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 the groups, teams, desks and relationship managers

• Any other responsibilities as may be assigned by Business Partner

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