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.

The successful candidate will collaborate closely with teams across Transaction Banking Business, CIB Operations, Finance and IT to identify, investigate, report on and timeously resolve cash reconciliation breaks.

This role offers a comprehensive view of the end-to-end trade lifecycle for Transaction Banking products (including Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance, and Structured Trade Finance), with a key focus on analyzing reconciliation discrepancies between theoretical and actual cash flows.

In addition, the successful candidate will be responsible for driving the automation and optimization of manual reconciliation processes, leveraging tools such as Intellimatch.

Qualification required

• CA(SA) / BCom Finance

Experience required

3-4 years

• Process automation
• Demonstrated experience of process automation within a finance function. Working knowledge of “new” technologies like Alteryx, Power BI.

5-7 years

• A thorough understanding and working experience of the rules and principles of good governance and risk management pertaining to Reconciliations, related products, processes, procedures and policies. A good understanding of accounting principles and account structures.
• Relevant recons knowledge and experience, with an in-depth understanding of systems, processes and procedures to perform recons.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Challenging Ideas
• Directing People
• Documenting Facts
• Team Working
• Empowering Individuals
• Valuing Individuals
• Embracing Change
• Managing Tasks
• Pursuing Goals
• Taking Action
• Interacting with People

Technical Competencies:

• Risk Management
• Automation Enablement
• Continuous Improvement
• Creative Problem Solving
• Solution Design & Enablement