Financial Business Analyst at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• The Financial Business Analyst is responsible for supporting and enhancing the organisation’s business intelligence and reporting capability, with a primary focus on the SAP Business Warehouse (BW) and Business Objects (BOBJ) platforms.
• The role combines technical expertise, financial analysis, and stakeholder engagement to deliver efficient reporting solutions, optimise system performance, and provide data-driven insights that support strategic decision-making and financial management.

Job Responsibilities

Business Intelligence & System Management

• Maintain, support, and optimise the SAP BW and Business Objects reporting environments
• Monitor system performance and proactively resolve reporting and usage inefficiencies
• Collaborate with SAP technical teams on system enhancements, upgrades, and issue resolution
• Support testing, validation, and deployment of new system functionality

Reporting & Data Analytics

• Design, develop, and maintain standardised and ad hoc financial and operational reports
• Translate business requirements into effective reporting and analytics solutions
• Perform financial and data analysis to provide actionable insights to stakeholders
• Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of reporting outputs

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across all organisational levels
• Communicate insights, solutions, and system capabilities through presentations and reports
• Provide guidance and support to users to improve report design and utilisation
• Promote the adoption and effective use of SAP BW and BOBJ within the business

Process Improvement & Data Management

• Identify and implement improvements to reporting, data processes, and system utilisation
• Ensure effective maintenance and governance of master data within SAP (CO and Loans modules)
• Recommend and implement solutions that enhance decision-making and operational efficiency
• Continuously seek opportunities to optimise business processes and add value

Project Delivery

• Support the delivery of business intelligence and finance-related projects
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to implement system enhancements and new initiatives
• Contribute to requirements gathering, solution design, and implementation activities

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
• Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree

Preferred Qualification

• Diploma or degree in Financial Management
• SAP Business Intelligence certification (BW and/or Business Objects)

Preferred Certifications

• IIBA endorsed 

Minimum Experience Level

• 3–6 years’ experience within a financial services or finance-related environment
• Proven experience working with SAP Business Warehouse (BW)
• Strong experience in SAP Business Objects (BOBJ), including Web Intelligence (Webi)
• Experience working with SAP Analysis for Microsoft Excel

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Research methodology
• BA Body Of Knowledge
• Business writing skills
• Agile Concepts
• Data and Business analysis
• Process Engineering Skills
• Global business analysis Trend
• Business Analysis Descipline , Techniques and Practices
• Microsoft Office Product

Behavioural Competencies

• Decision Making
• Building partnerships
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
• Initiating Action
• Continuous Improvement
• Customer Orientation