Records & Risk Reporting Lead: Governance & Insight

1001 Absa Bank; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa Bank in South Africa seeks a Records, Risk and Reporting Lead Specialist to manage governance, evidence and reporting across BRIAR, EUDA and retention programs. The role focuses on compliance, audit readiness and effective stakeholder engagement across risk, compliance, technology and operations.

The ideal candidate will have 5–8 years in records or risk governance, strong analytical skills and proficiency with Power BI to support dashboards and governance packs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or advanced diploma in business, commerce, management or related field.
• 5-8 years of experience in Records Management, Risk Management, Governance, Compliance, Data Governance or Reporting.
• Experience with BRIAR, EUDA, Records Retention or Destruction processes is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and monitor BRIAR activities, ensuring reviews are completed and actions tracked to closure.
• Support EUDA reviews by ensuring inventories, assessments, approvals and remediation actions are complete.
• Drive records retention compliance with approved retention requirements.
• Support records destruction activities, including validation, sign-off and reporting.
• Prepare management reports, dashboards and governance packs on records and risk.
• Track audit findings, risk actions and remediation commitments for timely closure.

Skills

Governance and Risk

Data Management

Reporting

Stakeholder Engagement

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business/Commerce/Management

Tools

BRIAR

EUDA

Power BI

Job description

Absa Bank in South Africa seeks a Records, Risk and Reporting Lead Specialist to manage governance, evidence and reporting across BRIAR, EUDA and retention programs. The role focuses on compliance, audit readiness and effective stakeholder engagement across risk, compliance, technology and operations.

The ideal candidate will have 5–8 years in records or risk governance, strong analytical skills and proficiency with Power BI to support dashboards and governance packs.