Senior Bi Analyst (Gauteng) at Smollan

Job Summary

• To provide insightful analysis and reporting to decision makers regarding various issues related to performance management and performance measure development.
• Further, to assist with implementing process improvements, tracking performance impacts, and reporting any correlation to improvements. 

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:

Complex Data Analysis 

• Perform complex data analysis in support of ad-hoc and ongoing requests in terms of data quality 
• Develop methodologies and methods for analysing and presenting data 
• Use and support database applications and analytical tools to analyse the data quality levels 
• Research new data sources and analytical tools with the aim of improving the process and underlying data analysis 
• Using knowledge and experience to identify anomalies and inconsistencies in data and flag to relevant parties 
• Ensure that the quality of data is accurately measured, tracked and reported on
• Provision of Strategic Business Direction and Insights 
• Ensure continuous innovation on data analytics providing strategic business direction 
• Collect and analyse data and providing insights to client and the business assisting in strategic decision making 
• Building of databases to identify trends and inconsistencies, assisting in future decision making 
• Prioritize problems to ensure that the greatest business benefits are realized 
• Collaborate with numerous stakeholders for specific problems to further grasp the problem specifics 
• Collect and process/analyse data to quantify the scope, nature and severity of the problem 
• Define and evaluate options for the solution to a given prioritized problem 
• Apply business analytical skills to ensure business requirements are understood and met 
• Ensure the appropriate level of documentation and recordkeeping is kept according to prescribed requirements 
• Identify client needs with regards to data analysis and assist the business through providing valuable insights 
• Develop a business case for proposed best solution to validate business logic and overall business benefit for the proposed solution 
• Monitor the operational and functional benefits derived from the solution

Provision of Strategic Business Direction and Insights 

• Ensure continuous innovation on data analytics providing strategic business direction 
• Collect and analyse data and providing insights to client and the business assisting in strategic decision making 
• Building of databases to identify trends and inconsistencies, assisting in future decision making 
• Prioritize problems to ensure that the greatest business benefits are realized 
• Collaborate with numerous stakeholders for specific problems to further grasp the problem specifics 
• Collect and process/analyse data to quantify the scope, nature and severity of the problem 
• Define and evaluate options for the solution to a given prioritized problem 
• Apply business analytical skills to ensure business requirements are understood and met 
• Ensure the appropriate level of documentation and recordkeeping is kept according to prescribed requirements 
• Identify client needs with regards to data analysis and assist the business through providing valuable insights 
• Develop a business case for proposed best solution to validate business logic and overall business benefit for the proposed solution 
• Monitor the operational and functional benefits derived from the solution

Stakeholder and Project Management 

• Managing conflicting priorities of internal and external stakeholders 
• Managing of stakeholder expectations 
• Facilitation of workshops with internal and external stakeholders 
• Attend and present at Monthly Scorecard Meetings and provide support to internal stakeholders 
• Attend weekly meetings with senior client stakeholders and present business insights 
• Management of projects on an ad-hoc basis 
• Provide direction and learnings from projects managed 
• Ensure processes are put in place to support accurate data collection and distribution to the business for projects

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications:Diploma or Degree/NQF level 7 in Business Science
• Minimum Experience: 6-8 years’ experience in data & business analysis

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Project management skills 
• Business analysis skills 
• Process design skills 
• Knowledge of relational databases, data structure, data quality strategies 
• Analytical skills 
• Communication skills (verbal & written) 
• Data presentation skills 
• Data warehousing 
• Data modeling

Key Competencies:

• Critical Thinking
• Commercial Accumen 
• Digital Fluency
• Communication
• Collaboration 
• Emotional Maturity
• Resillience
• Organising & Coordinating
• Competitive Edge