Head, Performance Management & Business Strategy at ACCION Microfinance Bank

Job Responsibilities

• Coordination and implementation of Board strategy decisions.
• Coordinate annual strategic planning process and corporate planning initiatives, ensuring that employees understand the details of the strategic plan and how their work connects to the corporate goals.
• Prepare annual cost/revenue budgets, communicate the agreed budgets to the responsible units, and at the time, measure the performance of all the responsible units against the agreed budgets and communicate the result to management.
• Agree to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the Executive Management Team and monitor performance based on the agreed KPIs quarterly.
• Provide the Executive Management Team with global and regional business scenarios and ad-hoc analyses as required; identify new business growth opportunities or potential operational risks; advising best options to proceed.
• Prepare the capital plan for Bank and agree on ways to achieve the plan within set timetables.

Qualification & Experiences

• Professional certification especially in ACCA or ACA
• First Degree in Finance, Economics, Accountancy or any related course with a minimum of the second class upper (2.1) or its equivalent.
• M.Sc. or MBA will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 10 years working experience in business performance management & strategy in the financial service industry especially in Microfinance/ Commercial Banks operating in Nigeria.

Key Performance:
Required Knowledge:

• The candidate must also have the ability to develop financial models and use the models to analyze business opportunities and risks.
• Candidate must have sound knowledge of the local and global financial markets with a good understanding of the micro/macro-economic dynamics and how they impact the financial services sector.