Fraud Solutions Assurance Analyst

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
To provide specialised assurance support and advisory to business units and execute assurance assignments in accordance with the Group Assurance Standard, relevant policies, procedures and quality standards.

Job Description

• Actively participate in all of the audit phases - planning and scoping (identification of risks and controls), fieldwork (execution of design and operating effectiveness assessments) and reporting (ensure audit observations and planned actions are agreed with management for factual accuracy).
• Ensure that delivery adheres to the Fraud Solutions Assurance Methodology, Absa Governance Framework and quality standards.
• Prepare assurance observations that are concise, factually accurate and cover all of the significant issues, addressing the root causes with agreed actions to fully mitigate the risk.
• Provide suggestions to stakeholder management on how they can address the control issues identified.
• Display professional skepticism, raising and discussing contentious observations with management and provide evidence to support all issues identified.
• Provide timely feedback to the Head of Fraud Controls and Governance, functional heads, and fraud assurance team members on progress regarding identified issues and observations raised.
• Draft all findings and reports to ensure they are concise and factually accurate.
• Assist in the development and coaching of junior team members in assurance and governance principles.
• Support the development and implementation of data analytics driven business-monitoring programmes to support the Fraud Solutions Assurance and Fraud Loss team.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree: Business, Commerce, Risk Management or related fields (NQF 7 and above)

Experience

3-5 years working in a Fraud and Risk Environment

Experience in the financial industry will be advantageous

Education

Bachelor's Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Law, Military Science and Security (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.