Product Control Specialist, Transaction Banking, Investor Services Product, CIB Finance

Job Description

• This role is positioned to assist in building a scalable, standardised and control-led Transaction Banking Product Control capability across Africa Regions.
• Responsible for the reconciliation and substantiation of the balance sheet and income statement signed on a monthly basis for group finance and annually for the external audit.
• Responsible for defining and influencing the implementation of change projects to improve month-end reporting and controls. Will also be responsible for assessing the risk of business on-and-off balance sheet exposures so that risk is managed and mitigated in line with banks credit policy. 

Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree
• Field of Study: Business Commerce, Finance and Accounting
• Other Minimum Qualifications, Certifications or Professional Membership: CA (SA), CFA, CIMA

Experience Required

• 3-4 years Product Control/finance experience, preferably across Transaction Banking or Corporate & Investment Banking environment.
• 3-4 years Africa Regions exposure or demonstrable experience working with multi-country finance, product control or governance stakeholders.
• 3-4 years experience and solid knowledge of accounting and financial systems, including SAP and relevant source/sub-ledger environments such as GBM, Finacle, T24 or equivalent.
• 3-4 years experience and solid IFRS knowledge and practical understanding of balance sheet substantiation, P&L reporting, reconciliations, financial controls and audit evidence requirements.
• 3-4 years experience with process documentation, operating procedures, automation initiatives, financial accounting reviews, root cause analysis and project execution.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Checking Things
• Convincing People
• Embracing Change
• Examining Information
• Interpreting Data
• Managing Tasks
• Providing Insights
• Pursuing Goals
• Team Working
• Thinking Positively

Technical Competencies:

• Financial Accounting
• Financial Analysis
• Financial and Accounting Control
• Reconciling Financial Records
• Statistical & Mathematical Analysis