Financial and BI Analyst at Hollywoodbets

Responsibilities

• We have an amazing opportunity for x 6 Financial and BI Analyst Analysts based in Umhlanga, Durban. Do you think you have what it takes to be our newest Purple Star?
• The purpose of the Financial and BI Analyst role is to provide support to managers and take full ownership of assigned analytics projects, including affiliate programs and other business areas.
• Drive improvements in processes, strengthen controls, and ensure accurate reporting to support decision-making and business effectiveness. Assist senior staff in executing their responsibilities while contributing to the development of departmental analytics capabilities to meet evolving business needs.

You Bring:

• 2 years + experience in a data analysis, reporting, or BI-related role 
• Completed Matric with English and Mathematics
• Computer literate
• Own Transport.
• Strong experience with data analysis, dashboards, and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Excel).
• Proficient in SQL for data extraction and validation

Bonus To Have:

• A completed qualification or studies towards Auditing, Accounting, or Business Intelligence will be advantageous.

What You’ll Do For The Brand:

Financial Metrics/Operational Duties

• Work closely with the Accounting and Information Reporting Manager/ Group Financial Control Manager.
• Analyse and evaluate existing business processes to identify improvement opportunities and operational efficiencies.
• Collect, interpret, and analyse Affiliate Marketing data to identify system weaknesses, potential risks, and ensure the accurate representation of data provided to third parties.
• Collaborate daily with the Finance and Affiliate teams to investigate any anomalies in commission payments.
• Investigate and resolve variances identified in monthly financial and operational reports.
• Collect, interpret, and analyse data to identify system weaknesses and potential risks.
• Assist in planning and supporting the implementation of process improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with development and operational teams to test system integrations, enhancements, and new products.
• Reconcile transactional data and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Perform regular checks on system performance, reporting anomalies, and escalating issues as needed.
• Support the deployment and maintenance of operational tools and software.
• Assist in developing and maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs) for key processes.
• Identify bottlenecks or inefficiencies in operational workflows and recommend process improvements.
• Support the deployment and implementation of new software and related operational processes.
• Maintain detailed working papers and documentation to support daily operational reviews and findings.
• Prepare daily reports summarizing key observations and sign-off activities.
• Identify weaknesses in procedures, policies, and internal control frameworks and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure operational deadlines are met and processes are executed with accuracy and consistency.
• Ensure tasks and reporting are completed accurately and within required deadlines.
• Provide timely reporting of findings that may present material financial or operational risk.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives through process optimization and change management.
• Recommend enhancements to processes and controls to improve operational efficiency and mitigate company risk.

Compliance, risk and quality

• Creating, maintaining and enforcing company policies and procedures
• 100% compliance with health and safety regulations (where applicable)
• Support the Accounting and Information Reporting Manager / Group Financial Control Manger regarding the maintenance of the risk register
• Intense focus on quality with regards to communication, capturing, documentation etc
• Maintenance of department process write-ups/ system descriptions and quarterly updating
• Ensure logical saving of all work, templates, etc. monthly and yearly such that each year’s financial records can stand on their own when enquiries/ investigations/audits take place
• Produce high quality, neat, logical, succinct, easy to follow, easy to understand, formula linked work/templates/workbooks/financial models/recons - of which is substantiated by facts with no numbers in the formulas
• Ensure the above (final version) and other documents are chronologically saved/backed up.
• Summaries of the detailed daily findings on the designated software and submit a daily report to the Accounting and Information Reporting Manager / Group Financial Control Manager
• Effectively deal with internal, external, SARS, NCA and BEE auditors
• Promote declaration of all gifts and report suspicious requests to clear queries from departments responding to queries
• Promote declaration of all conflicts of interest upfront
• Promote a culture of confidentiality within the business with regards to the protection of personal information
• Promote a culture of compliance with FICA and AML regulations with regards to reporting suspicious transactions.
• Ensure all personal information of loan applicants and suppliers and other stakeholders is not shared and is maintained in a secure environment.
• Stay abreast of changes in the relevant industry and changes to relevant Acts/Regulations
• Ensure that relevant Audit Policies, Procedures, Manuals and training manuals are maintained and updated accordingly

Growth and new markets/products

• Key supplier relationship management
• Development of existing products/software
• Ensure that measures are put in place and steps are taken to achieve short term, medium-term, long-term goals
• Assist with company projects or lead company projects as allocated from time to time

What You’ll Bring To The Team:

• Good communication skills
• Strong project management and problem-solving skills.
• Strong analytical and strategic skills
• Demonstrate the ability to pay attention to details and strong presentation skills.
• Demonstrate high energy, enthusiasm and motivation in execution of work.
• Ability to take accountability
• Demonstrates an exceptional level of customer service
• Ability to coach and train
• Very driven and proactive
• Demonstrate strong administration skill

Apply Before 04/22/2026, 03:13 PM