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Senior Financial Business Analyst

Employer
Nedbank Head Office
Location
Gauteng Gauteng, Gauteng South Africa, South Africa
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Sep 13, 2024

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Job Role
Business Analyst
Sector
Finance
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Job Family

Finance

Career Stream

Accounting

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Self: Professional

Job Purpose

To perform business process analysis in order to develop new ideas using available technology to add efficiency and value add to the Nedbank Group.

Job Responsibilities

  • Build research capabilities by collating data from different sources and communicate to all stakeholders.
  • Investigate and propose enhancements which will result in improved performance.
  • Work under limited supervision in supporting the achievement of project deliverables.
  • Takes ownership in ensuring that internal customers expectations are met.
  • Keep up to date with the available technologies in the organisation.
  • Build and maintain professional relationships with all stakeholders at all levels of the organisations.
  • Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
  • Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g. Green Strategy).
  • Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank.
  • Create new innovative value by identifying technology opportunities within Nedbank.
  • Identify business problems by analysing data and reports from various sources.
  • Provide meaningful recommendations; explanations and highlights of concerns or anomalies by analysing and interrogating business processes.
  • Ensure compliance by following policies and procedures and data integrity.
  • Manage defined risks in the finance function and risk categories at targeted levels by adhering to internal and external guidelines/policies/ procedures/business rules/ compliance and governance requirements.
  • Ensure value is maintained by identifying opportunities and potential risk and addressing them.
  • Support the achievement of the business strategy; objectives and values by reviewing Nedbank and Business Unit Plan and ensuring delivered systems; process; services and solutions are aligned.
  • Identify training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from management.
  • Ensure all personal development plan activities are completed within specified timeframe.
  • Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction.
  • Maintain documentation regarding various projects, processes and operations.
  • Supporting operational financial processes defined under business as usual.
  • Maintaining training material, executing training and change management.
  • Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.


Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

  • Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees


Preferred Qualification

  • SAP module certification


Minimum Experience Level

  • SAP ERP
  • 3-6 years experience in Financial Services Environment


Technical / Professional Knowledge

  • Banking knowledge
  • Banking procedures
  • Business principles
  • Business terms and definitions
  • Business writing
  • Communication Strategies
  • Data analysis
  • Governance, Risk and Controls
  • Industry trends
  • Microsoft Office
  • Principles of project management
  • Relevant regulatory knowledge
  • Relevant software and systems knowledge
  • Research methodology
  • Decision-making process
  • Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
  • Financial Modelling


Behavioural Competencies

  • Applied Learning
  • Communication
  • Decision Making
  • Innovation
  • Work Standards
  • Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

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