Business and Strategy Analyst

Education

• Finance, Accounting or Actuarial Science degree from a recognised local university ACCA, CPA or Actuarial professional qualification
  
• A Master’s degree in a business-related field will be an added advantage.
  
• 3+ Years progressive financial services industry experience or management consultant firm with exposure in financial services
  
• Extensive experience in data extraction, analysis, interpretation, and reports formulation and presentation.
  
• Demonstratable ability to prepare quality reports 
  

Strategic Planning support:

• Support coordination of the annual strategic planning and review process and support Business Units plans and goal alignment with support functions.
  
• Supports the Strategic planning process by assisting in the development of models, frameworks and templates.
  
• Prepares the strategic plans for engagements with Boards, Staffs and the Center.
  

Strategic Implementation tracking and Enterprise performance management 

• Maintains a single source of organization, departmental and business unit performance data on an on-going basis as part of enterprise performance management.
  
• Prepares monthly strategic implementation reports and keeps Senior Managers informed of project direction as necessary.
  
• Support in the formulation of short-term and long-term strategic objectives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
  

Strategic Execution Support

• Supports development of relevant execution approaches and strategies to ensure high level buy-in from senior management, commitment from OM staff and follow-through on strategic commitments made.
  
• Provide ad-hoc strategic review and support issues areas for the business with strategic, operational and tactical interventions/ ‘cause correct recommendations.
  
• Support and coordinate workstreams and taskforces driving key priority areas execution and support through deep insights and reporting on milestones and next actions (maintaining and circulating regular dashboards tracker)
  

Industry, Market and Business Intelligence Review:

• Support development of a comprehensive strategic view of the insurance industry strategic landscape, including consumer trends, competitive intelligence, products reviews, and emerging industry issues on a periodic basis.
  
• Leveraging on data mining and business intelligence, identifies trends, patterns and opportunities in the current performance and collaborates with the team in review of periodic targets e.g. initiatives impact reviews and various performance metrics and customer behaviour patterns.
  

Strategic Reporting:

• Prepares business reports on a monthly and quarterly basis focused on strategic priorities for consumption by senior management, the Centre, staff briefing and the Boards.
  
• Adopt Mission Leadership Tool for all engagements on strategic execution (EXCOs, Boards, OMEA and OMAR).
  
• Lead Quarterly Staff engagement and Communications on strategy implementation and business updates.