Senior Specialist: Data Analyst at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• To provide specialist advice and support on data analyst delivery, methods and techniques; enabling the construction, maintenance and expansion of data analysis..

Job Description

• Data Capabilities: Build analytical tools to generate insights, recognize patterns and predict behavior.
• Business Partnership: Present insights/tactical plans to business areas to enable enhancements, new initiatives etc within the specific business being supported, to ultimately enable a better customer experience.
• Data Governance and Control: Ensure accuracy of Data collected and ensure Data governance required are met and adhered to.

Knowledge and Skills

• Exceptional interpersonal and team-working skills
• Ability to identify control gaps and weaknesses
• Ability to interpret the end-to-end flow of financial data
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Analytical skills
• Negotiation skills
• The ability to work in a pressured and unstructured environment and to cope with the demands of working to tight deadlines

Education and Experience

• B Degree (NQF level 7 and above)
• SAP, SQL, VBA and JIRA experience
• 3+ years in the Banking industry

Competencies

• Relating and networking
• Creating and innovating
• Analyzing
• Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
• Working with people
• Presenting and communicating information

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)