This role involves supporting the Group Treasury function at Equity Bank Kenya. The Treasury Business Analyst is responsible for serving as the key liaison between various internal teams—including Country Treasurers, Sector and Segment Heads, Product Teams, Finance, IT, and Operations—to drive strategic initiatives. The core purpose is to analyze business needs, track financial performance, improve operational efficiency, and ensure adherence to compliance standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Requirement Gathering & Business Needs Analysis: Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements for new products, process improvements, and digital solutions.
- Reporting & Performance Tracking: Develop detailed reports, dashboards, and presentations to communicate financial performance, revenue growth, balance sheet structure, pricing, and other key performance indicators (KPIs) to senior management.
- Data & Balance Sheet Analysis: Analyze financial and operational data to identify patterns, product usage trends, portfolio risks, and cross-selling opportunities that support Treasury’s strategies and business decisions.
- Project Management: Support planning, execution, and reporting on commercial projects, collaborating with relevant stakeholders.
- Issue & Risk Management: Track and manage to closure of issues related to audit findings, operational risks, portfolio quality, and customer experience within the Group Commercial function.
- Operational Efficiency & Process Improvement: Identify, design, and implement initiatives to improve efficiency and effectiveness in Group Treasury functions.
- Market & Business Research: Conduct in-depth research on the target operating model for Group Treasury, industry trends, competitive landscape, and regulatory requirements to generate actionable insights that support business growth.
- Strategy Execution: Co-ordinate and deliver on KPIs for the Group treasury function.
Core Accountabilities and Deliverables
- Business Analysis & Documentation: Coordinate the delivery of comprehensive group business requirement documents, process maps, and functional specifications for Group Treasury initiatives.
- Reporting & Insights: Produce accurate and timely dashboards, performance reports, and presentations for senior management and GALCO.
- Risk & Issue Management: Facilitate the closure of Group Treasury audit findings, operational risks, and governance issues within agreed timelines.
- Process Improvement: Co-ordinate with stakeholders on the implementation of automation and workflow enhancements to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual interventions.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Maintain strong collaboration with internal teams and external partners to ensure smooth execution of Group Treasury projects.
- Compliance & Governance: Ensure adherence to Group Treasury policies, regulatory requirements, and internal control frameworks.
- Strategy Support: Assist in the execution of Group Treasury strategy.
Qualifications and Experience
Experience Requirements:
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in business analysis, ideally within the banking or financial services sector.
- Experience working in multi-country or multi-subsidiary environments is an added advantage.
- Demonstrated exposure to Treasury, risk management, finance transformation, or systems implementation projects is desirable.
- Proven ability to support strategic initiatives, analyse complex data, and provide actionable insights.
Academic Qualifications and Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or a related field.
- Professional certifications such as CA, CFA, CIMA-CGMA, FRM, ACI or similar qualifications will be an added advantage.
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