Intern: Financial Data Analyst at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

• Under supervision you will be responsible for utilising data science to deliver value to our clients and business. This includes providing statistical analysis, forecasting, predictive modelling, simulation, machine learning and optimisation to discover trends, opportunities and threats.
• Findings is shared regularly with business users in a collaborative fashion. Remains current with developments in data science technology and methodologies.

What will make you successful in this role?

• Extract, clean, and transform financial data from source systems
• Prepare and maintain financial datasets and reporting structures
• Produce scheduled and ad-hoc financial reports and dashboards
• Analyse financial data to identify trends, variances, and anomalies
• Support month-end, budgeting, and forecasting processes
• Develop dashboards using Power BI, Qlik, and Excel
• Engage with Finance stakeholders on reporting requirements
• Ensure compliance with Sanlam data governance standards

Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Finance, Accounting, Data Analytics, or related field
• 0 – 2 years relevant experience (internships acceptable)

Technical Skills

• Microsoft Excel (advanced functions and pivot tables)
• Basic SQL querying skills
• Exposure to Power BI, Qlik, or similar BI tools
• Understanding of financial reporting principles

Knowledge and Skills

• Financial Information Processing
• Reporting
• Financial Reporting
• Financial Queries and Recommendations