Job Purpose Statement

The main purpose of the role is to use data from internal systems and the market to figure out business performance and market trends to drive performance and efficiency.

The role of Business Information Analyst is to develop, implement, maintain, and support business analysis and modelling to enable the reporting and analysis of both financial and operational information through Business Intelligence (BI) & Analytics.

The analyst interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their needs and design solutions that are acceptable and useful in achieving the bank’s strategic goals

 

Key Accountabilities (Duties and Responsibilities)

Financial        30%    

1. Interpreting data and translating it into insightful management information and provide the narrative to help stakeholders understand the significance of the information provided

2. Analyze business information to identify process improvements for increasing business efficiency and effectiveness

Internal Business Processes 40%

1. Establish and uphold standards of best practice by ensuring that the business, application, data and technology perspectives are in line with the bank’s Data Governance and Management Strategies, policies and standards

2. Define, document and assess the bank’s information needs from business, operational, compliance and regulatory perspectives.

3. Coordinating with the EDW/BODS developer and IT to create and maintain SAP Business Object Universes to facilitate availability of data for report development.

4. In depth analysis of data and reporting, presenting findings, insights and making recommendations, while also maintaining high standards of data integrity, compliance and accessibility across multiple databases and reporting systems

5. Support strategic direction of the bank’s data architecture as well as plans to meet current and long term data requirements.

6. Define and maintain the business intelligence architecture to drive analysis and reporting.

7. Provide recommendations to update current MIS to improve reporting efficiency and consistency in liaison with stakeholders.

8. Provide strong reporting and analytical information in a timely manner to support the management team.

9. Consistency of adherence to and effective application of established Business Information and Intelligence systems (polices, processes, procedures & tools) to achieve optimal efficiency.

10. Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

11. Establish and uphold standards of best practice in data governance by ensuring that high data quality exists throughout the reports and information provided.

12. Assesses data repositories for compliance with data governance policies and standards. Works with all areas of the organization to ensure data quality and integrity.

13. Manages the creation of regular progress monitoring reports.

14. Designating accountability for information quality

Customer       20%    

1. Provide guidance to project teams on all aspects of Data Management.

2. Define, articulate, and deliver information, reporting, and analytical needs of key stakeholder groups as well as analyze and prioritize needs.

3. Provide references for users by writing and maintaining user documentation, providing support and assistance as well as training users.

4. Maintains user confidence and keeping information confidential.

Learning & Growth   10%    

1. Collaboration with other members of the Department and with other relevant stakeholders across the group for the purpose of cultivating collective responsibility to achieve business goals.

2. Knowledge transfer to the Team Members and B.I. Champions and Users.

 

Ideal Job Specifications

Academic:

•          University degree in business-related studies or equivalent.

•          MBA is an added advantage

Professional:

•          Professional qualification (Prince II, CBAP, IIBA, or equivalent professional qualification)

•          Expert knowledge across multiple technology platforms, business processes, and enterprise architecture.

 

Desired work experience:

•          3 years’ experience in Business Analytics, data quality, and modelling.

•          Experience in the financial services industry or banking sector would be an added advantage.

Ideal Job competencies

 

Technical  Competencies

Analytical skills to effectively perform and/or guide on quality of information and analytics in a manner that consistently achieves high quality standards or benchmarks.

Proficiency in Excel, SQL, SAP (BOBJ/BPC), T24, and application coding skills.

Practical experience in use of relevant MS Office applications, MIS tools, and Banking Applications

 

Behavioral Competencies

Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with and manage customer expectations (internal and external), and other stakeholders who impact performance.

Self-empowerment; self -driven to enable development of open communication, teamwork and trust that are needed to support a performance and customer-service oriented culture.

Exhibit the core behavioral values of the organization.

Apply best practices for effective communication and problem-solving

 

 

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.