Data Analyst – Business needed at Leadway Assurance Company

Job Purpose Statement

• This role will be responsible for providing insights to all corporate businesses and retails, covering Life and General Business; and heading the data Analytics team to create various reports for the business.
• The responsibilities include conducting full lifecycle analysis to include requirements, activities, and design; will develop analysis and reporting capabilities; Will also monitor performance and quality control plans to identify improvements.
• The role holder will be a strategic member of the B2B Teams, with the following responsibilities:
• Generate and distribute accurate and timely management reports.
• Provide recommendations to update current MIS to improve reporting efficiency and consistency.
• Perform data analysis for generating reports on periodic basis (Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly).
• Provide data and reports to help the sales team.
• Keep track of sales targets.
• Keep record of sales trends.
• Provide strong reporting and analytical information support to management team.
• Generate both periodic and ad-hoc reports as needed.
• Analyse business information to identify process improvements for increasing business efficiency and effectiveness.
• Participate in cross-functional meetings to resolve recurring Business issues.
• Provide support and maintenance to existing management information systems (MIS).
• Develops MIS documentation to allow for smooth operations and easy system maintenance.
• Suggest sales process improvements.

Key Accountabilities (Duties and Responsibilities) Perspective % Weight Output

Financial 50%

• Understanding business data and able to provide insight and analysis through clear visual, written and verbal communication to bring about decision that impacts bottom line.
• Understanding the challenges faced by the sales teams and use your guidance and expertise to empower them to make data-driven decisions.

Internal business processes 30%

• Development and periodic update of MIS systems
• Necessary automations for swift reporting.

Learning and growth 20%

• Learn and understand the various product types, product categories and sub-categories as regards General Business and Life Business.
• Learn peculiarities in each subset of Life and General Business.
• Develop core management strategies as well as learn the importance of deep dives to resolve problems across sections.
• Your people management skill will be tested and improved as you engage and interact with colleagues and team leads to deliver quantifiable goals that give value.
• Learn to measure and track output and results.
• Learn and get better at automating everything.
• Stakeholder Management: key stakeholders that the position holder will need to liaise/work with, to be successful in this role.

Internal

• Head, Commercial/B2B
• Regional Directors
• Head Retail
• B2B RMs and BMs

External

• Department heads and process owners in:
  • Technical
  • Actuary
  • Operations
  • Reinsurance
  • Strategy
  • IT
  • Finance
  • HR etc.
• Decision Making Authority /Mandates/Constraints: the decisions the position holder is empowered to make
• Aside all core functions and authorities ascribed therein; decisions are subject to approval by Head, B2B. Ideal Job Specifications

Academic:

• BachelorÍs Degree or equivalent in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Management/Tech, Business Management or Statistics; from a recognized Institution.
• Relevant Certification in Data Analytics.
• MasterÍs Degree is an added advantage.

Desired work experience:

• 1-3 years’work-experience in a Data Management, Data Analyst or Business Intelligence role.