Principal: AVAF Credit Risk, Impairments & Portfolio Optimisation
Quick Summary
B degree with Postgraduate in Commerce or Risk. 15 years’ experience across impairments, credit, securitization and capital optimization. Education Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business,
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.
Absa is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from suitably qualified individuals from diverse backgrounds. In support of our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) commitments and Employment Equity objectives, preference may be given to candidates from underrepresented designated groups, including persons with disabilities. We encourage applicants who may require reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process to let us know so that appropriate support can be provided.
Job Summary
This role will lead the impairments insights and planning, oversight of operational management of secured and structured assets, capital and RWA optimisation opportunities and strategies, optimizing VAF portfolio use of funding, funding rate strategies, structured funding arrangements and be an integral part of portfolio design, focusing on distilling the above into robust strategies to enable growth plans opportunities from the insights.- Identify strategic, portfolio mix, regulatory and model optimization opportunities to improve risk weighted assets under Basel IV as well as considering both AIRB and the Standard approach.
- Identify strategic, portfolio mix, regulatory, structural, industry and partner related opportunities to improve overall funding rate, mix and margin.
- Support product innovation as it relates to optimal capital and funding strategies and loss outcomes.
- Partnering with finance, FRM, treasury, operations and executive leadership to optimize funding efficiency, loan performance and returns on deployed capital.
- Partnering with finance, FRM, treasury, operations and executive leadership to optimize funding efficiency, loan performance and returns on deployed capital.
- People management, coaching, performance management and talent development.
Requirements
~1 min read- B degree with Postgraduate in Commerce or Risk.
- 15 years’ experience across impairments, credit, securitization and capital optimization.
Education
Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Who can apply
- South Africa
- Posted
- 1 day ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 15, 2026
- First seen
- October 15, 2026
- Last seen
- October 15, 2026
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- 56%
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- October 15, 2026
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