Senior Bi Analyst - Centurion at Momentum

Role Purpose    

• The BI Analyst will gather, analyze and interpret data from various sources, extract insights in a clear, precise and actionable manner, using easily understandable representations of data for both technical and non-technical audiences , which support the development of innovative BI solutions and make recommendations for continuous improvement efforts that enable business objective.

Requirements    
Qualification

• 3-year degree in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management or Statistics Applicable technology certification (desired)

EXPERIENCE

• 5-8 years' experience as a data analyst or business systems analyst or related field (essential)
• Experience in data analysis, data modelling, business intelligence applications and visualisation tools (e.g. SQL, Qlikview, PowerBI etc)

Duties & Responsibilities    
Internal Processes

• Gather information from various sources, analyse results and interpret patterns and trends.
• Once data has been gathered and interpreted, report back what has been found in an easily accessible and accurate manner, which supports consistent and informed operational, tactical and strategic business decisions.
• Elicit business requirements and uncover business opportunities, resulting functionality and data and processes
• Understand and execute BI requirements
• Create detailed specifications for data sources, data flows, data transformations, data storage and reporting.
• Produce documentation such as source-to-target-maps, data dictionaries and data models.
• Interact and collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to identify data sources, find data definitions for master and meta data as well as formulate and implement solutions.
• Promote the use of existing enterprise and divisional data standards to enhance data quality, ensure constant compliance and adherence to data governance principles.
• Promote reusability, maintainability, reliability, and scalability in design and development of data solutions.
• Process live and confidential data according to specified guidelines.
• Evaluate changes and updates to source production systems that could impact reporting and eventually business decisions.
• Development and design of professional reports and dashboards to support various stakeholders within the company.
• Testing, debugging and reconciliation of data to source data to ensure data integrity.
• Ensure accuracy and integrity of data and its attribution to costs incurred by business.
• Communicate progress, including easily understandable representation of the data.
• Building models required for the business to guide business, including financial, decisions.
• Identify and analyse problems faced by business and propose documented BI solutions
• Influence the work method in team and department
• Identify opportunities to improve existing BI solutions
• Design BI solutions with the context of the BI Architecture
• Perform analysis for business to give them a better understanding of relevant data/trends/behaviour.
• Pro-active in suggesting for opportunities as well as making analytical observations on any aspect that would be benefical to business 

Client

• Provide authoritative expertise and advice to clients and stakeholders.
• Prepare requirements as a solution proposal executed by the BI team
• Communicate the requirements to the developers and assist in interpretation requests
• Provide support to end users to answer queries on BI products content
• Assist in training and support of BI solutions
• Build and maintain relationships with clients and internal and external stakeholders.
• Deliver on service level agreements made with clients and internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure that client expectations are managed
• Make recommendations to improve client service and fair treatment of clients within area of responsibility.
• Participate and contribute to a culture which builds rewarding relationships, facilitates feedback and provides exceptional client service.

People

• Develop and maintain productive and collaborative working relationships with peers and stakeholders.
• Positively influence and participate in change initiatives.
• Continuously develop own expertise in terms of professional, industry and legislation knowledge.
• Contribute to continuous innovation through the development, sharing and implementation of new ideas.
• Take ownership for driving career development

Competencies    

• Examining information
• Generating Ideas
• Checking Things
• Producing Output
• Team Working
• Interpreting Data
• Articulating Information
• Providing Insights