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Banking
full time

Senior Specialist Financial Resource Management (FRM)

AbsaSandton

Salary

Not disclosed

Job Type

full time

Posted

2 days ago

Closing date

1 Aug 2026

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Job Description

This role enhances Group FRM’s decision‑making by delivering accurate analysis, clear insights, and well‑structured management information. It leads selected analytical workstreams, supports junior team members through guidance and quality review, and collaborates with peers across the bank to support optimal capital allocation and improve the quality of FRM outputs.

Key Responsibilities

  • Source, validate, and prepare data from multiple internal and external providers to ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
  • Analyse financial, capital, and business data to identify trends, emerging risks, and opportunities.
  • Translate analytical outputs into clear, actionable insights aligned with FRM objectives.
  • Lead the preparation of management information packs, dashboards, and analytical reports.
  • Produce clear, concise, and well‑structured documents and insights for Group FRM.
  • Present analytical findings in a logical and compelling way for FRM discussions.
  • Lead selected FRM analytical projects from scoping to delivery, ensuring prioritisation and strong quality standards.
  • Manage timelines, refine assumptions, and ensure outputs meet FRM’s analytical and reporting requirements.
  • Review junior analysts’ work, providing coaching, quality assurance, and development support.
  • Engage with stakeholders across the bank to gather inputs, validate data, align on requirements, and support cross‑functional analysis.
  • Build effective working relationships to ensure smooth delivery of recurring and project‑based reporting.

Requirements

  • Honours or Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline such as Applied Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Econometrics, or other relevant quantitative fields.
  • Experience within the banking/financial‑services industry.
  • CA(SA), CFA preferred.
  • Over 5 years’ experience in analytical or technical banking environments (e.g., Treasury, Risk, Capital Management).
  • Proven ability to produce high‑quality management information (dashboards, insight packs, reports).
  • Demonstrated experience leading analytical workstreams and supporting junior team members.
  • Experience working across cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment and effective communication.
  • Advanced proficiency in analytical and data‑driven tools used for financial and capital analysis.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative capability, with the ability to distil complex information into clear conclusions.
  • Solid understanding of financial‑services processes and key banking value drivers (capital, risk, funding, margin, portfolio dynamics).
  • Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex insights clearly.

About the employer

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Absa

Absa is a hiring organisation operating in Sandton within the banking sector. They are currently recruiting for the Senior Specialist Financial Resource Management (FRM) role advertised on this page. Visit the official application link for more about the company, its culture and the team you would be joining.

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