Financial Planning & Analysis

Financial Planning & Analysis

- Experience of having led a senior and experienced team of professionals.

- Substantial experience of banking, depth and breadth of knowledge in processes especially in the areas of Budgeting and Planning

- A business executive with strong analytical and strategic planning exposure, coupled with a thorough grasp of corporate development and finance experience.

- Ability to build design and build structured processes with relative consensus of key leaders in the wider organization.

- Ability to understand and connect to business drivers and rationale for and application of those relevant to the process. Building the analytics team further.

- A leader and a team player with the management ability and track record to secure the confidence and respect of the peers, stakeholders and the executive management team.

- Ability to culturally orient in a diverse and international team environment and lead and inspire multi-disciplinary teams.

- Effective communication skills, including experience in presenting and influencing senior management.

- Ability to work effectively under pressure, multi task, lead through ambiguities, influence where he / she does not have direct authority and deliver on responsibilities effectively.

- Leadership & coaching experience of people with / without a direct reporting relationship.

- Strategic/innovative thinking capability and balanced commercial prudence.

- Significant experience of working with senior management team and of interfacing with and influencing senior stakeholders.

- Will need to quickly establish credibility when representing the Group, presenting a positive, persuasive and professional presence, and have excellent communication, analytical and decision-making skills.

Qualification / Skills :

- Chartered Accountant or MBA with 15+ years of core finance experience in budgeting and planning for large entities for group/head office consolidations.

- Strong understanding of financial industry, specifically banking products and services

- In-depth knowledge of the drivers of businesses performance and relevant key performance measures of Banking business

- Understanding of key technologies in this area

- A strong understanding of a bank- s/large entity budget process, resource allocation guidelines and factors impacting financial planning.

- Project management skills and ability to prioritize to meet tight deadlines

- Make sound decisions (or influence making sound decisions) based on business priorities

- Comfortable dealing with incomplete information, uncertainty, change and dealing with ambiguities

- Excellent PowerPoint skills

- Excellent written and oral communication skills.

- Excellent people leadership and management skills.

- Strategic mindset and strong analytical capabilities

- Leadership skills and ability to influence others in decision making

- Relationship and stakeholder management competencies

- Creates self directed teams

- Initiative and proactive thinker