Absa Group Limited (Absa or the Group), listed on the JSE Limited, is one of South Africa’s largest financial services groups offering a complete range of banking, insurance and wealth management products and services. Absa’s business is conducted primarily in South Africa. It also has equity holdings in banks in Mozambique and Tanzania and representative offices in Namibia and Nigeria. Absa is a subsidiary of Barclays Bank PLC, which has an equity interest of 55.5% in the Group.
In 2010, Absa was voted South Africa’s number one banking brand (2010 Sunday Times Top Brands Survey), the Top Retail Banking Brand (SA Icon Brands Survey for City Press and Rapport), the Best Bank (2010 Pretoria News Readers Awards), the Number One Bank for Home and Vehicle Financing (Beeld Readers Choice 2010), the Best Consumer Internet Bank in South Africa (Global Finance 2010) and the Coolest Bank, for the fifth consecutive year (2010 Sunday Times Generation Next Survey).
Absa offers career opportunities in consumer, commercial and corporate financial services roles across South Africa and parts of Africa. We provide for a wide range of career choices, including (inter alia) banking, finance, financial management, internal audit, risk management, insurance, investment services, AgriBusiness, financial engineering, actuarial services, legal services, industrial engineering, strategy and planning, HR, IT, digital channels, procurement, logistics management, marketing, sales, communications and PR.
Collaboration, partnership and teamwork is what working at Absa is all about. Working at Absa means that you will work alongside talented professionals who strive to exceed the needs of our customers. You can expect to be challenged by the work that you do thus allowing you the opportunity to grow and develop your skills set. As part of an organisation that puts the customer at the centre of all that we do, you will be expected to build relationships and partner with colleagues to help deliver on the Absa vision.