Specialist: Intelligence MI/BI & Insights at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

Responsible for identifying and executing on continuous improvement opportunities, reporting and updating the knowledge management system. 

• Oversees and conducts the conversion of data into insights that will lead to informed business decisions. Works directly with stakeholders within the assigned departments. 
• The MI/BI Analyst will have to handle multiple simultaneous tasks, prioritize work, and remain functional under pressure, and aggressive timelines. Skilled in programming (Data querying). 
• Stakeholder, Data warehousing and Reporting engagements, which translates stakeholders information needs to data sourcing and display/communication. 
• Optimize suboptimal existing reporting processes.

Job Description

Key accountabilities

• Analytics - Analyze the credit risk data to support the various risk strategy teams in the day to day reporting needs using SAS Enterprise Guide, Advanced Excel and Visualisation tools and any tool that may be identified for analysis from time to time.  A basic understanding of interaction with warehouses (SQL, Hadoop or /and Teradata).
• Insights - Development of sustainable BI solutions to address business needs, and identify opportunities to improve processes with technology solutions and identify development needs in order to improve and streamline operations.
• Networking - Build and maintain relationships within relevant business units by creating an understanding of their requirements and gather feedback.  Liaise with stakeholders and keep them updated on progress of the development of requirements.  Communicates data driven insights to business analyst and/or business stakeholders.  Responds timeously and professionally to ad hoc business requests
• Resourcefulness - ability to find efficient and innovative ways to overcome challenges. Ability to adapt and solve problems creatively and is highly self motivated/driven.

Preferred Education

• Bachelor Degree in Business, Commerce and Management Studies and/or Computer sciences, Information Management and/or BMI

Required Skills

• Understanding of basic data warehousing concepts (Querying, table relationships etc.)
• Analytical tools e.g. High level of proficiency and expertise in using the SAS (Statistical Analysis System) software including Batch mode, SAS macro variables, and Power BI etc.
• SQL, CA Workload Automation (WADE), 
• Microsoft Suite (Excel, Power Point etc.)
• Systematic Reasoning
• Analytical thinking  
• Interpretation of analytic results and translating them into management information

Education

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