyst – Premium and High Value Banking

• Monitor client’s performance on a continuous basis for risk indicators and perform formal reviews at specified time intervals to identify any changes in the client's business or operating environment.
• Monitor adherence of covenants and conditions on a continuous basis and discuss any deviations and possible concerns with Sales team and escalate to Line Management and Credit if necessary.
• Adhere to ARMS credit requirements as stipulated in the Absa credit policy.
• Monitor and report boundary events in terms of the Operational Risk Boundary.
• Obtain input from Product Industry Specialist, where appropriate to assist in client solutioning and credit application process.
• Identify the need for a meeting between high-risk clients, Credit and Business Support.
• Request updated valuations on properties that serve as security for facilities in line with Absa Credit policies.
• Manage and communicate the risks associated with outstanding securities.
• Pro-actively identify problematic /high-risk clients and advise Credit, accordingly, manage them with a view to provide special input and implement loss preventative measures i.e., EWL Reports.
• Request and manage outstanding Financial Statements as stipulated in the Absa Credit policy.
• Action and manage daily Odex, Referrals, REPL and REPC.
• Contact clients that are on the referral listing for rectification.
• Explore new, improved, and alternative ways of solutioning client credit requirements.
• Adhere to Bank’s credit policies and procedures and ensure that they are fully complied with and that any policy breaches have been suitably addressed and mitigated.
• Provide bank codes and reports on clients.
• Pro‐actively manage credit risks associated with the portfolio of clients and their related products.
• Manage and drive the deal forum process to ensure quality applications are submitted to the sanctioners with sustainable credit solutions.
• Compile reviews, amendments, and new applications to the appropriate lending authorities.
• Issue facility letters to clients after reviews have been compiled and new facilities granted.
• Draft and issue letters of reminder when facilities expire according to policy requirements, for example 30-, 60- and 90-day letters.
• Contribute to the Non‐Interest Income by ensuring recovery of manual fees (e.g., Reviews, valuations) to avoid revenue leakages.
• Spread client's financials on the various Credit Risk Grading models i.e., Agri Model, RiskCalc Model and Triad.
• Provide the Default Grading (DG) output from the Credit Risk models.
• Capture all information on the various risk grading models 100% accurately by checking that all the models balance.
• Identify cross sell opportunities from analysis of Client's financials, account conduct and industry change and pass on to Relationship Executive/Transactional Banker as a lead.
• Be part of the solution by attending sales best practice sessions with relevant stakeholders, give credit input to mitigate risk on the identified product offering or new acquisition, and monitor progress on the sales funnel, until the lead is converted into a deal.
• Conduct research on the industry in which the portfolio clients operate, to understand the industries overall profitability, industry trends and clients market standing relative to their competitors.
• Attend team meetings and contribute fully, including suggestions for ways of improving customer service and meeting targets.
• Develop supportive relationships with colleagues and create a sense of team spirit.
• Communicate concerns or challenges that derive from team interactions in a constructive and positive manner.
• Develop and maintain contacts with Specialists in other areas of Relationship Banking and the Group.
• Keep abreast of regulatory changes through regular training.
• Monitor available L&D courses to develop your own training whilst helping others in the team to develop theirs.
• Demonstrate the willingness and ability to perform to the very best levels to ensure personal alignment to ABSA's values and vision.

Relationship Executive – Growth

Chief Financial Officer – Vehicle Asset Finance

Senior Consultant – Resourcing Administration

Executive Assistant

Credit Analyst – Premium and High Value Banking

Commercial Credit Analyst