Business Planning Associate

About the role

The NETS Group, a payments services group enabling digital payments for merchants, consumers and banks, is hiring a Business Planning Associate in Braddell. The Business Insights & Planning function supports the Managing Director in strategic planning, execution and enterprise-wide coordination. The associate supports strategic initiatives, corporate planning and cross-functional projects, with exposure to senior leadership and a broad range of business functions.

Key responsibilities

• Support the formulation and execution of corporate strategies, business plans and KPIs, and conduct market, industry and business analyses.
• Assist in annual planning cycles, including business reviews, strategic roadmaps and performance tracking.
• Prepare management reports, business cases, strategic memoranda and Board presentation materials.
• Collect, analyse and interpret business data to derive actionable insights and recommendations.
• Track and report performance against strategic objectives, KPIs and key initiatives, and develop executive dashboards and board-quality presentations.
• Support performance reviews and planning exercises through data analysis and business intelligence.
• Identify process improvement opportunities, work with stakeholders across functions, and monitor project progress, risks, dependencies and bottlenecks.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Technology or a related discipline.
• 3 to 5 years of experience in corporate strategy, business planning, management consulting, commercial planning or related functions.
• Experience in business analysis, preparing presentations and managing cross-functional initiatives.
• Exposure to payments, banking, fintech or digital commerce is an advantage.

Required skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong proficiency in PowerPoint and Excel.