Finance Analyst: Payments and Settlement

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Job Summary

Support Product Control and Finance Governance through strong analytical execution, audit‑grade assurance, and disciplined risk and control management across revenue and balance‑sheet processes

Job Description

Key responsibilities
The successful candidate will be expected to:

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  Revenue assurance & analytical reviews – Perform end‑to‑end revenue and cost analysis, identify leakage, trends, and anomalies, and support reconciliations across product and channel flows.

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  Risk & control governance – Support control documentation, control testing, evidence management, and issue tracking.

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  Root cause analysis – Investigate control failures, reconciliation breaks, or audit findings; articulate root causes and corrective actions clearly.

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  Audit support & management – Act as a key support resource for internal and external audits including walkthroughs, evidence packs, and management responses.

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  Finance assurance stakeholder management – Serve as a primary point of contact to finance colleagues and assurance teams, ensuring clear ownership, timely responses, and defensible outputs.

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  Executive‑ready reporting – Prepare concise, accurate analysis and commentary suitable for senior management, CFO, and governance forums.

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  Action tracking & remediation – Track agreed actions, dependencies, and deadlines to closure, escalating risks where necessary.

Candidate profile

• Strong audit, assurance, or control background within financial services

• Highly analytical, detail‑driven, and comfortable with data interrogation

• Clear written and verbal communicator; able to translate complexity into risk‑focused insight

• High standard of documentation, integrity, and audit defensibility

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Financial Sciences (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 advertised