Group Reporting Manager

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 Group Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team manages group-wide integrated planning and management reporting processes to support financial decision-making at a Group Exco and at a Board level for the Absa Group.

The Group Reporting Manager will support the Reporting team and provide assistance to the Group Head of FP&A. This essential role involves coordinating processes and preparing accurate financial reporting packs, ensuring alignment with the Group Exco and the broader Finance function.

The incumbent will offer valuable financial reporting advice and insights, operating within a tightly controlled reporting environment to enhance departmental efficiency.

Job Description

Overall Job Description

• Support the Reporting team in the preparation, consolidation, and review of their regular deliverables.
• Ensure the accuracy, completeness, and appropriateness of reporting to support financial decision-making by analysing performance trends, providing meaningful insights, and offering objective commentary on key emerging themes.
• Partner closely with Financial Control to ensure accuracy during month-end and interim reporting periods, delivering precise business performance messaging.
• Coordinate across the Group and Cluster Finance teams to perform profitability and returns analyses and prepare senior management and Board-level reports.
• Attend to external ad hoc requests for financial performance information.
• Assist the Group Head of Reporting in the coordination and control of systems and processes that support management reporting.
  
  

Key deliverables

• Play an integral role in the month-end reporting process starting with the Flash to FinCom ending with the Board.
• Analyse financial performance, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to senior management.
• Drive continuous improvement in financial processes and systems to enhance accuracy and efficiency.
• Support Results Booklet and Integrated Reporting processes.
• Assist with the Market guidance process.
  
  

Qualifications and experience:

• CA SA / CIMA (5-8 years post qualifying).
• Previous Banking experience is required.
  
  

Knowledge and skills:

• Strong understanding of Financial Accounting for a Bank
• Business Report writing
• Analytical skills
• Self-driven and good interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail
• Deadline driven
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Hyperion (an advantage)
• ThinkCell (an advantage)
• Working knowledge of financial markets
• Working knowledge of macro-economics
  
  

Competencies:

• Deciding and initiating action
• Learning and researching
• Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking
• Relating and networking
• Adapting and responding to change
• Persuading and influencing
• Creating and innovating
  
  

Education

Postgraduate Degrees and Professional Qualifications: 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