Data and System Analyst at Nedbank

Job Purpose

Drive the strategic effectiveness of Group Risk reporting by enhancing the efficiency and automation of reporting processes and systems. Improve the production of high-quality consolidated reports through the investigation and implementation of advanced digital solutions, to facilitate the effective monitoring and management of the Group Risk portfolio. Ensure integration with and adoption of group information technology systems and standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Automate production of consolidated reports.

• Lead research that will enable recommendations related to system software.

• Participate in problem solving. Find suitable solutions to various business requirements. 

• Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance processes; systems and policies and support implementation of new processes; policies and systems. 

• Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses.  

• Power BI report development and support to business decisions by giving analytical and technical input into the stakeholder packs. 

• Manage production environment through building and maintaining existing applications.

• Improve and optimise code on existing systems, deploy new models and testing practices, aid business during model implementation.  

• Demonstrate understanding of business needs through collaboration with reporting team and group-wide stakenolders, to deliver on requirements. 

• Align to datamart model; data standards; metadata by collaborating with stakeholders.

• Align and continuously improve set processes by identifying innovation opportunities. 

• Support the achievement of the business strategy, objectives and values. 

• Establish a new technology understanding. Share knowledge and industry trends with team. Participate in and encourage knowledge transfer. Advise on suitable training to support skill development. Identify training courses and career progressions. 

• Understand systems software broadly. 

• MANAGE PROCESSES: Coordinate requirements of reporting team with technical resources (IT, data, digitisation). Ensure effective planning and adherence to timelines and actively manage delays. Work with technical resources to continually enhance processes around coordinating, compiling, consolidating and submitting reports.  Communicate effectively with all technical disciplines to ensure enterprise-wide integration with stakeholders. Imbed and operationalise new reporting processes/ systems. 

• DRIVE STRATEGY: Drive the strategic effectiveness of reporting and ensure best practice is followed and new approaches are researched and adopted.

• MANAGE DATA AND INFORMATION: Investigate the consolidation of data from varied sources throughout the organisation. Facilitate effective use of data sources and reporting tools. Continually enhance data processes and coordinate the automation of manual data sources. Maintain electronic archives for all documentation relating to the reports produced. 

• BUILD RELATIONSHIPS: Manage, maintain, and improve relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING: Take ownership of your role and personal development to cultivate a deeper understanding of information to better meet requirements of internal and external stakeholders.

People Specification

Preferred Qualification

• Graduate degree. Information Systems related.

Minimum Experience Level

• Min 5 or more years relevant experience.

• Technical skills and business acumen

• Business and process analysis an advantage.

Personal Attributes required

• Logical approach to problem solving 

• Meticulous attention to detail

• Collaborative working style

• Negotiation and facilitation skills

• Stress tolerance

• Service oriented

•  Innovative 

• Team player

• Tech savvy 

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Data analysis

• Governance, Risk and Controls

• Nedbank policies and procedures

• Nedbank vision and strategy

• Principles of project management

• Relevant Nedbank product knowledge

• Relevant regulatory knowledge

• Relevant software and systems knowledge

• Business writing skills

• Institute of Internal Auditors standards

Behavioural Competencies

• Applied Learning

• Collaborating

• Decision Making

• Work Standards

• Managing Work

• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills