Finance MI Analyst

About The Job Job Summary: The Finance MI Analyst will be part of the Data Analytics team with the following main accountabilities: Develop an MI framework that will support the business with robust and reliable data to aid in management decision making with the objective of maximizing profitability. Assist in developing business insights that constructively challenge the organization to refine its “where to play” and “how to win” choices to drive growth, improve profitability, and sustain competitive advantage Produce daily, weekly and monthly reports which will cover all aspects of business and performance reporting. Job Description Business Analytics Time split : 40% Applying analytics (descriptive, predictive, prescriptive) across functional reports Assist in developing business insights that constructively challenge the organization to refine its “where to play” and “how to win” choices to drive growth, improve profitability, and sustain competitive advantage Support in promoting data as a strategic asset for identifying growth opportunities as well as experimenting and testing new ideas with the aim of building new customers and revenue streams. To monitor actual performance against target and to analyse variances. Assist in the investigation of any anomalies in financial performance To understand the key drivers of income & cost and develop and report financial and other performance measures required by local management & ARO Finance to monitor profitability of major products and of individual functions. Providing input and assisting in the preparation and timely submission of Flash, Actual, MTP, STP and RAF to group. Produce periodic reports which will cover all the aspects of the product life cycle including acquisition, portfolio performance, product profitability, credit and collections performance and operational related reports Support in maintaining high quality of analysis and evaluation Analysis of competitor data and economic trends to monitor performance and identify critical areas of focus. Management Information 30% Proactively identify the MI needs of business partners and develop the necessary tools to meet these needs. Provision of MI on an ongoing basis as and when requested by group and the local team. Assist in the review of business cases for all investment projects undertaken by your business and to monitor benefits by gathering data on costs, benefits and returns. Assist in the preparation of senior management presentations and decks Ensure the integrity of Management information and support in maintaining high data quality. Assist in ensuring correct mapping of product, segment and functional P & L and balance sheet in BRAINS and all Finance systems Assist in group reporting, data and system management (TMI, SAP and other) To respond to routine and ad hoc information requests. Participate in any finance related activity as and when requested by Finance. Ensure reports are completed within the specified requirements a