Finance and Value Management
Our Finance and Value Asset Management team performs traditional finance functions and actively manages the organisation's value. We are responsible for delivering clear and timely financial reports, maintaining a healthy balance sheet and a strong control environment and using digitisation to significantly improve finance processes.
In our capacity as value managers, we actively participate in setting corporate strategy and driving digital transformation. We leverage insights to guide business decisions and offer objective advice to maximise value, balancing the needs of clients and stakeholders. Our team values innovation, perseverance and continuous learning, and we foster a strong sense of purpose among our employees by recognising their achievements.
Our department areas
Business partnering
- Country and legal entity chief finance value officers (CFVO) partner with country and legal entity CEOs to deliver value.
- Business line and corporate function CFVOs partner with business line and corporate function CEOs to deliver value.
Core Finance
- Finance Operations cover finance policies and processes, finance data management, intra-group services management and Group procurement.
- Group Financial Accounting is responsible for financial controls and ensures that financial transactions within the Group meet International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
- Group Reporting and Analytics provides regular information regarding the financial and non-financial performance of the bank to internal and external stakeholders.
- Group Strategic Planning is responsible for the setting, execution and governance of the planning and forecasting processes of the Group.
Centres of specialisation
- Corporate Development is responsible for the origination and execution of strategic equity transactions for operations within the Group.
- Investor Relations manages two-way communications between the Group, shareholders, the financial community and other stakeholders.
- Treasury and Capital Management is responsible for capital and liquidity resource management for the Group and individual legal entities in compliance with local and consolidated regulations.
- Group Tax manages tax risk by providing strategic advice and ensuring legislative compliance.
Rise, grow and win with us in the following capabilities:
- IFRS
- Treasury capital management
- Tax
- Internal reporting
- Investor relations
- Financial managers
- Product control
- Costing and recoveries
- Data analytics
Personal employee benefits designed with you in mind
Personal growth is also important to us, so as a part of our team, you’ll enjoy benefits designed to help you achieve your ambitions at work and in your private capacity, both now and in the future. The exact benefits you receive will depend on the country you join us in but can include the following:
Taking care of yourself
We don’t always know where life will take us, so we have put together a range of benefits tailored specifically to help you take care of yourself and those you love:
- Wellness programmes
- Counselling and advisory services
- Life, personal accident, incapacity and funeral cover
- Permanent health insurance (PHI) cover
- Discounted rates for voluntary benefits such as spouse life cover, dread disease cover, funeral cover for parents and/or parents-in-law and medical aid gap cover
Managing your finances
We all have goals in life, and we have several ways to help make them more accessible to you with significant savings. This includes the following:
- Retirement funding
- Discounted banking products
- Transactional and investment banking products
- Home loans and vehicle finance at preferential rates
- Access to credit
- Assistance with insurance and wills
- Online share trading
- Rewards
Rewards and recognition
We believe in recognising the hard work and positive approach of our people, so we have 3 formal recognition programmes:
- Beyond Excellence
- Mark of Excellence
- Long-service Awards
A healthy balance
Your life outside work is important, so we have a leave structure which gives you plenty of time to relax, thrive and be the best you. The exact leave benefits you receive will depend on the country you join us in but can include the following:
- Vacation leave
- Additional vacation leave
- Study leave
- Parental leave
- Compassionate / Family responsibility leave
- Special discretionary leave
- Sabbatical leave
- Sick leave
- Short-term incapacity leave
- Recognition leave
- Optional unpaid leave
Please note: We don’t believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to benefits. Instead, we believe in taking a more personal approach to giving our people what they need. That’s why our benefits package can look a little different, depending on where you’re based.
Talent acquisition journey
We believe in making dreams possible and connecting the brightest talent to the meaningful opportunities they need to build their skills, ignite their ambitions and get closer to their purpose.
Apply online
You’ll discover amazing career opportunities on our website, so start exploring. You can create a profile or log in with your existing details if you’ve already got one. There, you can complete the online application form and submit it along with the supporting documents we’ve requested.
Selection process
- Shortlist: Our talent acquisition specialist and relevant hiring manager review all applications and make a shortlist of the most suitable candidates.
- Competency-based interview: If you’re shortlisted, we’ll invite you to take part in a competency-based interview.
- Assessments: If you’re successful in the interview, you’ll move on to the assessments. Depending on the role you’re applying for, you might be asked to undertake a case-study exercise, technical test and psychometric assessment, as well as any other role-specific assessment.
- Panel interview: Then you’ll proceed to the final interview stage where you’ll meet an interview panel and get to ask further questions.
Pre-employment screening
If you have been successful in the selection process, our Talent Acquisition team will get in touch to get your consent for our pre-employment screening, which includes the following:
- Identity and educational qualification verification
- Credit record and criminal record
- Outside Business Interest Declaration and Personnel Account Trading Declaration
- Sanctions screening and confirmation of current employment
Offer
Candidates with satisfactory pre-employment screening will be presented to the hiring manager by the Talent Acquisition team for final review. The most suitable candidate will be extended an employment contract and offer letter, detailing everything they’ll need to know about their new role. The recruitment process is competitive; therefore, candidates who make it to the pre-employment screening stage are not guaranteed an offer.
Onboarding
Even before you join the Standard Bank family, we want you to think of us as your home, so before you join, we'll get you off to a flying start with our onboarding experience.
