Banking Sales Account Executive (FAIS)
ABSA Group Open · verified Oct 23, 2026 At a glance
Mid-level Account Executive role at ABSA Group. Cape Town · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Build and improve market networks that generate business across both volume and value
- Use internal and external relationships to create a dependable pipeline for growth
- Plan retail acquisition activity and turn it into broader business expansion
- Study competitors, shape deals, and use strong selling skills to win business
What you bring
- Bring at least five years in banking services, including a minimum of three years in customer relationship management
- Hold a finance, commerce, or banking degree at NQF level six, with NQF level seven preferred
- Have a FAIS-approved qualification carrying at least 120 credits, plus completed RE5 or RE1 certification
- Show financial and commercial judgment alongside proven selling ability
Who this fits
This role suits a mid-level banking account executive who can grow retail business through relationship management, prospecting, competitive insight, and deal structuring. It is based in Cape Town and is a full-time position. Absa states that employment-equity considerations apply, with preference for suitable candidates from designated groups.
From the employer
Bring your possibility to life! Define your career with us
With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary
Job Description
Utilize your 5 years’ experience within a Banking Service Industry, minimum 3 years’ experience in Customer Relationship Management to build and optimize market networks, ability to collaborate across internal and external platforms to build solid pipelines for business growth, across volume and value. Duties include Planning & growth, Driving Retail acquisition and business growth, Competitor analysis and insights, Financial/commercial acumen, strong selling skills, deal structuring and proposing, leads generation, B-degree in Finance, Commerce or Banking (NQF level 6.) NQF 7 preferred. A FAIS recognized qualification min 120 credits and RE5/1 Certificate completed.
Education
Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC)Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised
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