Manager - Performance & Strategy

Reporting Line: Chief Finance Officer

Job type: Full-time

Job Purpose

To analyse key financial performance ratio trends, providing more insights from business activities and recommending appropriate course of action.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare periodical (Daily, weekly, monthly, etc.) business reports.
• Perform revenue assurance for all products on a daily and monthly basis for both interest income and expenses.
• Prepare business, segment, and product reports as required by the business.
• Coordinate and consolidate Business weekly report preparation while providing support to the business.
• Monitor strategy initiative implementation by comparing data with the budget.
• Conduct in-depth data analysis to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies using statistical and machine learning techniques.
• Develop and implement predictive models and machine learning algorithms to extract insights for business use.
• Create data visualizations and reports for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with data engineers and IT teams to consolidate data from multiple sources, ensuring a unified dataset.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses to answer specific business questions and provide quick insights.
• Collaborate with various departments to align analytics efforts with business objectives and provide data-driven recommendations.
• Support business teams in preparing the monthly Performance Pack by providing analytics and trends for products and processes.
• Review and validate the LGD, PD, and EAD models for impairment rates before calculating ECLS on the retail book.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of the credit portfolio, focusing on NPL, impairment loss, and sectoral performance.
• Manage Data Quality relating to Credit Reference Data Lake to comply with regulations.
• Prepare analytics reports (adhoc, daily, monthly) for decision making, such as LLR, Vintage Analysis, and Rolling Rates.
• Provide expert guidance during credit portfolio audits.
• Monitor post-project implementation in line with business cases and provide performance reports to management and Board.
• Analyze key operational efficiencies, including human capital and system capacity utilization, and advise management on improvement areas.
• Support departments in preparing quarterly board reports timely as per the annual board calendar.
• Update bank scorecards quarterly for strategy tracking.
• Provide analytical data to support budgeting and strategic decision-making.
• Analyze variances between actual and budgeted costs and provide explanations for deviations.
• Ensure budgetary controls in every stage of the business operation.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Commerce, Accounting, Statistics, or related fields.
• Advanced coding skills using SAS and SQL.
• Experience with analytical software and programming (SAS, Python).
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and financial market skills.
• Proficient in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Attentive to detail and good at time management.
• Good presentation skills with a positive attitude.
• Flexible, dependable, and trustworthy with high levels of integrity.

Work Experience

• At least 5 years of banking experience, with at least 2 years in a senior managerial position.

Personal Attributes

• A structured approach to dealing with complex work environments independently.
• Ability to balance long-term and short-term requirements independently.
• Strong financial analytical, evaluation, communication, and reporting skills.
• Able to provide advice and cause/effect evaluation to support business decision-making.
• Independent and logical thinker with a focus on implementation.
• Leads by example and manages large volumes of information effectively.

Effort and Involvement

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk, working on a computer, and reviewing documents.
• Interaction, coordination, and supervision of subordinates with direct reporting relationships.

Working Conditions

• Indoor duties with meetings and engagement with internal and external stakeholders.

Performance Evaluation

• Evaluations conducted in June and December.

Application Procedure

If interested in the above position and meet the requirements indicated, send your application to recruitment2024@diamondtrust.co.tz

Deadline for receiving applications is 13th October, 2024.

NB: Successful candidates will be contacted within 14 days after the deadline of submission.

DTB is an equal opportunity employer and DOES NOT charge for applications.