Specialist: Management Accountant (FTP/ALM)

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

To provide and interpret financial information to all stakeholders of the business for informed decision making.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

The role requires assistance in running FTP for the Bank, both for actuals and forecasts. The responsibilities include:

• The month end FTP run which is a bank wide process and involves resolving queries across all areas of the Bank on FTP.
• Forecasting and loading FTP rates for all bottom-up planning cycles. This also involves interlocking FTP rates with each area in the Bank.
• Monthly ALM P&L attributions.
• Forecasting ALM P&L during planning cycles.

Role/Person Specification

Education and Experience Required

• Qualifications preferred – Bcom Accounts, CIMA/CFA/CA
• Preferred 3-5 years relevant financial experience

Knowledge & Skills:

Essential

• Report Writing Level: Do and Instruct
• Analysis Level: Do without Supervision
• Financial Management Level: Do without Supervision
• Negotiation skills Level: Do without Supervision
• MS Office Advanced Level: Do without Supervision
• Stakeholder Management Level: Do without Supervision
• Communication - Written & Verbal Level: Do without Supervision

Preferred

• Compass (Financial Planning System) Level: Do without Supervision
• Front Arena Level: Do without supervision
• SAP Report Tool Level: Do without Supervision

Competencies: 

• Leading and supervising
• Analysing, Relating and networking
• Coping with pressure and setbacks
• Presenting and communicating information
• Planning and organising
• Persuading and influencing
• Writing and reporting

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Financial Sciences (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