Transaction Manager

firstrand; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 850,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstRand invites applications for a Transaction Manager role based in Johannesburg. You will manage the life cycle of a transaction, mitigate operational risks, and ensure data quality and regulatory alignment across traders, risk teams and back-office processing.

You will read legal agreements to draw amortisation schedules, book deals in systems, prepare client notifications and support accurate financial reporting with strong data integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent; BCom preferred.
• Minimum 2 years in a Transaction Manager / Deal Manager role.
• Strong knowledge of Mark to Market and valuation of financial instruments.
• Experience booking loans and translating loan agreements into Excel models.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and take initiative.
• Excellent client service and stakeholder relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and participate in ad hoc projects.
• Read legal agreements to draw amortisation schedules and book deals.
• Deduce payment amounts from legals and schedules.
• Prepare client notifications and submit payments for approval.
• Ensure regulatory requirements are fulfilled before draw down.
• Perform ongoing deal management tasks per legal agreements.
• Reconcile and settle instruments on systems.
• Resolve data discrepancies and ensure data integrity.
• Communicate data quality insights to traders and risk managers.
• Develop metrics for data quality and drive improvements.
• Collaborate with legal, compliance, credit, and operations.
• Attend DCFs for new deals and comment on agreements.

Skills

Data quality & reconciliation

Stakeholder collaboration

Loan structures knowledge

Excel deal models

Regulatory & risk awareness

Prioritization & initiative

Client relationship skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

BCom

Job description

Job Description

To manage the life cycle of a transaction and mitigate associated operational risks

Mitigate operational and reputational risk by ensuring the quality and accuracy of transaction data, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, and supporting effective risk management practices.

Collaborate with various stakeholders, including traders, risk management teams, and back‑office processing functions, to uphold data integrity, streamline processes, and enhance the overall efficiency and accuracy of transaction management.

Are you someone who can:

• Coordinate and participate in any ad hoc project as required.
• Read and understand legal agreements in order to draw up an amortisation schedule and book deals.
• Derive payment amounts from the legals and amortisation schedule.
• Prepare notification to clients and submit payments to team leader for approval.
• Ensure all legal requirements are fulfilled before draw down can occur.
• Ensure all ongoing deal management tasks are performed in line with the legal agreements.
• Settle all instruments on the correct systems.
• Clear reconciliation and exception report items within SLA timeframes.
• Respond to queries from internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepare financial statements, investor reports and other reports required by the regulators.
• Conduct detailed reviews of transaction data to identify discrepancies, verify completeness, and ensure data integrity within transaction systems, thus supporting reliable financial reporting.
• Validate that all transactions are booked accurately and in line with client instructions and regulatory requirements to minimise booking errors and reduce operational risk.
• Identify and flags any inconsistencies or irregularities in transaction data, escalating issues promptly to mitigate financial and reputational risk.
• Attend DCF's for all new deals and comment on Legal Agreements and ensure that the legal agreements can be operationalised.
• Reconcile transaction records across different systems to confirm data consistency and integrity across platforms.
• Communicate transaction data quality insights to internal stakeholders, including traders and risk managers, ensuring transparency and promoting proactive issue resolution.
• Develop and monitor key metrics for data quality within the transaction management function, ensuring consistent and quantifiable improvement.
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and client service in transaction management data quality, contributing to operational excellence.
• Collaborate with internal teams i.e., legal, compliance, credit, and operations to ensure cohesive and efficient transaction management.
• Engage in ongoing training and development activities to build expertise in transaction management.
• Build and sustain collaborative working relationships with relevant peers and stakeholders to achieve productivity synergies.
• Participate in specialist communities of practice and contribute positively to own and organisational knowledge improvement.

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• Minimum Education: Bachelors Degree or equivalent. Ideally a BCom
• Years of experience: Min 2 years in a Transaction Manager / Deal Manager role or similar
• Strong technical grasp of Mark to Market and theoretical valuation of financial instruments, including derivatives and calculation of risk sensitivities as required.
• Have a strong grasp on loan structures, are familiar with booking loans, interpreting loan agreements and translating them into Excel deal models / amortisation schedules.
• Are able to prioritize, juggle many things all at once and great at taking initiative.
• Have a strong ability to build and maintain relationships with clients and stakeholder, enabling excellent client service.

You will have access to:

• Opportunities to network and collaborate
• Challenging work
• Opportunities to innovate

We can be a match if you are:

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it
• Love putting our clients at the forefront of what you do

Important Closing Date Note

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

09/09/26

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group's Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.