Operations Analyst at PSG Konsult Ltd

An opportunity exists for a Group Operations Analyst to work within a growing financial services organisation. The successful candidate will be working alongside a small team dedicated to special projects and ad-hoc reports sitting underneath the COO and CFO of the group. The nature of the role varies considerably based on the projects that are currently underway in the business and reporting period. The candidate is required to have strong interpersonal skills since they will be interacting with senior management on a frequent basis, in addition to excellent analytical and project management skills.

Responsibilities:

Management Information

• Assist with the development of reports based on the needs of the different stakeholders in the business
• Compiling reports which include financial and non-financial information from various data sources
• Identify and investigate unusual trends and anomalies to ensure that results are a true reflection of the business
• Analysing market trends and competitor information to aid in decision making
• Liaise with divisional staff to compile relevant reports, while considering the overall Group requirements
• Working with the MIS and IT teams to develop automated solutions for the business
• Scrutinising MIS and financial information for accuracy
• Assisting with the preparation and collation of documents for regulator visits and returns

Special projects

• Assist with the development of management presentations to stakeholders
• Summarising and presenting data in a meaningful way to aid decision making
• Collating information and compiling reports for ad-hoc requests

Minimum requirements:

• Recently qualified CA(SA),
• Computer literacy; Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Completed articles
• Financial services exposure

Competencies required:

• Ability to generate reports in Excel by incorporating information from different data sources
• Good project planning skills.
• Attention to detail skills
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Delivering results and meeting management expectations
• Ability to work under pressure
• Ability to communicate and work with people
• Ability to package and communicate financial information in a clear and concise manner.
• Extremely resilient