A client is a financial advisory and consulting firm which seeks to add to their blooming team a young goal-driven business analyst. As a Business Analyst (BA), you are joining a firm that will challenge you and invest in your professional development.  You will have an ample opportunity to help the best organizations in the country– in private, public, and social sectors to solve their most difficult problems and proffer strategic solutions. 

• Monitor all phases of business projects including managing requirements and performing analyses and tests on same.
• Analyse client requirement and prepare required documents for business processes and execution of same.
• Analyse business processes and provide consultation for functional requirement of processes.
• Prepare PowerPoint presentations for various complex ideas and prepare visual and written interpretations for business projects.
• Maintain and update documents for system and business processes.
• Prepare project plans and activities and evaluate plans for various meetings and provide consultation of process.
• Conduct complex financial analysis to examine past performance and determine present and future business performance.
• Evaluate previous budgets, expenditures, and operational efficiency together with results of overall financial analysis to develop and implement future budgets.
• Conduct financial evaluation of client businesses and communicate / present results and business recommendations that would improve the overall client business, to upper and executive-level management.

• Review existing operations, processes and procedures and recommend productivity or cost saving initiatives.

• Assist with forecasting and budget preparation.

• Provide insights to clients around financial modelling, forecasts and profitability.

• Work with systems to drive efficiency and use process re-engineering to improve and upgrade systems.
• Maintain and manage client business relationships.

• 3 years of experience as a Financial Analyst or Business Analyst in a financial Institution or management consulting.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or business administration, an MBA in Finance is preferred.
• Strong quantitative abilities including the ability to solve complex problems.
• Ability to effectively communicate accounting concepts to non-finance staff including Sales, Marketing and Operations.
• Advanced computer software skills, including Excel, other analytical tools and presentation software.
• Excellent time management skills: ability to prioritize.
• Outstanding interpersonal and influencing skills; a good team player.
• Good understanding of English with confident language fluency that confers strong (public) presentation and communication skills.
• Confident and assertive individual willing to work independently when needed, or as part of a team.

Remuneration: Competitive

Deadline for submission is Febraury 27, 2021. Interviews are on a rolling basis to this date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.