Strategy Analyst
Requisition: #
Title: Strategy Analyst
Closing Date: 18 September 2025
Specialist Recruiter: William Mtsweni
Job Family
Finance
Career Stream
Strategic
Leadership Pipeline
Manage Self: Technical
Job Purpose
To create and compile management and strategic reporting; that aligns to the strategic intent; through qualitative and quantitative research and analysis; and synthesis of insights into recommendations that enable sound business decisions; as per Nedbank’s Loyalty & Rewards business strategy.
Job Responsibilities
-Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank.
-Produce targeted reports/presentations that summarise findings and recommendations in order to inform senior management decision-making by collecting and analyzing data timeously.
-Solve customer needs and drive the strategy for the business by analyzing and interpreting data on strategic issues and business related challenges faced by Nedbank.
-Research and analyze queries by consulting with different stakeholders across Nedbank to deliver timeous and accurate resolutions.
-Identify various stakeholder requirements and collaborate across divisions in order to achieve common purpose.
-Assist in the creation; maintenance and coordination of team effectiveness and disciplines through collaboration with stakeholders to enhance the actions and appropriateness of execution.
-Respond timeously and professionally to a variety of adhoc business requests that have an impact across the division and organization.
-Minimize risk and enhance customer satisfaction by developing embedded reporting processes and ensuring they are aligned with Nedbank standards.
-Obtain Nedbank goals and objectives and deliver within the budget by driving processes to continuously improve internal customer satisfaction within the organization.
-Report and present effectively the key findings in an appropriate way to the audience for them to execute business decisions, supported by strong storyboarding skills.
-Support the achievement of the business strategy; objectives and values by reviewing Nedbank and Business Unit Plan and ensuring delivered systems; process; services and solutions are aligned.
-Identify training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from management.
-Ensure all personal development plan activities are completed within specified timeframe.
-Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction.
-Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g. data management processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.
-Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc).
-Participate and support corporate responsibility initiatives for the achievement of business strategy (e.g. Green Strategy).
Essential Qualifications - NQF Level
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-Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
-Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate
Preferred Qualification
-Degree in Maths / Statistics / Computer Science or any related qualification
-Master in Business Adminstration will be an advantage
Minimum Experience Level
-3-5 years experience in Data / Statistical Analysis and Project Management in a financial environment.
-5 Years Banking experience
-3-5 years experience in Loyalty & Rewards
-Must have experience using SQL
Technical / Professional Knowledge
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-Banking procedures
-Business principles
-Business terms and definitions
-Business writing
-Communication Strategies
-Data analysis
-Industry trends
-Microsoft Office
-Principles of financial management
-Principles of project management
-Relevant software and systems knowledge
-Research methodology
-Decision-making process
-Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
-Business Acumen
-Governance, risk and controls
-Regulatory knowledge
-Banking knowledge
Behavioural Competencies
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-Applied Learning
-Communication
-Collaborating
-Work Standards
-Managing Work
-Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
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the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566
