Planning and Analytics – Assistant Manager

Transguard Workforce Solutions is the UAE’s leading provider of unique and innovative HR solutions. With a decade of experience in the region and a team that possesses extensive knowledge of the market, we provide a fully integrated HR solution.We are currently recruiting for an Financial Planning and Analytics – Assistant Manager for our client to be based out of their Dubai office.Job Purpose:• Perform in depth financial modelling and scenario analysis to highlight challenges and opportunities in the current changing landscape. • Develop forecasting models using statistical techniques and incorporate macroeconomic factors to forecast key KPIs and create different scenarios based on varying macroeconomic outlook • Provide sales performance analysis & MIS reporting for all RBBG sales performance evaluation o Support individual/team/branch target setting o Handle data and analytics requests from all sales channels o Streamline and automate periodic analysis or MIS • Keep track of RBBG performance against key indicators on a regular basis and keep Senior Management, Segment and Product Managers abreast of the performance overview. • Highlight any trends in the performance that requires management attention and corrective actions in terms of achieving the business unit budgets by accelerating growth or controlling cost • Keep track of progress of key strategic initiatives at RBBG level and keep the Sr. Management updated on a regular basis. Highlight the areas that require attention. • Engage in business planning and forecasting process for the business unit. • Ensure timely and accurate incentive calculation processes o Prepare regular sales tracking reports for various sales channels o Handle enquiries from frontline and internal business partners related to sales performance monitoring and incentive calculation • Provide analytical support to drive sales productivity across all distribution channels in RBBG o To evaluate the sales incentive effectiveness o To drive sales productivity o To facilitate management discussion o To support the development of control tower • Refresh the product NPVs on a quarterly basis. Highlight the trends in NPVs basis the changes in interest rates and FTP factors. Indicate if any changes are required in the product incentive structure or thresholds based on updated NPVs. • Keep track of incentive participation rates and pay out rates for all RBBG distribution channels and ensure the same are within the governance thresholds. • Work closely with all internal business partners to ensure seamless and error-free sales incentive process.Key Accountabilities• Perform financial modelling and sensitivity analysis. • Refresh and monitor product NPVs on a periodic basis. • Recommend changes to incentive structures based on profitability trends. • Produce regular sales performance reports and dashboards. • Monitor performance across channels, teams, branches, and individuals. • Support target-setting exercises. • Respond to ad hoc data and analytics requests. • Automate and streamline MIS reporting processes. EXPERIENCE & ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS: • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/ Statistics / Math/ Economics / Finance or Equivalent • Strong analytical and programming skills (e.g. SAS, SQL, Python) • Proven track record in creating propensity models/ analytics for Consumer Banking and BB products.• Proven ability to analyse business problems and translate business needs into technical solutions.• Experience with a prior focus in financial services analytics.• Ability to visualize and develop graphical presentations of data and analysis for decision support. • Experience in building dashboards in Power BI. • Ability to clearly present data-rich insights to senior management using appropriate graphics and business language, so that key messages can be actioned. • A good team player, flexible in a variety of tasks, accurate, attentive to details and having the ability to work on his/her own initiative.