Job Summary
To provide specialist advice & support in order to elicit, analyse, communicate & validate less complex req for changes to knowledge management, policies & information systems, through the execution of predefined objectives as per agreed (SOPs).
Job Description
Business Performance & Analytics Manager
Job Purpose
The role involves business performance analysis and finance business partnering to the card business (Issuing, POS Acquiring and ATM Acquiring). This is achieved by:
Providing data analysis and financial modelling support for key projects and decision making within the business.
Carrying out analysis, summarising performance and preparing presentations of financial and non-financial performance.
Providing insightful financial reporting monthly.
This role requires strong organisational, communication and analytical skills.
Key Accountabilities
Accountability:Business Performance Analysis
Preparation of end month business performance reports (P&L, Key Value Drivers, and card balance sheet)
Ad hoc requests from business leaders and portfolio managers
Collecting and packaging data into usable and user-friendly management information for the relevant teams and stakeholders in the card business
Continuously identifying opportunities to automate reports and to eliminate duplicate and manual report production
Analyzing trends within the business data to reduce risks, optimize performance of the business and inform People Function decisions.
Conducting Monthly reviews with the business for card business.
Accountability: Finance Business Partnering
Working with card business holders as a consultant in finance related matters
GL reporting, maintenance, and reconciliations
Revenue and costs accruals monthly
Card P&L Management
Accountability: Financial Control
Branch must maintain the look and feel as per the Absa bank standards.
To challenge plans to commit costs, identifying areas for cost efficiency and managing the delivery of benefits.
Support production of specific technical elements of Management Accounts including Regulatory Reporting, the provision of core ongoing accounting operations, chart of accounts, etc
To provide monthly cost performance reports to functions detailing actuals versus budget for their commentaries.
Accountability: Strategy & Planning
Undertake key elements of strategic management activity, involving the identification of how value is created, destroyed, and driven in the function.
To support the business in it MTP/STP processes
Accountability: Regulatory reporting
EIR inputs
CBK Portfolio Interest rates return (Table F
CBK NPS 02_Acquirers and Issuers
Interest rate spread
Quarterly Scheme returns
Preferred Qualification
Finance and data analysis related qualification
Preferred Experience
Data analysis, finance, business, and product management
Financial Modelling
Banking experience (particularly important for RBB Product Profitability role)
Good understanding of business strategic objectives
Part qualified/ newly qualified accountant (those training towards accounting qualifications will be considered.
Knowledge and Skills
Advanced excel
Financial modelling
Management accounting
Data analytics tools (SQL, Excel, and Power BI)
Product knowledge
Presentation and communication of complex information
Behavioural Competencies
Team player
Analysis and judgment
Proactive
Information gathering
Thoroughness
Business awareness
Persuasive
Good communication, report writing and presentation skills
Quality conscious
Adaptability
Technical Competencies
Strong Communication, Persuasion and Presentation
Project Managements
Financial Management
Performance Management
Strategy and Planning
Performance Management
Decision – making skills
PC Skills specifically using advanced Excel
