Business Performance & Analytics Manager

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Job Summary

• Contribute to the understanding and challenge of business performance and to support the Business Partner community by:
• Providing data analysis and financial modelling support for key projects and decision making within the business.
• Carrying out analysis, summarizing performance and preparing presentations of financial and non-financial performance.
• Providing insightful financial reporting monthly including risks and opportunities.
• This requires strong organizational, communication and analytical skills.

• Produce, interpret, and provide commentary on the financial performance of Absa Bank Kenya.  Information is provided to numerous business stakeholders including the Branch leadership, Country Management Committee (CMC), Absa Bank Kenya Board, and Africa Regions management
• Build knowledge of, and contacts in, the business and support functions of Absa Bank Kenya.  This will help provide more informed interpretation of financials, identification of trends and also allow challenge back to the business where appropriate
• Supervise production and aggregation of financial forecasts.  This will include acting as the business liaison to one or more business areas
• Review project business cases to ensure that proposed investment provides value for money.  Provide challenge back to the business where appropriate
• Carry out “what if” analysis for the business in order to assess the benefits of new products, investments or strategies
• Critically review output to ensure that it is a sufficient standard in terms of both presentation and accuracy.  Continuously review processes and deliverables to find more efficient means of production and more effective means of presentation
• Review market and competitor information to provide analysis to senior stakeholders that will assist in strategy development
• Answer technical queries on the production of financials
• Provide ad hoc analysis and management information in a timely manner
• To support the business - in the production of specific technical elements of Management Accounts including Regulatory Reporting, the provision of core ongoing accounting operations, chart of values etc.
• To provide an updated annual/half yearly forecast of performance against budget.
• To produce reports that enables Business Partners to identify options for improved cost efficiency and reduction.
• Carry out monthly financial reporting to the regional office in South Africa.

• To help produce the financial business case for all investment projects undertaken by your business and to monitor benefits by gathering data and calculating costs, benefits, and returns.
• To provide support and analysis on a range of technical issues in connection with the Financial and Management Accounts e.g., variance/trend analysis (actuals v budget) makeup of specific costs etc.
• Conduct Post Implementation reviews to assess the success of bank projects for presentation of findings to the Country Management Committee (CMC).

• 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.

• 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 MTP/STP processes

• Take responsibility for personal performance development, training and career development plans and ensure they are relevant and progressed.
• Actively contribute to both immediate team and relevant customer contacts.

• Bachelor’s degree and Professional Qualifications: Financial Sciences (Required).

• Knowledge of Absa accounting policies and procedures.
• Good understanding of business strategic objectives.
• Good understanding of business processes and activities and the underlying cost driver
• Part qualified/ newly qualified accountant (those training towards accounting qualifications will be considered)
• Proven experience of working in a financially focused role
• Financial Modelling
• Banking experience (particularly important for RBB Product Profitability role)

• An ability to acquire skills quickly to interrogate systems e.g., TM1.
• Good communication skills, particularly the ability to summarize large amounts of data and present in a concise and readily understood format.
• Ability to communicate complex financial analysis to non-financial people

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