Strategic Financial Reporting & Insights Analyst

FirstRand Bank Limited; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstRand Bank Limited in South Africa is seeking an experienced analytics professional to deliver client and financial reporting that informs business decisions. You will analyse client profitability, revenue trends, product performance and key KPIs to reveal opportunities and risks.

Collaborate with Finance, Business, Product and Coverage teams to drive growth, provide analytical support, and automate reporting processes for higher quality data and faster insights.

Qualifications

• CA(SA) or Honours qualification in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• 3 to 5 years' experience in Banking and /or Financial Services, Data Analytics and Business Intelligence.
• Analytical, detail-oriented, managing demanding stakeholders, able to translate data into actionable insights.
• Ability to work with large datasets and meet tight reporting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Analyse client profitability, revenue trends, product performance, and business KPIs to identify opportunities, risks, and emerging trends.
• Develop meaningful insights and commentary to support management decision-making and business performance reviews.
• Partner with Finance, Business, Product, and Coverage teams to drive growth and provide analytical support.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting processes through automation and process optimisation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Data storytelling

Excel

Problem solving

Education

CA(SA) or Honours in Finance/Accounting/Data Analytics

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

FirstRand Bank Limited in South Africa is seeking an experienced analytics professional to deliver client and financial reporting that informs business decisions. You will analyse client profitability, revenue trends, product performance and key KPIs to reveal opportunities and risks.

Collaborate with Finance, Business, Product and Coverage teams to drive growth, provide analytical support, and automate reporting processes for higher quality data and faster insights.