Business Analyst and Reporting

Mons, Belgium Deadline: 06-05-2026 Bijgewerkt: 22-04-2026 #16672

1. DUTIES / SCOPE OF WORK

The Business Analyst (BA) shall provide end-to-end business analysis, portfolio management support, budgeting assistance, forecasting, and reporting services to enable data-driven decision-making within the Directorate of CIS Support Units (DCSU).

The role is delivery-based and outcome-oriented, requiring the production of structured analytical outputs, dashboards, reports, and governance documentation.

A. Portfolio Management Duties

The Contractor shall:

  • Maintain and operate a centralized portfolio register of all active initiatives, including financial, schedule, risk, and dependency data.
  • Ensure data completeness, accuracy, and monthly reconciliation with financial systems.
  • Develop and maintain an executive portfolio dashboard providing KPIs such as:
    • Budget utilization
    • Schedule variance
    • Risk exposure
    • Prioritization indicators
  • Prepare portfolio governance review packs for senior leadership, including:
    • Portfolio status summaries
    • Risk and dependency analysis
    • Financial position and forecasts
    • Prioritization recommendations
  • Support portfolio governance boards through structured reporting inputs.

B. Annual Budgeting Duties

The Contractor shall:

  • Develop and maintain budget planning frameworks, templates, and timelines aligned with financial governance requirements.
  • Support consolidation of annual departmental budgets, ensuring:
    • Full submission compliance
    • Consistency with strategic objectives
    • Variance reconciliation and assumption documentation
  • Produce budget analysis reports, including:
    • Multi-year trend analysis (minimum 3 years)
    • Cost driver analysis
    • Scenario modelling (best / base / worst case)
    • Strategic recommendations

C. Forecasting & Financial Reporting Duties

The Contractor shall:

  • Maintain a rolling forecast model, updated monthly, integrating actuals and assumptions.
  • Perform monthly variance analysis, including:
    • Identification of deviations (cost, scope, timing, volume)
    • Root cause analysis
    • Corrective action recommendations
  • Ensure production of audit-ready financial documentation, including:
    • Methodologies
    • Business rules
    • Change logs
    • Assumption tracking

D. Reporting, Analysis & Business Intelligence Duties

The Contractor shall:

  • Gather, document, and validate business requirements for reporting and analysis.
  • Translate business needs into dashboards, reports, and analytical outputs.
  • Develop and maintain performance reporting tools, including visualization dashboards.
  • Identify key performance indicators (KPIs) and improve data visibility and usability.
  • Perform data validation and reconciliation across multiple systems.
  • Support continuous improvement of reporting structures and analytical processes.

E. Stakeholder Engagement & Governance Duties

The Contractor shall:

  • Conduct and support stakeholder workshops to capture and refine requirements.
  • Maintain requirements traceability matrices.
  • Document workshop outputs, decisions, and action logs.
  • Support implementation of a data governance framework, including:
    • Data ownership and stewardship model
    • Data quality standards and validation rules
  • Ensure compliance with defined data quality thresholds (≥95%).

2. DELIVERABLE RESPONSIBILITIES

The Contractor shall be responsible for producing the following categories of deliverables:

  • Portfolio Register & Dashboards
  • Portfolio Governance Reports
  • Budget Planning Frameworks
  • Consolidated Budget Submissions
  • Budget Analysis Reports
  • Rolling Forecast Models
  • Variance Analysis Reports
  • Audit-Ready Documentation Repositories
  • Requirements Documentation & Traceability Matrices
  • Data Governance Frameworks

All deliverables shall be accurate, version-controlled, and audit-compliant.

3. KEY REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Education & Experience

  • Higher secondary education plus:
    • Higher vocational training with 3 years relevant experience, OR
    • Secondary education with advanced vocational training and 5 years relevant experience

3.2 Certifications

  • Mandatory:
    • Project Management certification (PRINCE2 or PMP or equivalent)

3.3 Technical Skills

The Contractor shall demonstrate proficiency in:

  • Project Portfolio Management tools (e.g., ServiceNow, EBA)
  • Financial systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle)
  • Data visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau)
  • Collaboration platforms (SharePoint, Skype, Polycom)
  • Advanced Excel and reporting tools (Excel, Smartsheet, or equivalent)

3.4 Language Requirements

  • English proficiency: Level 3333 (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing)

3.5 Professional Competencies

  • Strong analytical and business analysis skills
  • Ability to translate business needs into structured reporting outputs
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines
  • Ability to work effectively in multinational team environments
  • Strong attention to detail and data accuracy
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

4. PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS

The Contractor shall ensure:

  • ≥95% deliverable timeliness compliance
  • ≥98% portfolio data completeness
  • Forecast accuracy within ±5% tolerance
  • ≥95% data quality compliance
  • Full audit traceability of all reporting outputs
  • High stakeholder satisfaction (≥85%)

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