Head of Business Performance and Analytics (BP & A)

Company: Absa

Location: Absa House - ABT

Employment Type: Full time

Posted On: Posted Today

Application Deadline: April 9, 2026

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Job Summary

• To provide the senior management team with insightful knowledge of the bank’s business drivers through robust and challenging analysis.

• To provide a proactive approach to improving quality of management information and analysis.

• Act as a focal point for communication between Finance and other departments / clusters within ABT and Group Finance on budget and performance issues.

• Identify cost drivers and recommend cost control / management initiatives.

• To lead the business analytics team.

• As part of the Finance function leadership team, play a leadership role by providing insights, ideas, and technical accounting and business solutions for the betterment of the bank.

Job Description

Main Accountabilities and Approximate Time Split

Planning (40%)

• To co-ordinate preparation of ABT’s medium-term plan and budgets, including providing management with analytical support to enable them to prepare and submit quality budgets within agreed periods.

• To challenge functional budgets, thereby ensuring that they are realistic and stretching.

• To ensure capital budgets are adhered to.

• Build relationships with all budget holders at all levels.

• Ensure functional and Group cross-working in Country and with Group and Cluster Teams.

• To agree key budget assumptions and prepare the budget timetable.

• Prepare CMC and Board packs on performance assessment against set budgets.

Performance Management (50%)

• Effective presentation of detailed business performance analysis through the production of monthly management accounts.

• Support and constructively challenge monthly results, forecasts, and plans for each business line.

• Perform ad hoc analysis within set deadlines and as requested by senior management.

• Identify value-adding initiatives in conjunction with the Chief Financial Officer and other business leaders in other functions.

• Provide accurately segmented information on income, costs, and balance sheet to satisfy internal and external functional needs.

• Prepare and submit / forward MI requests from CMC members and Group Finance within agreed deadlines and ensure the information meets the highest standard.

• To prepare capital plans and review them every month to ensure that there are no violations of WRA ratios and other BOT requirements.

• Be aware of and up-to-date with all financial and commercial issues affecting the bank.

• Recommend system enhancements to strengthen financial management systems.

• Manage group reporting that falls under planning and performance management.

Staff Management (10%)

• Help team members identify strengths and weaknesses in their own skills and attributes, review their self-development plans, and ensure training and development needs are accommodated.

• Coach team members on Planning & Performance Management.

• Assess employee performance against contract. Review and input to Performance Management Reviews.

Risk and Control Objective

• Manage risk and control effectively by applying applicable risk frameworks and embedding a positive risk culture.

• Understanding of own role in the end-to-end processes in which you play a part, including applicable risks and controls.

• Adhere to Absa policies and procedures applicable to your role, demonstrating sound judgment and responsible risk management.

• Report all risk events / incidents / issues using the defined process for your business area and help to understand why these happened and how to prevent them in future.

• Proactively look for ways to improve the control environment by considering what could go wrong in the processes you operate and how errors could be prevented.

• Continuous and proactive engagement with regulatory bodies, unions where applicable.

• All mandatory training completed to deadline.

Education and Experience Required

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Taxation, Banking, Actuarial Science, or Computer Science.

• CPA (T)/ACCA Qualified Member – Qualified Certified Accountant is a must.

Knowledge & Skills and Experience Requirements: (Maximum of 6)

• Very strong computer and MI skills necessary for preparation of financial and performance presentations to senior management and Board of Directors. Advanced level skills on Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Strong analytical and diagnostic skills.

• Strong planning skills – Experience in budgeting process in organizations.

• Excellent communication skills at all levels.

• Excellent understanding of competitive activity.

• Good understanding of global and domestic economic trends.

• Ability to work to tight deadlines without compromising quality.

• Strong team player with good interpersonal, negotiation, and influencing skills. Ability to influence senior management across the business.

• Experience in the financial services environment.

• Experience in Leadership positions of not less than 3 years leading a team of two people or more and overall experience of not less than 5 years.

• Excellent Accounting knowledge.

• Flexibility and experience to work as a Financial Controller will be an added advantage.

Personal Attributes:

• Results oriented

• Strong in analysis and judgment

• Strategic approach to issues

• Information gathering

• Business awareness

• Team player

• Good communication

• Quality conscious

Knowledge of the bank’s products, services and policies required to undertake the role:

• Broad knowledge of the Bank’s financial, costing, and management accounting processes.

• Good knowledge of the bank’s products and services.

• Good knowledge of Bank’s balance sheet structure.

Other requirements specific to the role:

• Experience of working in a financially focused role.

• Experience of providing financial support and advising and influencing business management.

• Excellent analytical skills to enable financial and operational analysis and interpretation.

• Able to assimilate, interpret, and communicate complex financial analysis to non-financial people.

Training likely to assist effectiveness in the role, and which may have been completed prior to undertaking this role:

• Product / Service knowledge

• Influencing and Negotiation Skills

• Presentation Skills

• Leadership and Team Management training.

Absa Values

Our Values provide a framework for how we in Absa work together and how we serve our customers and the communities we are in:

• Trust

• Resourceful

• Stewardship

• Inclusive

• Courage

Education

Postgraduate Degrees and Professional Qualifications: Financial Sciences (Required)