Company Description
Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.
Job Description
To effectively support the relevant Financial Insights Lead in the provision of high quality analytics and insights to the respective Business Head. This role will help enable the business to drive business performance and ensure the delivery of operational plans and Business Unit (BU)/Corporate Investment Banking (CIB) strategy by communicating the financial performance of the business at a Global, portfolio, legal entity and regional level, with a product and client view.
Qualifications
Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree
Field of Study: Business Commerce, Finance and Accounting
Other Minimum Qualifications, Certifications or Professional Membership: CA (SA) or CFA or CIMA
Experience Required
3-5 years experience in producing high quality regular reporting and additional analysis which will include the provision of insight via commentary. This will have allowed the individual to have a deep understanding of key drivers which influence typical management decisions, specifically within the banking or similar industry.
3-5 years experience within the Financial/Statutory accounting field will have enabled the individual to have a good understanding of the accounting requirements for the functions various types of transactions (Including costs, revenue, balance sheet and liquidity). This will allow the individual to have a broader understanding of relationships between the aforementioned transactions and other items on the Balance Sheet/Income Statement which will enhance the depth of analytical reporting.
Additional Information
Behavioural Competencies:
- Checking Details
- Documenting Facts
- Interpreting Data
- Producing Output
- Providing Insights
Technical Competencies:
- Financial Accounting
- Financial Analysis
- Financial Consolidation
- Financial Management
- Management Accounting