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Absa Group
Absa Group
BankingFinanceFintech
Absa Group is an African financial services company operating across banking, finance, and fintech. Its business spans Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia, with additional offices and entities in China, Namibia, Nigeria, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The group also maintains technology support operations in the Czech Republic and serves its markets with an outlook that extends beyond the African continent.
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Internal Audit Manager, Strategic Risk – Johannesburg Hybrid

Lead strategic risk assurance for Absa Group, an African banking organisation. Review strategy execution, mergers and acquisitions governance, and the realisation of planned value.

ZASouth AfricaHybridFull-timeMiddleSeniorEnglish RequiredRisk

Description

  • Provide independent assurance on how the Group identifies and manages strategic risk
  • Review strategic risk frameworks, governance arrangements, risk appetite, policies, and accountability
  • Analyse strategic assumptions, scenarios, risk drivers, and strategic risk profiles
  • Evaluate management responses, monitoring, reporting, and escalation practices
  • Examine how strategy is converted into objectives, measures, targets, initiatives, enablers, and accountable ownership
  • Determine whether capital, investment, workforce, and technology decisions support strategic priorities
  • Review execution governance, performance data, dependencies, benefits tracking, and corrective action
  • Highlight execution gaps and potential value leakage
  • Review M&A strategic rationale, transaction governance, valuation assumptions, due diligence, and approval materials
  • Evaluate integration or separation plans, associated risks, dependencies, and operational readiness
  • Review synergy tracking, post-transaction performance, benefits realisation, and management actions
  • Lead risk-based reviews, supervise testing, and communicate findings and thematic insights
  • Work with senior stakeholders across Strategy, Risk, Finance, Corporate Development, and business units
  • Coordinate with business-unit audit teams and other assurance providers
  • Create assurance methodologies, risk libraries, and testing approaches focused on outcomes
  • Strengthen team capability through coaching, research, training, and knowledge sharing
  • Lead and develop a high-performing specialist team

Requirements

  • Significant experience in internal audit, strategy, strategic risk, corporate finance, M&A, transaction advisory, or business performance
  • Strong knowledge of the ERMF, risk appetite, scenario analysis, strategic planning, performance management, and benefits realisation
  • Practical experience across the M&A lifecycle, including valuation, due diligence, integration, and post-deal value realisation
  • Strong financial and commercial analysis skills, executive stakeholder engagement, and concise report-writing ability
  • A relevant degree or postgraduate qualification in accounting, finance, economics, business, strategy, or risk
  • Bachelor's degree or Advanced Diploma in Business, Commerce, or Management Studies required
  • Experience in financial services is preferred
  • CA(SA), CIA, CFA, or an equivalent professional qualification is advantageous
  • Strategic and systems thinking, commercial judgement, professional scepticism, analytical ability, executive influence, delivery leadership, and people leadership

Benefits

  • Absa Group is an equal opportunity employer
  • An inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive
  • Reasonable accommodation is available during the recruitment process
  • Preference may be given to candidates from underrepresented designated groups, including people with disabilities

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