Relationship Executive - Small Business (FAIS)

1001 Absa Bank; Brits; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Absa Bank Limited in South Africa seeks a Relationship Manager to optimise the profit and economic value of Small Business key account portfolios, handling low to medium complexity commercial banking needs and driving origination, cross-sell and client coverage.

You will own the primary client relationship, set engagement rules for cross-functional teams, and manage portfolio risk in line with regulatory requirements, while ensuring service delivery across corporate and investment banking needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and Professional Qualifications in Business, Commerce and Management Studies are required.

Responsibilities

• 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

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Commerce and 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:

• origination efforts to quire new clients
• cross-sell to existing client base
• 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)

Equal Opportunity

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

About Us

At Absa, our story is not a single narrative. It’s thousands of individual journeys unfolding across Africa and beyond. From colleagues serving customers in local communities to teams shaping financial solutions across borders, Absa is built on people who bring their lived experiences, ambitions and perspectives into the workplace every day. Whether you’re starting your career, a seasoned leader or somewhere in between, your contribution is seen, valued and connected to something bigger. Our presence across Africa – which spans personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth and investment management, and insurance – exists because of the people who show up in their roles with purpose.

Across Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, our colleagues are shaping what Absa becomes in each market. Beyond the continent, teams in global offices and a technology hub support and extend the stories that prove that African talent can lead, influence and innovate on the global stage.

At Absa, your story matters because progress is driven by human experience, not hierarchy. When people are enabled to bring their whole selves to work, they don’t just build careers. They help shape the future of Africa’s financial services landscape.