236 Banking Risk jobs in South Africa

Position: Risk Manager
Industry: Banking
Location: Durban

Hire Resolve is seeking a dedicated and passionate candidate who specializes in Risk Management within the Banking industry, to join our esteemed client's team in Durban!

Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement a comprehensive risk management program for the organization
- Identify, assess, and monitor risks across all areas of the business
- Develop risk management policies, procedures, and controls
- Provide regular risk reports to senior management and the board of directors
- Monitor compliance with risk management policies and regulatory requirements
- Conduct risk assessments and stress tests
- Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies
- Provide risk management training and support to staff
- Stay up-to-date on industry trends and regulatory changes

Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in finance, business, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in audit and risk management in the banking industry, with at least 2+ years within a management role
- Strong knowledge of banking regulations and best practices
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines
- Professional certifications such as FRM or CRM are preferred

If you meet the above requirements and are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in risk management in the banking industry, we encourage you to apply for this position. Should you not hear back within 3-5 days, please deem your application as unsuccessful at this time, we will reach out should a better suited opportunity arise!

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Are you passionate about navigating the complex landscape of financial risk assessment? Do you possess a keen eye for detail and a knack for uncovering potential pitfalls before they arise?

As a Credit Risk Consultant, you will play a pivotal role in analyzing credit data, assessing risk factors, and providing strategic recommendations to mitigate potential financial losses. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions that enhance our clients' risk management strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Conduct thorough analyses of credit data to identify potential risks and opportunities.
2. Develop predictive models and risk assessment methodologies to optimize credit decision-making processes.
3. Provide actionable insights and recommendations to clients to minimize credit losses and maximize profitability.
4. Stay abreast of industry trends and regulatory changes to ensure compliance and best practices.

1. Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, mathematics, or a related field.
2. Proven experience in credit risk analysis and modelling within the financial services industry.
3. Proficiency in statistical analysis software and programming languages (e.g., SAS, R, Python).
4. Strong analytical skills with a meticulous attention to detail.
5. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with team members and clients.

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A Leading Financial Services client requires a Credit Risk Underwriter to be responsible for the processing and underwriting of a range of applications.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Processing and underwriting of New Business and Re-advance applications; SME funding applications and EFT applications.
2. Responsible for full credit assessment.
3. Credit risk underwriting.

Minimum Requirements:

1. Matric / Grade 12.
2. Tertiary Qualification - Advanced Certificates / Diploma in Business/Finance/Accounting.
3. Must have at least 3 years credit underwriting and analysis experience within the financial services industry.
4. Computer skills - CRM systems and MS Office (advanced MS Excel) essential.

Salary Market Related

Reference : NFP015933-LLR-1

Credit Risk Manager / Senior Manager Regulatory & Financial Risk Advisory

Are you ready to accelerate your career and lead cutting-edge credit risk advisory projects in a dynamic forward-thinking environment? We are looking for an exceptional professional to join a high-impact team focused on Regulatory & Financial Risk (RFR) Credit Risk.

In this role, you'll work at the forefront of credit risk innovation, helping top-tier clients in financial services and beyond tackle critical regulatory and modelling challenges. If you have a passion for data analytics and shaping the future of credit risk in Africa, this is your chance to make a real impact.

Duties & Responsibilities

What You'll Be Doing :

• Designing, developing, calibrating, and validating IFRS 9 credit risk models
• Leading projects across regulatory and economic capital modelling, scorecards, collections, optimisation, and credit analytics
• Engaging with clients to define risk strategy, frameworks, and appetite
• Managing complex modelling assignments with both technical depth and strategic insight
• Producing insightful reports and presenting findings to senior stakeholders

What You'll Need :

• A degree in Quantitative Finance, Statistics, Actuarial Science, Financial Engineering, or similar
• 5-8 years of experience in credit risk, ideally from banking or a top-tier consultancy
• Strong technical expertise in IFRS 9, Basel II / III, PD, EAD, LGD modelling
• Proficiency in coding tools such as Python, SAS, R, VBA, or Matlab
• Retail credit risk experience (preferred)
• Excellent communication and client engagement skills

Why Join

• Exposure to high-profile clients across sectors including banking, telecoms, retail, and healthcare
• A supportive, inclusive, and hybrid work environment
• Access to continuous technical training and leadership development
• Work alongside a diverse team of statisticians, actuaries, and quants passionate about solving complex financial challenges

This is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to be part of a team that's redefining the landscape of credit risk advisory.

Ready to lead and innovate?

If you do not hear from us within two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Package & Remuneration

Market-related

Required Experience : Manager

Key Skills

Arm, Risk Management, Financial Services, Cybersecurity, COSO, PCI, Root Cause Analysis, COBIT, NIST Standards, SOX, Information Security, RMF

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : 5-8 years

Vacancy : 1

Manager: Credit Risk

The opportunity

We are currently recruiting for a Manager within our Financial Services Risk Management – Quantitative Advisory Services (QAS) team. The role will focus on credit risk. This includes credit risk modelling, credit risk model validation and the development of advanced analytical solutions for credit decisioning.

The practice focusses on financial services across banking, insurance, and corporate treasuries.

Your key responsibilities

The successful applicant will help develop and lead a team which can offer our clients advice and hands on assistance with issues such as:

• Development and validation of credit risk models (PD, LGD, EAD, ECL) under IFRS 9
• Credit impairment assessment and due diligence reviews
• Create visualisations of data and generate in-depth insights
• Review and validation of Basel internal rating-based models
• Regulatory capital modelling
• Design and review of credit risk pricing models
• Development of thought leadership material on relevant industry topics

Client responsibilities

• Participate in and, as required, lead FSRM client engagements
• Develop long-term, sustainable relationships with key client stakeholders in line with our go to market strategies and individual market development initiatives
• Develop client solutions based on a deep understanding and knowledge of clients’ business needs
• Develop informed views for clients on the implications of current and anticipated industry issues
• Generate new business sales through proactively managing key accounts, identifying new client opportunities and playing a significant role in developing and driving sales campaigns/solutions

People responsibilities

• Live the EY values
• Act as a thought leader in the field of credit risk
• Lead engagement teams and accounts
• Develop people through effectively supervising, coaching and mentoring all junior levels of staff
• Provide learning and growth opportunities to staff and encourage the potential within all staff to take on challenging opportunities
• Conduct performance reviews and contribute to performance feedback for junior levels of staff
• Contribute to people initiatives including recruiting, retaining and training FSRM professionals
• Maintain an educational program to continually develop your own personal skills

Qualifications and experience required

• Relevant Masters (MComm / MSc /MPhil) or Honours degree in quantitative field like computer science, engineering, actuarial, statistics, mathematics, or related field
• Professional qualification (CFA / FRM / PRM / FIA / FASSA) a plus
• Sound understanding of quantitative methods and the application of these to financial risk management
• Sound understanding of data science methods
• A minimum of 5 years relevant working experience

Otherskills and attributes for success

• Strong analytical skills and statistical aptitude in a modelling environment
• Experience in the development, review and validation of credit risk models (PD, LGD, EAD, ECL) under IFRS 9 and Basel internal rating-based models is a plus
• Proficient in MS office
• Proficient in SAS
• Proficient in VBA, R or Python
• Innovative, creative thinking
• Robust project management skills
• Solid presentation skills
• Effective time management
• Strong writing skills
• Initiative and enthusiasm
• Responsibility and maturity
• People skills
• Professionalism
• Confidence to be client-facing
• Above average linguistic aptitude
• Ability to work under pressure
• Flexibility to accept change and adapt

What working at EY offers

• Work for a globally integrated firm of actuarial and quantitative professionals across more than 150 countries, enabling optimised and consistent views across the globe.
• Work with and have access to industry experts, whilst gaining exposure across multiple engagements and clients in the financial services sector.
• Develop both your technical expertise and other skills such as project and stakeholder management.
• Further your continuous professional development through our in-house learning platforms as well as our external learning study policy.
• Work in a company culture that values diversity and inclusiveness, flexibility, employee wellness and corporate social responsibility.
• Receive ongoing mentoring, support and guidance to optimise your professional growth and progress your career at EY.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

It’s yours to build.

Apply now.

The purpose of this position is to supervise and regulate credit risks.

Duties include reviewing strategies, policies, procedures and practices, Conducting research and providing input to the regulatory framework and more.

Requirements :

• An Honours Degree in Accounting, Finance, Risk Management or Banking
• 5-8 years relevant work experience in financial, banking or regulatory sector
• CFA or CA(SA) or FRM is advantageous
• Knowledge of financial products and acts

If you would like to apply for this position, please send transcripts with applications.