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

Acquisitions is a product and sector agnostic team, of which the primary mandate is to grow market share by acquiring new-to-bank transactional banking products, lending, and investments for Business Banking SA. The purpose of the Analyst role is to support the Manager Acquisition with the day-to-day administration, sales, operational and credit management functions. To ensure that all risk and compliance requirements are met, and act as a central office-bound contact point as client liaison during the onboarding stage, providing sales and service fulfilment aligned to segment targets.

Main accountabilities:

Execution and fulfilment of new business banking accounts (turnover R10m-R300m p.a.) by providing an administrative and sales function.Financial and Risk assessment, and writing of Credit applications for new Business Client lending requirements by providing an administrative and sales function.  Scanning and analysing market trends for new Business Banking clients using both internal and external tools.Coordinating internal stakeholders across Product, Credit and Risk. Internal Stakeholder: Coordinate on customer requests as well as provide a service to them. Builds, strengthens, and leverages internal networks, alliance partnerships and relationships with senior group stakeholders and specialists. External Stakeholders (Customers): Engages with clients for all fulfilment matters and sales during the onboarding stage.

Application closing date: 30 June 2024

Qualifications

FAIS accredited Undergraduate or Honours qualification in: 

BCom Accounting BCom Finance

Undergraduate qualification to be completed by 31 December 2024.

Additional Information

Minimum requirements:

South African CitizenShould you have work experience, it should not exceed 24 months Full academic transcripts to be submitted with application for undergraduate and/or postgraduate studies.