Specialist Subject Matter Expert Ib Ops

Absa Bank Limited; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A financial institution is seeking a Markets Specialist Subject Matter Expert to enhance optimization within the Markets/Treasury business. The ideal candidate will analyze current problems, provide actionable solutions, and possess strong investment banking product knowledge and business analysis skills. Relevant qualifications and experience in the banking sector are required.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years working experience in related roles.
• Experience in investment banking products and services.
• Knowledge of bank policies and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze problems faced by Markets/Treasury business.
• Propose solutions to business requirements for optimization.
• Coordinate ARO Front Arena related strategic changes.

Skills

Business analysis

Process re-engineering

Investment banking knowledge

Operational understanding

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Bachelor's Degrees in Business, Commerce

Job description

Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together...one story at a time. With over 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

CIB Global Markets ARO Team is currently looking for a Markets Specialist Subject Matter Expert.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze problems faced by Markets / Treasury business and product owners.
• Propose solutions to fully address the business requirements for optimization.
• Assist manager to: coordinate & monitor ARO Front Arena (AFA) related strategic investment change; coordinate new and amend product operation design ensuring efficient trade capture and post trade processing; identify and initiate process efficiency initiatives; act as interface between tech and in-country teams for all AFA change requests; prioritize AFA development with business & infrastructure teams; provide in-country AFA and product support/training to front office.
• Key accountabilities: project establishment initiation activities; develop hypotheses, ensure documentation, facilitate workshops; business requirements activities: analyze "as is", conduct needs analysis, root cause analysis; solution analysis and documentation: design "to be" architectures, feasibility analysis, interface identification, functional requirements; assessment and validation of solutions: coordinate UAT.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification (Diploma in Business Analysis, B, BSc Computer Science).
• 3-5 years working experience.
• Experience in process re-engineering.
• Investment banking product knowledge.
• Business planning & design, operational understanding, industry-standard methodologies.
• Knowledge of bank products, services, policies.

Education

Bachelor's Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: 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, 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.