Business Analyst - Data Analytics

Job Description

*About Standard Chartered We are a leading international bank focused on helping people and companies prosper across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.To us, good performance is about much more than turning a profit. Its about showing how you embody our valued behaviours - do the right thing, better together and never settle - as well as our brand promise, Here for good.Were committed to promoting equality in the workplace and creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation. This in turn helps us to provide better support to our broad client base. Responsibilities:

• Determine operational objectives for Transaction Banking by studying business functions, gathering information, evaluating output requirements and formats.
• Improve reporting by studying current practices, redesigning and modification of reporting format.
• Construct workflow charts and diagrams, studying system capabilities, writing specifications and recommendations for adoption.
• Clear articulation and translation of business requirements, socialisation and handshakes with system / technology partners in delivering a change.
• Serve as thought leader for technical business processes, developing forward-thinking systems prototypes that promote increased efficiency and productivity on multiple levels.
• Recommend controls by identifying problems and writing improved procedures.
• Perform reviews and analyses of current processes and systems using business and operations performance metrics and reports, and proactively suggesting improvements which create sustainable business value.
• Evaluate, analyse, and communicate systems requirements on a continuing basis, and maintain systems processes, including the delivery status reports to all stakeholders.
• Conduct insightful, ad hoc analyses to investigate ongoing or one-time operational issues.
• Suggest changes to senior management using analytics to support recommendations.
• Actively participate in the implementation of approved changes.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Analytics

• Create informative, actionable and repeatable reporting that highlights relevant business trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Interpret, evaluate and interrelate data and develop integrated business analyses and projections for incorporation into strategic business decision-making.
• Provide TB business and operations insights and identify opportunities for new activities within the business.
• Drive discussions with various business and operations stakeholders to understand requirements and recommend suitable reporting approach for better consistency and data governance.
• Continuously drive to new insights into the growth of TB Analytics COE.

Business

• Support relevant stakeholders by collecting, analysing and summarising information and trends.

Regulatory & Business conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank.
• Lead the Right shoring enablement to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank s Conduct Principles: Fair Outcomes for Clients; The Right Environment.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk.
• Maintain stakeholder confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.

Project/Change Management

• Measure outcomes on Change initiatives/ program post-implementation to evaluate benefits realisation.
• Provide subject matter expert advice, guidance and support to the project managers on managing change.
• Review new business requirements and provide solutions where required.

Success Factors

• Acknowledgement from key stakeholders that the TB Analytics COE is effective and easy to do business with GBS.
• Good Voice of Business Partner / Workforce results.
• Streamlined reporting standards for TB related activities for the business and countries.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minimum 5 years working experience in data analytics or business intelligence units, preferably in consultancy or financial industry.
• Relevant experience in using data is a prerequisite.
• Strategic thinking mindset and ability to logically structure and process large amounts of data into meaningful and actionable recommendations.
• Proven influencing and perseverance skills to tailor recommendation to the needs of stakeholders and effectively engage them to obtain commitment and drive impact.
• Analytical mind with sound business insights and the ability to translate the business problems and requirements into analytics solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to proactively identify opportunities and drive results.
• Proven development of innovative and impactful systems solutions for reporting.
• Extensive experience with data visualisation.
• Experience of working in a cross functional remote global team.
• Self-motivated with can-do spirit and willing to take on new challenges and work to resolve issues.
• Ability to work under business environments with lesser clarity with an ability to drive business decisions.
• Proven ability to turn the complex into the simple, to cut through and focus on what really matters and tell simple story.
• Awareness and understanding of current technology concepts; database structure; business intelligence solutions; online versus offline solutions. Consulting experience and skill set strongly preferred
• Strong computer aptitude and ability to learn systems quickly.
• Strong attention to detail, with a quality-focused mindset.
• Strong presentation, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Time management and organisational skills.
• Excellent understanding of business metrics and performance management.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Business analysis certification (desirable).

Apply now to join the Bank for those with big career ambitions.To view information on our benefits including our flexible working please visit our career pages . We welcome conversations on flexible working.,

Keyskills :
customer relationsdocumentationdata analyticsproblem solvingproject managersbusiness analysissenior management