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Financial Manager

Job Description

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Hello future Financial Manager

Ashburton Investments is the FirstRand Group’s asset management business. We offer solutions to corporates, financial advisers and institutions. While always being valuation-driven, and risk-aware, our investment style is pragmatic, spanning active and passive, local and offshore, traditional and alternative strategies. Known for our solid fixed income and credit track record, we also specialise in multi-asset, equities and global capabilities. We are fully invested in meeting our clients’ needs.

In this role you will be required to partner with the business in the provision of financial expertise and advice and develop supporting processes that continuously enhance the delivery of financial services. This role will involve close collaboration with various departments to ensure financial strategies align with business objectives, fostering a strong partnership to drive business growth and success. The financial manager will also be responsible for providing various types of reporting views, including functional views, product views, and segment views.

Are you someone who can:

• Coordinate the budget preparation and manage the process throughout the budget period in accordance with guidelines and assumptions. Monitor and report variance analysis to support decision making and guide management in taking corrective action on budget variances.
• Record, interrogate and manage costs with associated drivers in the production, analysis and use of information for decision-making in the business.
• Plan and apply relevant principles to accurately record, adjust and reconcile financial transactions and events. Maintain appropriate supporting documentation according to professional financial accounting and reporting standards.
• Analyse the financial statements and data to provide insights about the financial performance and position of the business unit(s). Use analytics to identify variances and root causes and propose appropriate solutions.
• Prepare and report on the business’s operations and financial conditions. Manage the business unit reporting systems for management, project or performance reporting and implement optimal processes to deliver management information according to the reporting cycle. This includes providing various types of reporting views such as functional views, product views, and segment views.
• Maximise productivity through efficient planning of people and processes to drive optimal utilisation of available resources; identify and implement improvements to accounting and reporting processes.
• Execute relevant internal controls to ensure the integrity of operations, financial and accounting practices. Evaluate risk factors that could adversely affect the business unit(s). Implement procedures to mitigate identified risks or exposure to risk, and disclose risk information to relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Review and prepare tax returns to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable tax legislation and regulation; provide advice and solutions to business tax matters.
• Review and prepare Annual Financial Statements to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with applicable IFRS standards and Company Law regulations.

You will be an ideal candidate if you

• Have completed relevant undergraduate degree – B Com Hons / BSc Maths etc. Preferred: CA and/or CIMA.
• Have 4 – 5 years of working experience in the financial field post qualification.
• Have technical accounting expertise and experience in the Asset Management industry

You will have access to:

• Exciting opportunities to network and collaborate across diverse teams.
• A dynamic and challenging work environment that pushes you to excel.
• Innovative projects where your creativity and ideas take centre stage.

We can be a match if you are: 

• Technically savvy, with experience or exposure to Power BI.
• Skilled in building trust and confidence through strong interpersonal relationships, especially within the Ashburton business.
• An effective communicator with solid presentation skills.
• Detail-oriented, with a commitment to accuracy and meeting deadlines.
• Proactive in seeking out both formal and informal learning opportunities to support your personal and professional growth.
• Aligned with FirstRand’s values and the guiding principles of Ashburton Investments.
• Honest and trustworthy in handling financial transactions. Please note as part of the recruitment process, candidates are required to undergo a consumer credit check to ensure a satisfactory credit record.

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Operational Risk Manager

Job Description

The purpose of this role is to ensure comprehensive identification, measurement and reporting of risks inherent in key business processes. The role provides critical assurance and risk mitigation by providing a view as to the adequacy and effectiveness of the controls in place and where required assists in their development. The incumbent must ensure alignment to the FirstRand operational risk frameworks and policies, minimize losses and exposures to all key risks, including IT and cyber related exposures. Additionally, the incumbent must identify, and report risk trends from operational risk source systems through efficient data analytics.

• Keep abreast of the bank’s risk appetite and system/ technology or platform updates.
• Keep abreast of emerging operational risks.
• Work in close partnership with the C&I ERM team as well the deployed operational risk management teams to support end-to-end operational risk management.
• Provide support to the management of the C&I IT risk profile.
• Partner with the deployed operational risk teams to ensure the reporting of relevant operational risk events in line with the C&I reporting standard and relevant policies.
• Understand the end-to-end operational risk processes and how to optimize it.
• Facilitate the identification, assessment, and relevant mitigation of operational risk in line with the ORMF.
• Prepare the operational risk profile report to the relevant management committees considering all key risks as well as the weekly escalation report to senior stakeholders.
• Facilitate input into the operational risk policies review processes.
• Identify control gaps in processes and recommend remedial actions.
• Develop and recommend appropriate additional Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) if relevant (including the revision of thresholds when required).
• Assist with the analysis of loss event trends, events categorization, and root cause analysis of operational risk events in the operational risk source systems.
• Partner with the deployed operational risk teams to ensure that the operational risk appetite remains relevant and drive the reporting and monitoring of the operational risk events on a weekly basis.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with BCBS239 for C&I operational risk.
• Perform periodic assurance control testing and requisite deep dives in line with operational and IT risk assurance plans.
• Assist with the drive to close out overdue audit findings.
• Build and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders.
• Find opportunities to leverage relationships and promote knowledge sharing, ideas and insights.
• Adapt communication styles to meet the needs of different audiences.
• Be solution-driven despite conflicting views and seeks mutual gains when addressing conflicts.
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Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.10/09/25

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.

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Transactional Banking Portfolio Manager

Job Description

Dear Future Transactional Banking Portfolio Manager,

RMB is a place where exceptional people create their own opportunities by challenging the conventional and driving sustainable impact.

United by our proud heritage and strong ethics. Innovative ideas, it’s the magic of our people and culture that sets us apart.

Now, is the time to imagine your next move with South Africa’s number one employer in Financial Services for 2025, where you can embrace the power of collective thinking to unlock unique opportunities for our clients and society.

This role entails driving Transactional Banking growth and product penetration via business development and cross selling in the organisation’s target customer sectors with existing clients.

Are You Someone Who Can:

• Foster strong relationships with existing clients to understand the clients objectives, and market relevant product-based solutions to the clients’ needs to enable them to maximise their cashflow position, i.e., optimise their payables and receivables
• Develop and implement plans to promote transactional banking products and services within target customer sectors
• Identify the opportunities to optimise the businesses working capital and cash management requirements more broadly and bring in other specialists as necessary 
• Focus on assisting all corporate clients to interact more efficiently with the bank, as well as the promotion of new products and solutions where appropriate. 
• Identify existing and developing trends within the client’s environment and anticipate queries that may arise
• Implement defined Service Action Plans, use data driven insights and performance monitoring
• Action cash management reports to avoid loss of revenue by ensuring that all new and existing accounts are correctly linked
• Incorporate potential client queries into sound client service plans aligned to the client’s business needs.
• Lead all proactive transactional banking related matters with the client
• Identify cross-selling opportunities within the existing client base and collaborate with internal stakeholders to execute cross-selling initiatives and strategies
• Promote bundles banking solutions to clients to maximise revenue and deepen client relationships
• Collaborate closely with Coverage as the escalation point for clients’ transactional banking related matters
• Work closely with the client service suite to derive insights into the types of queries being raised by the client, and act as an escalation point for the client when queries logged by the client are not resolved accurately and timeously.
• Support and/or facilitate documentation requirements to execute the client’s credit-related activities (including, but not limited to credit application, credit facilities loading or reduction, commitment fees age analysis and invoicing, excess reports and general facilities utilisation reporting), with input from the Relationship Manager Leverage existing client relationships to drive initiatives, ensuring optimal utilisation of banking products and services to meet client needs while maximising revenue generation
• Conduct regular portfolio reviews to assess profitability and identify areas for improvement
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies related to transactional banking activities
• Maintain and update client mandates including account signatories, resolutions, and telephonic mandates
• Set the client service engagement plan for managing the Clients within the allocated portfolio, distinguishing the sub-segments and their unique requirements (e.g., priority Clients) 
• Set specific goals and objectives for each customer and develops a roadmap of meeting these goals and objectives per client
• Forecast and assess the Client’s volume of business transactions and ensure the maintenance of these volumes each month

You Will Be An Ideal Candidate If You:

• Have a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce or other relevant field
• Have 3 to 5 years’ experience in a similar environment

You Will Have Access To:

• Opportunities to network and collaborate
• Challenging Work
• Opportunities to innovate

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Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!

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Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.16/09/25

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.

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Business Architect Lead

Job Description

Hello Future Business Architect Lead!

RMB is a place where exceptional people create their own opportunities by challenging the conventional and driving sustainable impact.
United by our proud heritage, strong ethics and philosophy of Traditional values. Innovative ideas, it’s the magic of our people and culture that sets us apart.
Now, is the time to imagine your next move with South Africa’s number one employer in Financial Services for 2025, where you can embrace the power of collective thinking to unlock unique opportunities for our clients and society.

The role entails developing, maintaining and enhancing Business Architecture for the relevant business areas aligned to capability/work items and platform thinking across the eco system; work closely with the technical architects to ensure the data, solution and application architecture is in line with the business architecture; and ensure effective implementation thereof aligned to enterprise strategy, business strategy and platform thinking

• Drive shareholder value through profitable and integrated frameworks, guidelines and optimization plans.
• Demonstrate leadership behavior through personal involvement, commitment and dedication in support of organizational values.
• Manage team or teams in areas of responsibility in delivery against performance targets and achievement of wider human capital objectives.
• Identify and encourage participation in activities that are appropriate for own and employee development in area of responsibility.
• Develop, encourage and nurture collaborative relationships across business areas and across the group.
• Identify and participate in activities that are appropriate for own development as a life-long learner.
• Provide Business Architecture subject matter expertise and thought leadership and act as an agent for Enterprise change.
• Drive business process standardisation and alignment, and promote the architecture at all relevant levels to obtain buy-in or required approvals.
• Develop, maintain and enhance Business Architecture for the relevant business area aligned to platform ecosystem and ensure effective implementation thereof.
• Develop tactical strategy and delivery plans in support of functional strategic objectives in partnership with leadership.
• Develop strategy and ensure alignment to business strategy and platform thinking.
• Develop and maintain a Capability, Customer Segment or Product Pillar Architecture across all aspects i.e., people, process, data and technology, based on a situational awareness of various business scenarios and motivations within the Capability, Customer Segment or Product Pillar.
• Design and implement new or cutting-edge systems, solutions and processes and initiate innovations and changes aligned to business strategy.
• Align, integrate and innovate in area of specialty across the Business to enable the creation of integrated and specialized solutions and sustainable competitive advantage.
• Ensure optimized customer experience and service. throughout the value chain.
• Manage expenditure planning and variances within approved budget parameters.

You will be an ideal candidate if you have:

• 6-8 years solid Process & Business Analysis Experience
• Related Degree

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Senior Markets Trader – JHB / Cape Town

Job Description

Cape Town / Johannesburg

RMB is a place where exceptional people create their own opportunities by challenging the conventional and driving sustainable impact.

United by our proud heritage, strong ethics and philosophy of Traditional values. Innovative ideas, it’s the magic of our people and culture that sets us apart.

We are seeking an experienced Equity Derivatives Trader with a strong focus on flow index and single stocks derivatives to join our dynamic trading desk. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in executing and managing flow-driven derivatives strategies, with a deep understanding of market dynamics, liquidity, and risk management in equity derivatives markets.

• Are you someone who can:Execute flow-based trading strategies in index and single stock derivatives, including options, futures, and structured products.
  Monitor and analyse market trends, order flows, and liquidity to identify trading opportunities.
  Manage and optimise trading book risk, ensuring adherence to risk limits and compliance standards.
  Collaborate with quantitative analysts and research teams to develop and refine trading models and strategies.
  Maintain strong relationships with brokers, market makers, and internal stakeholders.
  Provide market insights and trading ideas to the broader sales and structuring teams.
  Stay updated on market developments, regulatory changes, and new product offerings in equity derivatives.
   You will be an ideal candidate if you:  Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field.
  Minimum of 3-5 years of trading flow index and single stocks derivatives.
  Strong understanding of equity markets, derivatives and trading infrastructure.
  Proven ability to generate alpha through flow trading strategies.
  Excellent analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
  Ability to work efficiently under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
  Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• You will have access to:
• Opportunities to network and collaborate
• Challenging working
• Opportunities to innovate
• We can be a match if you are:
• Curious & courageous – you’re driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you’re brave enough to
• Obsessed with mastery – you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it
• Love putting our clients at the forefront of what you do

• Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!

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Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.05/09/25

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.

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RMB’s Class Of Programme

Job Description

What we are:

RMB is a leading African Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB). We partner our clients to deliver advisory, lending, trading, securities, corporate banking, private equity and investment solutions. A presence in London, New York, Shanghai and Mumbai provides our global clients with a network to access African markets. We have a deal footprint in 35 African countries and facilitate cross-border trade and investment on the continent. RMB represents the CIB activities of FirstRand Limited – one of the largest financial services groups in Africa.

RMB is made of Africa – our commitment to our clients, our continent and our people is evident in our successful track record. We create new opportunities where others see challenges.

Who we are:

At RMB, great minds don’t think alike. We believe different perspectives lead to better thinking and smarter outcomes. We look for people who are curious, collaborative, and confident enough to challenge convention. People with strong values and fresh ideas.

Our purpose is to empower our people and clients to be exceptional together, so that all can thrive. Here, you’ll find room to grow, support to lead, and the opportunity to make real impact.

Above all, we have a culture of trust, respect, and shared success. If you’re ready for what’s next, we’re ready for you.

ABOUT THE CLASS OF PROGRAMME

The RMB Class Of programme is a unique work experience program, designed to give street-smart mavericks and lateral thinkers from different industries an alternate entry into the bank. This programme gives you hands-on experience, and valuable insights in the world of work in a Corporate and Investment Bank.

Not only is this an opportunity to tailor-make your corporate experience, it is also a chance to co-create the growth trajectory of your career.

QUALIFYING CRITERIA

· 5+ Years’ relevant working experience

· Experience in strategy and/or management consulting, innovation or similar

· Exposure to systems and design thinking

· Innovation hub or consultancy experience

· Process optimisation

· Scenario building

· Business case development

· Programme/project management

· Affinity for sustainability/ESG

Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

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