Credit Reporting Manager

wePlace; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 1 000 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading South African bank is seeking a Manager: Credit Reporting. This role involves leading the retail credit reporting function, transforming data into actionable insights, and delivering business cases to drive commercial decisions. The ideal candidate should have over 6 years in retail credit or consumer finance, strong skills in Power BI and SQL, and must be a qualified Chartered Accountant. This position offers a prominent role in shaping financial strategy and performance.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in retail credit/consumer finance.
• 3–5 years leading reporting/analytics teams.
• Proven Power BI/SQL capability.
• Exposure to prudential reporting is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the retail credit reporting and business case function.
• Turn retail credit data into commercial decisions.
• Deliver executive-ready insights that shape strategy.
• Develop robust business cases with pre/post benefit tracking.
• Ensure investor confidence through accurate disclosures.
• Enable automation and BI to improve quality.

Skills

Commercial Thinking Skills

Decision making skills

Leadership Skills

Management skills

Problem solving skills

Education

Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA)

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Python

Job description

Overview

Our client, one of South Africa’s Largest Bank’s, is looking for a Manager: Credit Reporting to join their team.

Purpose Statement

Lead the retail credit reporting and business case function so that leadership can see clearly, decide quickly, and act confidently—with a strong commercial lens and disciplined controls.

Why this role exists

• To turn retail credit data into commercial decisions by delivering
• One version of the truth for internal MI and external narratives.
• Executive‑ready insights that shape strategy and performance.
• Robust business cases with pre/post benefit tracking.
• Investor and prudential confidence through accurate, reconciled disclosures.
• Automation and BI enablement to reduce cycle times and raise quality.

Experience

• 6+ years in retail credit/consumer finance.
• 3–5 years leading reporting/analytics teams and cross‑functional delivery.
• Proven Power BI/SQL capability; Python/ETL beneficial.
• Exposure to prudential reporting (BA returns) and investor cycles (advantageous).

Qualifications (Minimum)

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) in Accounting - Financial Accounting or Commerce
• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting - Management Accounting or Business Management

Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)

• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) in Accounting - Financial Accounting or Commerce

Knowledge

• This role is commercial at its core - optimising credit performance, enabling pricing and policy decisions, and tracking value realisation.
• Business partnering mindset: speaks the language of Product, Finance, and Credit.
• Decision support expertise: Scenario analysis, and performance tracking.
• Strategic MI capability: builds insight‑driven packs that influence management and external stakeholders.

Skills

• Commercial Thinking Skills
• Decision making skills
• Leadership Skills
• Management skills
• Problem solving skills

Conditions of Employment

• Clear criminal and credit record

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