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Duties and responsibilities

The Strategy Analyst will:

• Work with all team members across the business, to define and build the organizational and analytical processes that will drive the strategy function for Lexis Nexis South Africa.
• Execute on pillar workplans and deliver on key analyses and projects, including multiple types of market analysis, competitive analysis, internal financial analysis, financial modeling, and scenario planning
• Maintain and update strategic scorecard and other tools to assess and drive high-quality execution of business strategy
• Perform certain analyses independently, as needed

Analytical/Decision-Making Responsibilities:

• Strong analytical skills, including data analysis and problem-solving
• Supports the development of a point of view on the current state of the practice by overseeing and conducting research, interviews, and fact-based quantitative analysis
• Supports identification of key market dynamics that will impact the business over the agreed upon planning horizon
• Determine appropriate decision-making processes to answer critical question

Essential Requirements:

• Awareness of key economic and capital markets issues as well as other business trends that could impact the organisation
• General understanding of the key business and financial drivers that determine the organisation’s success
• Project management skills and experience
• Strong written and oral communication skills (including presentations) as well as listening and interpretation skills
• Advanced aptitude in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to work well in a team environment
• High degree of professionalism and integrity
• High energy and results oriented

Experience:

• Experience in a professional environment with strategy consulting experience preferred.
• Exposure to a wide range of data and analytical concepts and methodologies, including:
• Market sizing
• Competitive analysis
• Customer needs analysis / primary research
• Financial modeling and valuation
• Portfolio review (e.g. where to invest, where to divest)
• Forecasting / econometrics

Self-Management;

• Act with Integrity
• Portray act of Self confidence
• Assertiveness
• Be a Self-starter and quick learner
• Problem-solving and solutions orientated Display well organizing skills
• Ability to structure self and surrounding environment
• Strong achievement, orientation and ambition to perform on sales target
• Display Determination and tenacity values
• Bias for action
• Presentability

Qualifications:

• University/Bachelor’s degree in a related subject – e.g. Finance, Economics, etc.
• MBA advantageous