Business Analyst Asset Finance

Absa Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in South Africa is seeking a Commercial Asset Finance Business Analyst to analyze credit applications and support the sales team. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree, 3+ years of experience in financial analysis, and credit risk assessment skills. Responsibilities include liaising with clients, performing financial analysis, and structuring lending solutions. This role offers a chance to be part of a dynamic team that shapes the future of finance.

Qualifications

• NQF level 7 qualification.
• 3 years of experience in financial statement analysis in a credit environment.
• Experience in credit risk assessment.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with stakeholders to understand credit application requirements.
• Conduct industry research to analyze profitability and trends.
• Perform financial and non-financial analysis on clients.
• Structure lending solutions within credit limits.
• Compile proposals for credit solutions.

Skills

Financial statement analysis

Credit risk assessment

Research analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Commerce, or Management

Job description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time. 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

An exciting opportunity is available for a Commercial Asset Finance Business Analyst who has aspirations to transition into a CAF Sales role. The overall job purpose of a Business Analyst Asset Finance is to ensure that credit applications and dealer approvals are of an acceptable risk profile, appropriate quality and conforms to Absa Credit’s lending policy and that applications are timeously compiled and submitted for credit assessment. The Business Analyst Asset Finance also supports the front‑end sales team’s short and long‑term objectives and deals with a range of credit requests even in the absence of the Asset Finance Specialist.

Job Description

• Liaise with Business Development Officer (BDO) / Relationship Executive (RE), clients and other stakeholders to understand the process or requirements of credit applications for all clients concerned.
• Conduct research on the industry in which the client operates to understand the industries overall profitability, industry trends and client’s market standing relative to its competitors.
• Perform robust financial and non‑financial analysis on the client that will support and underpin all new proposals for commercial asset finance in terms of the clients’ credit risk implications.
• Make use of clients’ historical data for example, its financial statements to forecast the clients potential growth and sustainability.
• Conduct a sensitivity/scenario analysis to determine the impact that a change, in for example the economy, political situation, consumer demand, etc. will have on the clients’ financial health.
• Based on analysis conducted structure a commercial asset finance lending solution for the client, that will account for the potential threats to the client and that is within set credit limits and the Bank’s credit lending policies and appetite.
• Compile a proposal which summarizes the clients background and commercial asset finance needs, the research findings and the final recommendation on which commercial asset finance credit lending solution is best for the client, for the Credit Manager to approve in the interim and escalated further for the necessary approval.
• Upon reviewing the client’s financials submit recommendations of risk mitigating value added insurance products to be added onto the finance agreement. These products will mitigate the risk to both the bank and the client.

Minimum Requirements

• NQF level 7
• 3 Years financial statement analysis in credit environment.
• Credit Risk Assessment experience

Education

• Bachelor’s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (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.