Mathew Allan
Financial services strategy, advisory, reporting and sustainability Lead
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An experienced financial services specialist with a strong background across Retail and Commercial Banking. I’ve held various client, product, system, and process roles, both as a subject matter expert and functional head. My experience includes delivering interim and target state solutions for a major South African bank, developing and implementing organisational strategies for the Retail and Commercial banking clusters.
I previously led the bank’s value reporting function, overseeing submissions to global rating agencies and reporting on Sustainable Development Goals, including climate and environmental objectives. I also initiated the group’s ISSB IFRS adoption process and managed integrated reporting in collaboration with climate risk, financial reporting, strategy, sustainability, and investor relations teams. Currently, I head the Specialist Services, Sustainability, Advisory, and Digital functions at a South African reporting and advisory firm.
Experience
- Head Specialist Services, Advisory & Sustainability (Greymatter & Finch) - October 2024 to Present
- Group Finance Specialist (Nedbank Group Value Reporting – Group Finance) - May 2023 to September 2024
- Senior Manager: Strategy (Nedbank, Retail & Commercial Banking – Strategy, Insights & Advisory HO) - July 2021 to April 2023
- Senior Strategy & Product Development Manager (Nedbank, Retail & Commercial Banking) - September 2017 to June 2021
- Regional Manager: Business Services & Head Gauteng Operations (Nedbank, Commercial Banking HO) - May 2014 to January 2017
- Area Manager: Services (Nedbank, Commercial Banking) - April 2009 to April 2014
- Various (Nedbank) - August 2002 to March 2009
Education
- Master of Business Administration (University of Witwatersrand) - 2016 to 2018
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management (University of Witwatersrand) - 2013 to 2014
- Certificate: Middle Management Development Program (University of Pretoria / Gibs) - 2012
- National Certificate in Banking & Financial Services (Milpark Business School) - 2008 to 2009
- GDE Matric Certificate with Exemption (King Edward VII School) - 1996 to 2000
