TRAFFIC Gauteng

Manager Analytics Financial Control

Absa Bank
South African Rand . ZAR 200,000 - 300,000

Job Description

Designing, developing and implementing analytical tools which will provide comfort that internal and external reporting is accurate (including scenario analyses to anticipate and challenge reporting results) Ensuring that team members have a detailed understanding of products and businesses to enable relevant design and interpretation of analytics to enable accurate timeous commentary on reporting Provide input into external reporting deliverables using business knowledge obtained through analytical processes Provide commentary on external or internal reporting To assist the Financial Controllers to continuously evaluating the control framework in Financial Control and to enhance it as appropriate; Successfully manage and deliver major projects from commencement to completion within the scope, budget and time agreed to; Manage project resources internally or externally to ensure that time lines are being met; Ensure quality of project implementation; Ensure that adequate documentation is delivered as part of the implementation to sustain the process; Responsibilities would include the co-ordination of different groups of people, from varying disciplines associated with the project. Chartered Accountant (Financial Services experience preferred), Given the technical nature of banking accounting/valuations, additional postgraduate qualifications focused on banking and/or additional quantitative qualifications are preferred 4 - 6 Years of relevant reporting, analytics and or project management experience (banking preferred); Very strong academic track record. Strong problem solving skills Strong data analytical skills Banking Product Knowledge. Strong technical accounting skills; Experience designing and implementing calculation tools Exceptional interpersonal and team-working skills and the ability to communicate at all levels; The ability to work in a pressured and unstructured environment and to cope with the demands of working to tight deadlines; Analysis skills & technical ability ; Judgment / decision making - demonstrates logic, rationality and objectivity in decision making whilst balancing speed vs. thorough approach; Integrity - consistent, earns trust, fights fair, uses the facts; Team player - approachable, establishes collaborative relationships; Oral and Written Communications - fluency, clarity, precise, well organized communications; Resourcefulness - action oriented, goes "beyond the call of duty" to solve problems; Adaptability - adapts quickly to change and copes well with complexity; Experience - Designing and implementing project or system solutions

About This Role

Career insights for Financial Managers positions

Salary Benchmark
R53,588/month
R39,825 to R73,560/month
Source: WageIndicator ZAR data
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.
Key Skills for This Role
Active Listening Critical Thinking Reading Comprehension Speaking Monitoring
Common Technologies
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Oracle PeopleSoft Cloud SAP S/4HANA Microsoft PowerPoint 365 Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Oracle Database 23c SQL Alteryx Analytics Cloud

Job Overview

Date Posted
12 Mar 2026
Salary
South African Rand . ZAR 200,000 - 300,000
Location
Gauteng, South Africa

Financial Managers Insights

Median Salary (ZAR)
R53,588/month
Job Outlook
This career will grow rapidly in the next few years.

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