Business Performance Analyst

MINIMUM POSITION REQUIREMENTS

The preferred candidate will meet the following minimum criteria:

• Bachelor of Commerce (Finance or Accounting Option) or other related business Degree, Bachelor of Arts (Economics), BSC (Mathematics, Actuarial Science or Engineering).
  
• Professional qualifications: CPA 2 or ACCA
  
• Professional qualifications in financial analysis is an added advantage.
  
• At least 3 year's relevant experience in financial &/or business performance analysis and reporting. This should include specific experience in the following:
  • SQL scripting
    
  • Use of data analysis tools e.g. EDWH, SAP BI, Power BI, etc.
    

  • Cross-functional stakeholder management
    

• Support in developing individual business segments profit & loss accounts and the annual budgeting process including the consolidation of various branches, sectors, and channels.
  
• Prepare and report monthly business performance and financial forecasts.
  
• Provide effective insights and analysis to assist the assigned Business portfolio in meeting the established financial and profit objectives.
  
• Provide analytical support and analysis to the finance business partner.
  
• Analyze sales, financial, costing, and operational data and extract and define relevant information.
  
• Analysis of Products life cycle – create new products growth opportunities and evaluate existing products to advise business on plateauing and declining products for remediation.
  
• Interpret data for the purpose of determining the root causes of past figures, financial, costing, and operational performance.
  
• Maintain Key Performance Indicators & dashboard and run a central database for reporting.
  
• Generate standard, custom and or complex reports summarizing business, financial, or economic data for review and consumption by users, business managers and other relevant stakeholders.
  
• Analyze and or collate business/trend data to support recommendations for action, building of business cases and post implementation reviews of assigned business portfolio initiatives/projects.
  
• Provide timely business intelligence/analysis reports to users, business managers and other relevant stakeholders. Maintain and or circulate business information securely with due regard for confidentiality.