Standard Bank Group
Banking
Analyst,Business
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“Analyst, Business at Standard Bank Group. Skills: Portfolio analysis, Financial analytics, Risk management. Collate performance data. Analyse performance data”
What You'll Achieve.
Support effective execution; Enable timely decision-making; Support income growth; Support Segment Heads’ decision-making
Industry & Context.
Interpreting data
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
First Degree Business Commerce, Minimum of 6 years experience, Exposure to business analytics, Track record conducting research, Experience analysing financial metrics, Experience preparing presentations
Nice to Have
Basic understanding of the BCB strategy capability and operating environment
What You'll Do.
Collate performance data
Analyse performance data
Disseminate performance data
Support segment strategies
Drive strategic initiatives
Analyse budget performance
Manage profitability performance
Identify underperformance
Provide actionable insights
Monitor strategic deliverables
Report strategic deliverables
Produce insight-driven reports
Evaluate financial performance
Evaluate non-financial performance
Identify portfolio trends
Identify customer behaviour shifts
Identify product behaviour shifts
Identify operational bottlenecks
Identify performance gaps
Provide portfolio insights
Provide credit analytics insights
Assess credit quality
Assess customer behaviour
Assess market dynamics
Uncover revenue opportunities
Optimise portfolio composition
Optimise asset quality
Optimise risk-adjusted returns
Build internal stakeholder relationships
Coordinate cross-functional engagement
Deliver BCB value propositions
Support client growth
Increase share of wallet
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional engagement; Internal collaboration
Communication Scope
Briefing materials
Process & Methodology
Monitoring strategic initiatives, Monitoring milestones, Monitoring dependencies
Full Job Description
Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you. To provide strategic performance, portfolio, and financial analytics that support the effective execution of Commercial (Sector-driven) and Enterprise segment (tier- driven) strategies by enabling timely, data‑driven decision‑making aligned to growth, portfolio optimisation, and risk management priorities. * Collate, analyse, and disseminate relevant performance, industry, and market data to track client, sector, and market trends, using these insights to inform opportunity and the development of sustainable, fit‑for‑purpose solutions. * Support the effective delivery of segment strategies by driving aligned strategic initiatives and KPIs tailored to the needs of enterprise tiers and commercial sectors. Analyse and manage budget and profitability performance by assessing variances, forecasting outcomes, identifying underperformance, and providing actionable insights to support income growth and annual budgeting across segments. * Own the monitoring and reporting of strategic deliverables by tracking progress, risks, and dependencies; proactively escalating issues; and producing standardised, insight‑driven reports and dashboards to support Segment Heads’ decision‑making across sales activity, pipeline, profitability, budgets, and forecasts. * Evaluate financial and non‑financial performance to identify portfolio trends, customer and product behaviour shifts, operational bottlenecks, and perf
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