Position Information:
- Department: Business Intelligence
- Designation: DATA ANALYST
- Type: Permanent with 3 months’ probation
- Salary: Market Related, please submit salary requirements on application
Reports To:
Business Intelligence Executive
Purpose of the Job:
We are seeking a keen DATA ANALYST to assist in analysis, monitoring of existing products and supporting client queries.
This role requires a proactive personality, extremely analytical mind-set, attention to detail, and excellent time management and communication skills. Generate outputs to give analytical and quantitative insights to business to make improved operational, tactical, and strategic decisions.
The role will entail, working under pressure to deliver tasks. The candidate will be responsible for managing the entire deliverable: from spec gathering, data collection, data cleaning and manipulation, analysis, and presentation to clients.
Minimum Qualifications and Desired Skills:
- Relevant IT Degree / Diploma
- Ability to handle, interpret and analyze data efficiently.
- Proficiency in T-SQL, Power BI and Excel.
- Ability to work in a high-pressure environment with a quick turnaround time to meet client expectations.
- Good communication/ presentation skills being client facing
Key Responsibilities:
- Boost effectiveness and performance, stay up to date with the newest tools, trends, and technologies.
- Extraction, cleansing, and validating of data to be used for analysis.
- Translate Business Strategies into actionable goals and execute relevant BI projects / BI initiatives aligned to strategic objectives with specific performance measures and control systems to track progress.
- Extract data from various sources and convert it into meaningful information that can enhance the effectiveness of business decisions.
- Involvement in new projects, design and develop Business Intelligence solutions in line with business requirements and service ad-hoc requests for information from clients within the required timeframe and specification.
General:
Monday – Friday 07:00 – 16:00
Hours outside the normal work week may be necessary depending on project schedule
To apply, please forward CV and covering letter explaining how your aspirations, skills and experience match the role requirements – suraya.aron@blake.co.za or complete the form on our careers page.