Business Analytics Manager at HF Group

Overall Job Purpose

The Business Analytics Manager will enable the Strategy and Business Performance team to develop, implement, monitor and update business performance management tools in order to track progress of business strategies and initiatives. The role therefore is critical in ensuring that the business makes data-driven decisions, has better internal collaboration, is prudent in its cost undertakings and becomes agile in its operations.

Principle Accountabilities

• Producing relevant, accurate, meaningful, timely BI reports, dashboards, and analysis based on business need, including managing the work-flow and prioritization of the team.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders, business function leaders and end users to identify and understand the business needs
• Support business units to come up with appropriate budgets during the budgeting cycle. Ensure proper cascade and reports for tracking are produced and shared.
• Prepare and moderating performance scorecards for all staff roles in the bank and ensure stipulated SLAs in their release and circulation is strictly adhered to.
• Model branch staffing needs and advise Management and Human resources of deficiencies or surplus.
• Preparation of Management reports for the various business units and holding stakeholder meeting for cascade and adoption.
• Perform regular data analysis to uncover revenue opportunities and identify income leakages on various channels in the bank.
• Developing and implementing a program of continuous improvement of BI processes through a cycle of analysis of existing systems, processes, and tools, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing high-impact changes, and getting feedback from internal and external clients.
• Spearhead and introduce relevant BI and Information Management processes, technologies and tools and ensure BI tool best practices.
• Understand Key Performance Measures and Indicators that drive company performance measurement, reporting, and analytics across functions and understand how these metrics and measures align and track against overall business strategies, goals and objectives.
• Spearhead projects run by the bank and support business units in meeting the same.
• Carry out automation of key reports and dashboards to enhance efficiency and create value.

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor Degree in Statistics, IT, Data Science, Actuarial Science or any other related field
• Master’s Degree is an added advantage.
• A minimum 3 years of business experience in Advanced Analytics is required.
• Good understanding on Relational Database Management Systems.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong Analytical skills.
• Proficiency in office suite with advanced Excel and Presentation skills using PowerPoint
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, SQL queries, or OLAP cubes is preferred.
• Knowledge and proficiency in software development using scripting using Python, Javascript, Java and other application programming languages is an added advantage.

Key Competencies and Skills

• Astute Business acumen and commercial awareness.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Experience in Data modelling.
• Working knowledge of agile methodologies.
• Good knowledge of banking systems and channels.
• Results oriented.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Analytical thinker.
• Problem solving skills.
• Good communicator.
• Self-driven and team player.