Bank Manager
OFO Code: 134601
Last checked 3 October 2026
1. Occupation identity
- OFO code
- 134601
- Occupation
- Bank Manager
- Classification
- OFO 2021
- Major group
- MANAGERS
- Unit group
- 1346 · Financial and Insurance Services Branch Managers
Official description
Financial and insurance services branch managers plan, direct, and coordinate the branches of institutions that provide financial and insurance services, such as banks, building societies, credit unions and insurance companies. They provide advice and assistance to clients on financial and insurance matters.
More official OFO detail
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with individual and business customers
- Overseeing the selection, training and performance of staff
- Monitoring credit extension decisions
- Providing advice and assistance to customers on their financial and insurance needs and with matters such as changes in law that may affect customers
- Examining, evaluating and processing loan and insurance applications
- Coordinating cooperation with other branches of the company
- Conducting financial investigations
- Overseeing the flow of cash and financial instruments, and the preparation of financial and regulatory reports
- Planning, directing and coordinating the activities of staff in the branch
- Approving or rejecting, or coordinating the approval or rejection of, lines of credit commercial, real estate and personal loans
- Managing budgets, controlling expenditure and ensuring the efficient use of resources
2. Demand status
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3. Salary evidence
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7. Industry, sector and provincial context
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10. Sources for this page
- DHET Organising Framework for Occupations (OFO 2021) · Planned
- DHET Occupations in High Demand · Planned
- Critical Skills List · Planned
- QCTO qualifications and occupational certificates · Planned
- Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey · Planned
- SETA Sector Skills Plans / hard-to-fill vacancy tables · Planned