To grow and retain a portfolio of high-value Premium Segment relationships through partnering for growth, using an ecosystem mindset to proactively provide a high-end differentiated service with premium solutions that add value.
Key responsibilities
- Act as a trusted advisor by developing a deep understanding of clients' businesses through regular interaction at their places of business, in line with segment value proposition guidelines.
- Provide a central advisory role to clients and motivate and process credit applications timeously.
- Grow and retain a portfolio of high-value Premium Business Segment relationships through a proactive, mobile and value-adding financial partnership role.
- Develop a deep understanding of customers' businesses through regular interaction, including site visits.
- Provide customised financial solutions tailored to clients' growth needs and potential.
- Optimise client profitability and value to the bank through effective relationship management and accurate assessment of clients' current and future financial positions.
- Ensure client satisfaction through needs analysis and solution-driven outcomes.
- Use client value chain analysis to understand customer needs and deploy appropriate banking and financial solutions.
- Conduct complex financial analysis of annual financial statements, management accounts and cash-flow projections.
- Write and motivate agricultural and business finance applications and successfully present cases to business and credit lending committees.
- Manage the end-to-end credit process, including collateral, monitoring and annual reviews of clients with credit facilities.
- Build trust, credibility and confidence with Agricultural and Business clients.
One of the following qualifications or similar:
- B.Com (Management Accounting)
- B.Com (Accounting)
- B.Com (Agricultural Economics)
- BSc (Agricultural Economics)
Preferred qualifications / advantages
- Honours degree.
- SAICA Articles / CA(SA).
- CIMA Qualified / ACMA (CGMA).
Experience required
Minimum 7 years' experience in the following fields or similar:
- Financial Management.
- Financial Accounting.
- Management Accounting.
- Relationship Management.
- Credit Analyst.
- Financial Analyst within Business Banking.
- Agric Specialist or Agric Economist.
- Agricultural knowledge and experience.
Core candidate capabilities
- Agricultural and agribusiness knowledge.
- Financial analysis and credit assessment.
- Agricultural and business lending.
- Portfolio and relationship management.
- Credit application structuring and motivation.
- Client value chain analysis.
- Commercial and financial acumen.
- Relationship building and trusted advisory capability.