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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
The Group Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team manages group-wide integrated planning and management reporting processes to support financial decision-making at a Group Exco and at a Board level for the Absa Group.The Group Reporting Manager will support the Reporting team and provide assistance to the Group Head of FP&A. This essential role involves coordinating processes and preparing accurate financial reporting packs, ensuring alignment with the Group Exco and the broader Finance function.
The incumbent will offer valuable financial reporting advice and insights, operating within a tightly controlled reporting environment to enhance departmental efficiency.
Job Description
Overall Job Description
Support the Reporting team in the preparation, consolidation, and review of their regular deliverables.
Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and appropriateness of reporting to support financial decision-making by analysing performance trends, providing meaningful insights, and offering objective commentary on key emerging themes.
Partner closely with Financial Control to ensure accuracy during month-end and interim reporting periods, delivering precise business performance messaging.
Coordinate across the Group and Cluster Finance teams to perform profitability and returns analyses and prepare senior management and Board-level reports.
Attend to external ad hoc requests for financial performance information.
Assist the Group Head of Reporting in the coordination and control of systems and processes that support management reporting.
Key deliverables
Play an integral role in the month-end reporting process starting with the Flash to FinCom ending with the Board.
Analyse financial performance, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to senior management.
Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and systems to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
Support Results Booklet and Integrated Reporting processes.
Assist with the Market guidance process.
Qualifications and experience:
CA SA / CIMA (5-8 years post qualifying).
Previous Banking experience is required.
Knowledge and skills:
Strong understanding of Financial Accounting for a Bank
Business Report writing
Analytical skills
Self-driven and good interpersonal skills
Attention to detail
Deadline driven
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
Hyperion (an advantage)
ThinkCell (an advantage)
Working knowledge of financial markets
Working knowledge of macro-economics
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
Postgraduate Degrees and Professional Qualifications: 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
