Data Governance Analyst at Builders

Job Description

Objective: The Data Quality Analyst will maintain global data standards and support data governance processes within SAP Systems technologies. Continuously monitors data from various external data sources against data quality rules and acceptable tolerance levels. Ensures the suitability of data for its intended purpose and reduces data remediation costs by identifying root causes of data quality issues and providing

data remediation solutions. Performs data profiling, cleansing, integration, augmentation, matching and standardization processes across the enterprise.

Functions / responsibilities:

• Data Quality oversight and Management
• Leverages intermediate data management knowledge to maintain and define data quality and metadata
• processes, participates in development of data quality rules, thresholds, and standard metrics/quality expectations for data elements that support critical business processes.
• Participates in and may lead discussions with cross-functional teams.
• Profiles data (statistical analysis and assessment of data). Documents effectiveness of data quality controls
• and metadata capture, and identifies improvement opportunities. Participates in development of best
• practices and tools based on business needs.
• Leverages intermediate knowledge to implement controls to mitigate data quality risks including monitoring
• data quality results, reports and dashboards. Ensures adherence to Enterprise data quality programs and
• standards. Ensures that the data quality corrective action plan is thoroughly documented.
• Checks and reviews failures from the compliance assessment checks, and recommend corrective action.
• Consults with Information Governance to establish criteria for data quality process "compliance
• Assessment".
• Manages ongoing metadata repository management, access requests, and proper metadata association.
• Leverages intermediate data management knowledge to assess impact of proposed changes to reference
• data, and to coordinate changes with impacted business areas.

Requirements:

• Grade 12 and relevant tertiary qualification an advantage
• Understanding of principles within data governance
• Minimum 5yrs of SAP Experience
• Knowledge of Relational Databases
• Knowledge of data migration
• Proven analysis and problem solving skills
• Ability to manage and mitigate risks
• Experience with large scale data analytics
• Experience in Logical Database design using SQL or MS Access
• Good attention to detail
• Able to think analytically to secure relevant information, identify key issues, and formulate effective decisions
• Well developed written and verbal communication
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate assertiveness and ability to influence others
• Team player
• Commercial orientation
• Problem solving skills
• Results and deadline driven
• High degree of initiative.