Business Analyst

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the Finance Business Partner in budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning for various business units.
• Conduct detailed financial analysis, variance analysis, and trend reporting to inform business performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Assist in the preparation and review of monthly, quarterly, and annual management reports for senior management and regulatory bodies.
• Collaborate with business units to gather, validate, and document financial and operational data, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Identify, recommend, and track key performance indicators (KPIs) in line with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Develop business cases and financial models to support new initiatives, product launches, or strategic projects.
• Support in facilitating financial review meetings, preparing presentations and supporting documentation as needed.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, financial policies, and regulatory standards applicable to the Nigerian banking sector.
• Act as a liaison between finance, IT, risk, and other support departments to resolve issues and drive process improvements.
• Participate in special assignments and ad hoc projects as directed by the Finance Business Partner and Head of Finance.
• Identify and collate appropriate data for scorecard generation.
• Cascade the business unit’s budget to the groups, teams, desks and relationship managers.
• Prepare customer profitability analysis for RMs on request.
• Track performance effectively.
• Generate and communicate scorecards to End-Users.
• Assist in the resolution of conflicts arising from Scorecards, MIS, Expense control, Budget of these groups.
• Facilitate robust performance dialogues.
• Facilitate enlightenment/training sessions on scorecards and other Performance Initiatives.
• Maintain the Security of all Information entrusted to the staff.
• Any other responsibilities as may be assigned by Business Partner.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

• First Degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Science or Engineering.
• Master’s Degree/Professional certification in Accounting or Finance (ACA, CIBN or similar professional qualifications).

Experience

• Experience in MIS (Management Information System).
• Proficiency in Microsoft office suite and leading analytics tools, SQL, etc.
• Experience in Finance or Accounting.
• Minimum of 6 years’ relevant experience in MIS, Finance, Forecasting, budgeting or finance role.