Head, Business Performance
Reporting to the Director Finance, the role is responsible for driving provision of financial performance strategic insights, and commentaries to business teams in delivering their annual objectives, review of new business initiatives and feasibility studies, preparation of monthly reporting packs, financial modelling and forecasting, monitor, report, analyze and advise on the resources allocation and prioritization, competitor benchmarking and analysis, performance/adherence against financial plans throughout the business cycle.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the financial modelling activity for strategic business opportunities, and initiatives using a range of modelling and scenario building tools, ensuring rigorous testing of assumptions and risks to aid high quality decision making by the business.
- Develop and implement processes for business planning, enterprise budgeting, enterprise performance monitoring and analysis, financial modelling and post investment review.
- Oversee the business planning and budgeting cycle, including budget development as well as periodic performance reviews with business unit wide reforecasting.
- Together with the business unit leaders, undertake thorough strategic and tactical commercial analysis of business opportunities and threats.
- Draw reliable and timely financial and non-financial data and information together from a range of sources and provide thorough analysis, insights and options to enable the business to make sound decisions.
- Design and deliver ad hoc performance reporting and analytics for a range of business requirements, with a focus on the key drivers of value in the enterprise.
- Building a performance management culture through implementation of robust budgets, metrics and corporate targets.
- Review of IFRS9 model outputs, impairment drivers, and translating these for insights to business teams in a non-technical manner to inform business decisions.
- Review of investment spend and operating costs for opportunities to extract cost efficient initiatives and inform return on investments.
- Ensure timely and quality board and senior management performance packs.
The Person
For the above position, the ideal candidate should meet the following requirements:
- Possess a bachelor’s degree in a business-related field from a recognized institution; a master’s degree will be an added advantage.
- Be a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
- Have a minimum of 8 years’ experience in the finance field, with management experience demonstrated in the following areas:
- Financial analysis and performance management, including advanced use of business intelligence tools such as EDWH, SQL, SAP BI, and Power BI
- Business partnering
- Stakeholder management
- Leading and managing teams across various levels of financial expertise
The above position is a demanding role for which the Bank will provide a competitive remuneration package to the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please log in to our Recruitment portl and submit your application with a detailed CV.
To be considered your application must be received by Friday 1st August 2025.
Qualified candidates with disability are encouraged to apply.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.