Posted on Tue 05th May, 2020 - hotnigerianjobs.com --- (0 comments)
First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is Nigeria's largest financial services institution by total assets and gross earnings. With more than 10 million customer accounts, FirstBank has over 750 branches providing a comprehensive range of retail and corporate financial services. The Bank has international presence through its subsidiaries, FBN Bank (UK) Limited in London and Paris, FBNBank DRC, FBNBank Ghana, FBNBank Gambia, FBNBank Guinea, FBNBank Sierra-Leone and FBNBank Senegal, as well as its Representative Offices in Johannesburg, Beijing and Abu Dhabi.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Head, Budgeting & Analytics
Ref.: 2000003D Location: Lagos
Job: FBN Gen. Job Family
Organization: Chief Financial Officer Directorate
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full Time
Grade Range - From: Deputy Manager
Grade Range - To: Senior Manager
Key Responsibilities
Coordinate the budgeting process and drive the implementation of the commercial banking group’s budget
Develop required financial models and approaches to deliver the annual plan & forecasts
Develop and implement the relevant framework, policies and processes to measure and report the Banking Group’s performance along distinct dimension: customers, segments, products, channels, etc.
Coordinate the implementation and management of balanced scorecard system
Monitor performance, viz-a-viz budget on a monthly basis and analyse the bank’s performance against competition and industry
Provide actionable insights and analytics as may be required to drive and optimize the bank’s performance
Drive budgetary control and implement cost optimization initiatives
Coordinate and maintain account mapping integrity across SBUs
Manage the MIS (Management Information System) reporting application and planning applications.
Qualifications
Education & Certifications:
First Degree in Accounting or Finance related programs with at least second class lower division.
Master's Degree / Professional certification in Accounting or Finance.
Other Degree programs will be considered, if the candidate has master’s Degree / Professional certification in Accounting or Finance.
Experience:
Candidate must have 12-15 years industry experience in management information system and decision support, budgeting and budgetary control, scorecard development and management, competitive benchmarking, and business analytics.
At least 5 years must have been in a management role. Experience in business advisory or professional Finance / Accounting would be beneficial.
Experience in consulting with major projects will be an advantage.
Key Competencies
The candidate must have:
Sound knowledge of finance, financial & management accounting, budgeting and cost control principles
Deep knowledge of Banking operations and processes, banking services / products, business processes, and performance management principles.
Ability to analyze financial and non-financial data, prepare financial performance reports, statements and projections, and be able to understand complex systems
Experience driving automation of financial reporting and performance measurement systems and proficiency in analytics tools including Microsoft Excel, Power BI, etc.
Strong interpersonal skills and adept at cross-functional collaboration
Excellent professional written and verbal communication and presentation skills, including proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office tools for presentation.
Ability to motivate teams to produce quality outputs within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects
Passion and drive for process design, implementation, and improvements
Experience and skills for change management and stakeholder engagement.