Company Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Job Description

The product controller will work in close contact with the Treasury front office and its traders, risk and valuation units, and have exposure to global market products (whether vanilla / flow products or more complex structured / exotic products), allowing the candidate to understand why and how a bank trades on a daily basis and how the treasury facilitates liquidity and risk management for the rest of the bank

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree

Field of Study: Business Commerce, Finance and Accounting

Other Minimum Qualifications, Certifications or Professional Membership: CA (SA)

Experience Required

3-4 years experience in demonstrated ability to collaborate and build networks to solve a range of complicated problems and analysing possible solutions.

3-4 years experience in demonstrated ability to prepare ledgers and financial statements and perform other relevant accounting practices.

3-4 years experience in Product Control in a banking environment.

3-4 years experience in demonstrated track record using technical knowledge, logical data driven arguments to influence people and the right reporting outcome.

3-4 years experience in developing in-depth knowledge about the Finance Operations capability as a whole and/ or in an area of specialisation, with growing knowledge of core products and business lines that are serviced.

Additional Information

Behavioral Competencies:

Articulating InformationChecking DetailsExamining InformationInterpreting DataProviding Insights

Technical Competencies:

Financial and Accounting ControlPreparing Financial StatementsFinancial AnalysisManagement AccountingInterpreting Financial Statements