Financial Crime Assurance Consultant at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• To offer guidance and support, while also providing specialized assurance expertise, to help deliver a high-quality and independent risk-based assessment of the effectiveness of financial crime risk management across Absa Group Limited.

Job Description

Assurance:

• Support the Assurance manager in the identification of risks to be tested by participating in planning sessions
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of Absa and the various business areas and use this knowledge to assess financial crime risks and controls through identifying, assessing and documenting risks and controls within these processes.

Team work:

• Engage proactively with assurance colleagues during assurance reviews and request technical assistance where required and based on knowledge of business areas, provide guidance to other assurance colleagues and peers by sharing best practice so that their work meets and sometimes exceeds quality standards.

Relationship Management:

• Develop and maintain relationships with key contacts on each assurance review by attending continuous stakeholder meetings. In addition, engage closely with stakeholders during assurance engagements and encourage open discussion and interaction with business on the risks associated in their environment

Commercial:

• Display professional scepticism, raising and discussing contentious observations with management and provide evidence to support all issues identified.
• Apply the highest standards of controls and risk management practices and behaviours and embed a positive risk and control culture.
• Deliver all assigned assurance review planning documents (RCM and AM) in terms of quality, quantity, timeliness and efficiency.
• Deliver all assigned assurance review working papers including Issue Validation & CPA working papers in terms of quality, quantity, timeliness and efficiency.
• Identify and document assurance issues that have clear business impact and root causes that demonstrate your deep understanding of the issue and its context and ensure action plans remediates the root cause.
• Deliver simply and timely assurance reports in plain language, working with the business to maximize the effectiveness of their control environment.
• The Highbond review file, work papers and Issue Validation working papers complies with quality guidelines and the Financial Crime Assurance Team methodology throughout the review and issue lifecycles.
• Sponsor the use of Data Analytics (DA) more extensively

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

End Date: October 15, 2025