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The role translates regulatory, risk-management and business requirements into sustainable processes, reporting capabilities, data solutions and system-enabled outcomes.The analyst works across ALM Risk, Treasury Risk Reporting, ALMA, technology teams, business units and Broader Africa entities to define requirements, coordinate implementation, perform user acceptance testing, validate outputs and transition completed solutions into controlled business-as-usual processes.\nA key objective of the role is to improve the scalability, repeatability and resilience of ALM risk processes. This includes reducing manual intervention and key-person dependency, strengthening documentation and controls, standardizing common reporting components, and building capability through training, knowledge transfer and cross-skilling.\nProject ownership and delivery\nOwn assigned ALM risk projects from initial scoping through implementation and transition into business as usual.\nDefine project objectives, scope, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, risks and measures of success.\nDevelop and maintain implementation plans and proactively monitor delivery progress.\nIdentify project overlaps and dependencies and coordinate these across the relevant workstreams.\nEscalate delivery risks and initiate appropriate corrective action.\nMaintain appropriate project governance, including status reporting, issue logs, decision records and implementation evidence.\nRegulatory interpretation and risk analysis\nInterpret new and amended regulatory requirements across South Africa and relevant 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into business as usual.\nReporting stabilisation and optimisation\nIdentify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate ALM and regulatory reporting processes.\nPromote the use of common data sources, mappings, calculation logic and controls across related regulatory reports.\nDevelop exception-based monitoring and reporting approaches that identify material data or risk movements promptly.\nReduce manual intervention and improve the repeatability, resilience and auditability of reporting processes.\nSupport the development of readily available dashboards and decision-useful risk information.\nundefined\nStakeholder management\nBuild effective working relationships across ALM Risk, Treasury Risk Reporting, ALMA, technology, business units and in-country risk teams.\nEnsure appropriate stakeholder involvement and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.\nManage expectations through clear communication of scope, progress, risks, decisions and delivery timelines.\nWork with Internal Audit, Compliance and assurance functions to demonstrate the effectiveness of relevant controls and incorporate feedback into process improvements.\nCapability building and knowledge transfer\nProduce operating procedures, process maps, control documentation, training material and user guidance for implemented solutions.\nFacilitate formal training and practical knowledge-transfer sessions across relevant jurisdictions and teams.\nDesign processes that can be maintained by more than one appropriately trained team member.\nSupport cross-skilling and succession coverage for critical processes.\nEnsure that project knowledge and lessons learned are retained and reusable.\nExperience and Skills\nEssential\nThree to five years’ relevant experience in banking, financial risk, regulatory reporting, business analysis or project delivery.\nWorking knowledge of bank balance sheets, ALM risk and Basel-based regulatory requirements.\nExperience translating business or regulatory requirements into processes, functional requirements or reporting solutions.\nExperience in project coordination or project delivery, including managing milestones, dependencies, risks and stakeholders.\nExperience in process mapping, business-process analysis, testing and implementation.\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, communication and documentation skills.\nAbility to work across risk, finance, reporting, technology and business teams.\nExperience with SQL, Python, Power BI, Power Query or similar data and automation tools\nAdvantageous\nExperience in liquidity risk, interest-rate risk in the banking book, regulatory reporting or Treasury Risk.\nExperience with BA returns, LCR, NSFR or related ALM reporting.\nChange-management, consulting, advisory or auditing experience.\nExperience supporting the implementation or operationalization of financial risk models.\nExperience working across multiple jurisdictions.\nQualifications\nPost Graduate Degree or an Honours Degree in Finance or Risk Management or a Commerce discipline or Auditing\nImportant Closing Date Note\nTake note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.\n12/11/26All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. 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