Data Analysis & Business Intelligence Specialist at Anglo American

Company Description:

When you join Anglo American- Global Shared Services, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package, but more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical training to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multinational company – and we’re still growing all the time. 

Be part of the team. The team that makes it happen

Anglo American has a portfolio of world-class mining operations. We mine, process, move and market the essential ingredients that enable a cleaner, more connected world and that meet fast growing consumer-driven demands for products from smartphones to electric cars. Our basic materials build homes, offices, railways and airports, and our diamonds fulfil people's dreams.

Job Description:

• Complying with the BI Governance new or change request in developing automated dashboards.
• Logging of new or change requests in developing automated dashboards received by stakeholders.
•  Discussion with manager to ascertain the acceptability, suitability, viability, organisational fit, sizing of workload and capacity availability of the request.
• Once agreed that the project should continue, an initial engagement is set-up with the relevant stakeholders where data availability, timelines, availability of SMEs for testing and appropriate visualisation tools are discussed and agreed.
• Establish business requirements based on new or change requests in developing automated dashboards submitted by stakeholders.
• Document business requirements based on stakeholders’ requirements established in conjunction with the stakeholders’ Subject Matter Expert in a Business Requirements Document (BRD).
• Engage with the relevant stakeholders for approval of the Business Requirements Document (BRD).
• Design and development of dashboards.
• Observe current systems and process, interacting with the appropriate teams and report on anomalies in the data.
• Analyse complex data and ability to integrate different data sources/extracts.
• Use data mining techniques to consolidate and analyse information from available data sources to support process optimisation and automation modelling.
• Use data analytics as a predictive analytical tool utilisation of tools such as R and Python.
• Gather and analyse data, using advanced statistical models and continuously learning about new ways to mine data and distil meaning out of the increasing amount of data available in GSS.
• Work with business requirements to identify and understand source data systems and identify resolutions to data issues.
•  Monitor consistency and accuracy of data collection throughout the data workflow end to end process.
• Engagements with stakeholders for input and feedback once the initial dashboard was designed and built.
• Final amendments to be made to dashboards based on feedback received from stakeholders.
• Preparation of test plans and involvement in testing and preparation of the project closure document.
• Maintain a suitable document repository for all dashboards and ensure that these folders / repositories are up to date and accessible by the relevant stakeholders.
• Perform ad-hoc data and business analysis as necessary to answer business questions and drive data-driven decision-making by stakeholders.
• Drive communication and reporting according to the requirements of internal stakeholders.
• Support projects relating to data/reporting solutions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, computer science, statistics, mathematics or related field of study or equivalent work experience
• Post graduate degree (preferable)

Knowledge and skills required:

• 5 – 7 years of relevant experience with data and analytical experience is a must
• Strong data and analytical skills
• SAC knowledge is a must
• Experience with Alteryx is preferable
• Proficiency in spreadsheet applications and advanced use of statistical applications
• Knowledge of statistical/econometric modelling
• Ability to work with multiple structured and unstructured data sources
•  Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Must enjoy working with numbers and bringing structure to complex data sheets
• Must be a detail-oriented and exhibiting creative problem-solving skills
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Experience with PowerBI is a requirement