Data Analyst at Prime Meridian Direct (Pty) Ltd

About

A well established financial services company seeks to employ a Data Analyst who will engage with internal stakeholders to uncover the business problems they face and identify and implement solutions. 

Main responsibilities:

• Engaging with stakeholders within the business to uncover what business problems they face:
  • This involves understanding the relevant process flows or workings of specific functions within the company. 
  • Understanding how each team fits into the broader company picture. 
• Working closely with department managers to identify the “Value-Add” that Data Analytics can bring to move them forward towards their goals.
• Identifying solutions to the problems that creates that value for the business user.
• Implementing solutions that create value for the business user through mediums such as:
  • Visual Dashboards;
  • Forecasting/predictive models;
  • Statistical modelling;
  • Improvement of processes.
• Improving the overall data pipelines:
  • Developing data structures to enable automated data quality testing and improved data governance as well as reuseability.
• Adopting a DataOps principles-based approach to all work.
• Collaborating with team members on projects.
• Continuous researching and developing of personal technical, business and mathematical skills.

Minimum Requirements:

• Completed Tertiary Qualification in Engineering or Bachelor of Science Degree is essential with strong preference for an Honours Degree qualification.
• Analytical experience of solving business problems through analytical approaches (1 -5 years).
• Experience with SQL is a must have.
• Experience with Excel + Power BI (or other visualisation tools) + Python is an advantage.
• Good stakeholder communication skills.
• Able to apply mathematical concepts to business problems.
• Great problem solving skills.
• Experience in DataOps type environments or projects is advantageous.