Senior Financial Business Analyst

Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Consultant

REQ 136616 – Michelle Thabethe 

Location: Sandton

Closing Date: 05 November 2024 

Job Family

Career Stream

Leadership Pipeline

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

Preferred Qualification

• SAP module certification

Minimum Experience Level

• SAP ERP

• 3-6 years experience in Financial Services Environment

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies