Senior Manager: Margin Analytics

• Responsible for analysing and reporting the drivers of Group and cluster-level NII, IEA and NIM movements through various reporting periods.
• Managing the reporting of NIM analytics in public disclosure documents, e.g. results booklets. Support the Nedbank leadership team to present NIM to the market by raising key items, offering good insights and relevant analytics in a timely manner.
• Collaborating with front-line clusters to, retrospectively and prospectively during the forecasting process, unpack the key drivers of movements in their funding and credit spreads and together with the FTP team liaise with front-line clusters to share information about movements in FTP rates and how it could be impacting their funding and credit spreads, endeavouring to have a consistent message being landed at the various management meetings.
• Build strong relationship with and add value to front-line clusters through insightful engagements and analytics tools that BSM avail to ultimately ensure that the BSM Margin Analytics team is a partner of choice for front-line clusters.
• Continuously optimising and automating NIM processes to ensure world-class reporting with key insights with maximum time spent on analytics and value-add.
• Produce Group and cluster level NIM analytics over the forecasting period and enable constructive discussions to ensure that Strategic Portfolio Tilt, other Alco and management strategies and changes in the FTP methodology is correctly incorporated into the forecasting process.
• Manage all other daily, weekly, monthly and adhoc responsibilities of the Margin Analytics team.
• Keep abreast of market, accounting and strategy changes to anticipate and report the impact it could have on Group NII, IEA and NIM in a timely manner.

• Complete detailed peer analysis, including right-sizing analytics, by unpacking the NII, IEA and NIM drivers of the peer group as disclosed to the market and comparing it to the drivers in Nedbank.
• Collaborate with Group Risk to overlay the Credit Loss Ratio and provide key insights to stakeholders.

• Active involvement in the running of some of the key FTP processes to promote synergy in the greater team, reduce key-person dependency and encourage cross-skilling in the team.
• Engage with the FTP, Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book and BSM Finance teams on key developments, projects and strategies that will impact NII, IEA and NIM.
• Role model human-centered leadership and values driven, ethical behaviour in Nedbank. Contribute positively to the Nedbank culture and inspire delivery of our purpose of using our financial expertise to do good and in so doing, drive greater impact in society.

• Post graduate degree in Accounting, Economics, Financial Risk Management, Quantitative Risk Management, Financial Mathematics.

• 5 to 10 years’ experience within a Treasury, Balance Sheet Management, Asset and Liability Management or NII Analytics function.
• 3 years in a people management position.
• Knowledge of banking book products and experience with data analytics and optimisation of processes.

• Must demonstrate a willingness to enhance understanding of current methodologies and models (self-starter). Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to explain complex and/or technical matters clearly, accurately and simply.
• High levels of resilience, determination and drive.

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Must be able to handle pressure and to operate with relative ease in a dynamic environment.
• Focus on detail and potential errors, must be methodical and organized.
• Detail-oriented and self-motivated.
• Work hard, smart, productive, business driven, be able to deliver under pressure.
• Ability to work in a team and engage with senior stakeholders.

• Building Partnerships
• Coaching
• Continuous Learning
• Customer Focus
• Facilitating Change
• Influencing

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