Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner
March 6, 2025 Abisola Oluyede
Lagos, North, South South, South West
Posted 2 months ago
Job Summary:
Act as Strategic Finance Business Partner for the various business functions, providing relevant financial & non-financial information and insights that will facilitate performance improvement. Driving the annual budget process of the bank and business unit to ensure alignment with strategic objective.

Duties & Responsibilities:
• Provide analysis and delivering insights that links the financial reports to business strategies for all the business segments.

• Initiating change that will ensure the delivery of key operational and financial targets.

• To produce regular and adhoc Financial and non-financial reports to the assigned business and provide explanations of key variances.

• Building partnerships and maintaining strong relationships with the leadership of all the business and non-business functions in the bank.

• Supporting and influencing key operational and strategic decisions in the business units and the bank.

• Prepare and render monthly performance reports with insights and analysis to the various business units to aid strategic planning and decision-making.

• Assist in the budgeting activity process by coordinating and aligning the cost and revenue inputs into the budget tool.

• Develop strategies from the monthly performance to assist business in driving revenue and reducing cost.

• Monitor and support the follow through of action points and strategies from the monthly and quarterly performance meetings.

• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Head, Finance Business Management and Corporate Planning

Key Performance Indicators:

  • Effective Planning and Coordination of Monthly & Quarterly performance review sessions of the Bank and functions.
  • Timely rendition of all relevant reports to support the business functions.
  • Good relationship with business heads and all other members of the assigned units
  • Completion of budget in line with the bank’s timetable.
Job Requirements:
  • Minimum education level – First degree with a Minimum of Second (2nd) Class Lower (Accounting/ Finance/ Economics and any other relevant finance courses).
  • Professional qualification in accounting (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CFA, CIMA etc) will be an added advantage
  • A minimum of 4 years relevant experience in Financial Control or Performance Management unit of a bank or financial institution.
Key Competency Requirements:
Knowledge
  • Good knowledge of Performance Management techniques
  • Strong Knowledge of Operations in Nigerian Banks
  • Good knowledge of Planning and control functions
  • Deep knowledge of Financial Projections and trend analytics
  • Deep understanding of Bank’s Budget preparation process
  •  Knowledge of Micro and Macroeconomics analysis

Skills/Competencies

  • Conflict management
  • Interpersonal & Team Building Skills
  • Presentation & Communication (Oral & Written)
  • Organization and Co-ordination skills
  • Financial Analytics/interpretation Skills
  • Reporting Skills
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Attention to details
  • Time Management Skills

Applications should be sent to talents@unionbankng.com

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