Senior Specialist, Financial Model Development

StandardBankGroup

Johannesburg, GP, South Africa permanent

Posted: March 27, 2026

Required Skills

Job Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Lead a team of financial modelling / planning specialists across the group's Africa Regions and Offshore (AR&O) portfolio  to develop fit for purpose financial planning models, apply and enhance specialist techniques and mathematical / statistical models such as time series forecasting and multivariate statistics, evaluate past and current financial performance, forecast trends, identify opportunities, anticipate risks and enable effective decision-making for Standard Bank Group. Optimise forecasting / scenario analysis capabilities and collaborate with Finance technology to define required technical architecture  for AR&O.

Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree

Field of Study: Finance and Accounting, Mathematical Sciences

Experience Required

Financial Insights & Analytics

Finance & Value Management

More than 10 years experience with enterprise wide or business unit level financial planning with focus on sensitivities of financial outcome to alternative macro- economic and financial scenarios. Practical experience in Treasury Capital Management would be essential in order to assess impact of perform scenario analysis and planning on capital and liquidity, and to ensure alignment between risk appetite and strategic plans. Practical experience in enterprise wide or business unit specific risk model development.

3-4 years: Coding experience in Python, DAX or similar required. Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud or similar would be required. Practical experience with BI (Power BI or similar) would be important.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Checking Things
• Convincing People
• Developing Expertise
• Documenting Facts
• Establishing Rapport
• Examining Information
• Exploring Possibilities
• Meeting Timescales
• Producing Output
• Taking Action
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Economic Analysis
• Financial Industry Regulatory Framework
• Quant Skills
• Research
• Risk Management

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