Re-advertisement: Financial Risk And Sysytem Support

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**Job Title:** Re-advertisement: Financial Risk And Sysytem Support at Rand Water --- **Overview** This role is for a Financial Risk and System Support professional at Rand Water, a prominent South African water utility that holds the distinction of being the largest water utility in Africa. Rand Water supplies potable water to Gauteng province and other areas, drawing water from numerous sources, purifying and supplying it to industry, mining, and local municipalities, and is also involved in sanitation. The Financial Risk and System Support position is tasked with supporting the Senior Treasury Manager - Middle Office. The primary responsibilities include the identification, assessment, monitoring, and mitigation of financial risks within Rand Water’s Treasury environment. Concurrently, the role ensures the effective operation, maintenance, and enhancement of treasury systems. This position is critical for safeguarding Rand Water’s financial sustainability through robust risk analysis, regulatory compliance, quantitative modelling, and dependable treasury system support across various risk categories, including liquidity, interest rate, foreign exchange, credit, and market risks. **What you will do** Key responsibilities for this role include: * Identifying, analysing, and evaluating financial risks such as liquidity, interest rate, foreign exchange, credit, and market risks. * Monitoring local and global economic and financial market trends and assessing their impact on Treasury operations. * Assisting in the development and implementation of Treasury-specific risk mitigation strategies and policies tailored to Rand Water’s needs. * Analysing financial data and trends within the Treasury Department to identify emerging risks and recommend appropriate risk management actions. * Collaborating with other Treasury Offices to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of risk mitigation measures. * Conducting regular risk assessments, stress testing, and scenario analysis to evaluate potential adverse impacts. * Monitoring risk exposures, limits, and breaches, and reporting findings to the Senior Treasury Manager. * Supporting internal and external audits by ensuring compliance with internal controls, the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA), and other applicable regulatory requirements. * Performing quantitative analysis using financial and market data to support risk measurement and decision-making. * Maintaining and validating treasury risk models, methodologies, and scenario analysis tools. * Analysing interest rate movements, currency fluctuations, and other market indicators affecting Treasury portfolios. * Assessing and evaluating financial risks and their potential impact on investment portfolios, investment strategies, and other treasury activities. * Assisting in the preparation of risk reports, dashboards, and presentations for management decision-making. * Providing operational and technical support for treasury management systems and financial risk management systems. * Assisting with maintaining system configurations, access controls, instrument set-ups, and data integrity. * Collaborating with cross-functional teams and external vendors to enhance the functionality and efficiency of financial systems within the Treasury department. * Training Treasury users on systems, processes, and controls to ensure effective and compliant system usage. * Identifying opportunities for system optimisation, automation, and process improvement within Treasury operations. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * **Minimum Requirements:** * Bachelor’s Degree in Quantitative Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, or a related discipline. * Minimum of 3 years’ experience in financial risk management within a Treasury environment. * Proven exposure to liquidity, interest rate, foreign exchange, credit, and market risk analysis. * **Advantageous / Desirable:** * Postgraduate qualification or progress toward professional certification in finance or risk management. * Knowledge and experience within a public sector entity environment including applicable regulatory requirements (PFMA, Treasury Regulations etc). * Experience with quantitative modelling, stress testing, and scenario analysis tools. **Who should apply** The ideal candidate will be an individual with a strong foundation in financial risk management and treasury best practices, including quantitative risk modelling and scenario analysis. They should possess knowledge of financial markets, instruments, economic indicators, treasury systems, controls, and public sector financial governance frameworks. Essential skills include strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving abilities, meticulous financial and data analysis, systems troubleshooting, process optimisation, effective communication (written and verbal), and strong stakeholder engagement skills for both technical and non-technical audiences. The candidate must be able to work both independently and collaboratively within a team. In terms of attitude, applicants should demonstrate high ethical standards, a strong commitment to governance and compliance, and be results-driven with a sense of accountability. They should be proactive, inquisitive, continuously improvement-oriented, resilient and composed under pressure, capable of professional judgement and sound decision-making, and possess a strong service orientation and teamwork mindset. Candidates must meet the minimum educational and experience requirements, with advantageous qualifications and experience being a plus. **Deadline** 2026/10/15 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/re-advertisement-financial-risk-and-sysytem-support-rand-water Source: myjobmag

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