Specialist: Data Analytics (Finance) (X2) Fixed Term Contract Ending March 2028 (10620) at The South African Revenue Service (SARS)

Job Purpose

• To analyse and provide expert advice with regards to data analytics to achieve business objectives.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

• Relevant Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) AND 8-10 years' experience in a similar environment, Data Analytics, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Economics, or related field of which 3-4 years  at junior specialist level.

Alternative #

• Senior Certificate (NQF 4) AND 10 years industry related experience in Data Analytics, Finance, Accounting, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Systems, Economics, or a similar environment of which 3-4 years  at junior specialist level.

Job Outputs:

Process

• Analyse and make recommendations about improvements to specialist systems, procedures and associated area's practice.
• Conduct assessments and use information to advise, make recommendations and facilitate improvement.
• Constantly monitor the integrity and quality of data and processes to identify deficiencies and facilitate improvement.
• Develop a single practice area in alignment with operational activity and procedural frameworks and ensure tactical implementation.
• Draw on own technical or professional expertise, knowledge and experience to identify and recommend tactical solutions to defined problems in practices.
• Integrate business information, compare, analyse and produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
• Note potential problems and obstacles, accumulate supporting data and initiate actions
• to prevent or overcome predicted problems as may be identified.
• Optimise goal achievement through tactical strategy implementation and optimisation of practises, processes and systems across an internal value chain.
• Plan for value-added, continuous practice and system improvements to deliver on objectives to enhance tactical implementation and excellence.
• Proactively identify interconnected problems, determine its impact and use to develop best fit alternatives, best practice implementation solutions.
• Research and support workable recommendations/solutions that meet business needs through information analysis.
• Review the effectiveness of related approaches and methodologies by conducting research, and best practice benchmarking initiatives.
• Translate top-down policy in relation to own practice area and communicate impact to relevant stakeholders.
• Undertake information gathering, research and analyse data within broad guidelines to produce accurate plans and I or recommendations for business issues.

Governance

• Develop and/or align governance and compliance policies for own practice area to identify and manage risk exposure Liability.

People

• Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
• Search for, integrate and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

Finance

• Implement and monitor financial control, management of costs and corporate governance in area of specialisation.

Client

• Participate in the specialist practice community and contribute positively to organisation knowledge management.
• Provide authoritative, specialist expertise and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Behavioural Competencies

• Accountability
• Adaptability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Commitment to Continuous Learning
• Conceptual Ability
• Expertise in Context
• Fairness and Transparency
• Honesty and Integrity
• Organisational Awareness
• Problem Solving and Analysis
• Respect
• Trust

Technical Competencies

• Business Knowledge
• Data Analytics
• Data Collection and Analysis
• Data Governance 
• Data Integrity
• Efficiency improvement
• Functional Policies and Procedures 
• Information management 
• Knowledge Management
• Reporting
• Statistical and Mathematical Analysis 
• System Thinking