Relationship Executive - Small Business (FAIS)

absa; Brits; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa Bank Limited is seeking a Relationship Manager to optimise profitability for Small Business portfolios, focusing on origination, cross-selling, and service delivery across a cross-functional team.

The role emphasizes owning primary client relationships, ensuring high-quality service, and maintaining strong risk and regulatory compliance within the corporate banking framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Commerce or Management Studies (Required).
• Professional qualifications related to banking or financial services preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the primary relationship with Small Business key account clients and serve as main contact for corporate and investment banking needs.
• Set engagement rules for cross-functional teams including Transactional Banker, Credit Analyst, Segment Support, Client Service Consultant, and Product & Sector teams.
• Take ownership of portfolio risk management and ensure compliance with bank and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Relationship management

Client solutioning

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelors Degree in Business/Commerce/Management Studies

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

Optimise the profit and economic value of portfolios of Small Business key account clients requiring low to medium complexity commercial banking requirements by focusing: a) origination efforts to quire new clients; b) cross-sell to existing client base; c) coverage efforts to service clients in accordance to the segment CVP

Job Description

• Relationship Management: Own the primary relationship with the client by being the client's main contact point for all corporate and investment banking needs.
• Client Solutioning: Take overall accountability for service delivery by setting the rules of engagement for the cross functional team, which includes Transactional Banker, Credit Analyst, Segment Support Client Control Team, Client Service Consultant & Product & Sector teams.
• Manager Risk Assessment: Take ownership of the portfolio's risk management by ensuring a good understanding of both the Bank's and the clients regulatory and compliance environments

Education

Bachelors Degree and Professional Qualifications: 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