Portfolio Management Structuring Analyst

at  Absa Bank Limited

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
The Financial Resource Management: Portfolio Management team within Absa CIB are looking to bring in an analyst to assist the firm in monitoring large lending transactions, client returns, portfolio returns and business cases for both Johannesburg Loan Operating Committee (JLOC) and Business Selection Committee (BSC) whilst cognizant of associated risks and Portfolio Management frameworks. The analyst will work directly in the Private Side Portfolio team and interact with deal teams across both Product and Coverage.
Job Description
This role will include:

Deal Activity Monitoring

• Maintain a continuous pricing comparison and provide guidance on JLOC and BSC transaction submissions in terms of transaction structure, risk, funding and pricing with specific focus on Capital consumption.
• Attend JLOC and BSC meetings and assist in ensuring minutes accurately reflect decisions made, check recorded minutes, and interact with JLOC Co-ordinator.
• Monitor all deal implementations and update the JLOC database with the updated detail and incorporate credit requirements.

Portfolio Reporting

• Capture and maintain JLOC/BSC transaction register in terms of pricing trends, success and failure profile and provide insights and trend analysis to a wider audience.
• Prepare and present quarterly reports to key stakeholders.
• Prepare the JLOC report within a month and half post quarter end.
• Prepare the BSC report within two months post quarter end.

Projects

• Compliance review: Stay abreast of the risk management and controls and interact with
• Salesforce project: Automating the JLOC submission process, expected the project to go live in Q3-2024.
• JLOC Dashboard: Automating the data, engage with relevant stakeholders re automation of the existing data.

Training

• Technical training: credit & financial analysis training.

Education and Experience Required:-

• Postgraduate degree in Finance, or equivalent qualification
• 4-6 Years comparable experience preferably in Financial Services Industry and Corporate Credit lending.

Education
Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: 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 advertise

Please refer the Job description for details