Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on 01 / 23

MI – Management Information, Reporting and Data Analyst

The role holder will be responsible for providing core support to the business through the development and maintenance of accurate management information and the analysis of available information.

To provide valuable insights for strategic decision making and accurate information for day-to-day operational management. Developing reports and dashboards to support daily business decisions, drive growth, and ensure data-driven accuracy.

Leveraging predictive analytics to understand client behavior and guide strategic actions for advancing the business.

Responsibilities

1. Develop new reports, report formats, and standards based on identified user requirements for the business.
2. Analyze derived information to create value-add understanding of insights and opportunities presented by the data set.
3. Prepare customized reports based on identified requirements from the business at large.
4. Develop regular performance reports particularly related to the needs of the business's various systems to aid performance measurement and management.
5. Continuously identify opportunities to automate reports and eliminate duplicate and manual report production.
6. Identify new sources of data via requirements gathering and investigation.
7. Maintain all existing reports by ensuring relevance for decision making and sound data governance practice.
8. Engage with team members both daily and through standard team meetings.
9. Engage with stakeholders through formal and informal meetings to be fully involved in the development process and delivery of MI reporting solutions.
10. Source information from different data warehouses, data marts, manual systems, and online systems based on knowledge of appropriate data sources given the business requirement.
11. Collect and package data into usable and user-friendly management information for the relevant teams and stakeholders in the business.

Requirements

1. B degree in Business, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Studies, or similar with a focus on either systems or databases or equivalent NQF level 7 qualification or higher.
2. Two years' experience in a management information role.
3. Three years' experience with the use of analytical tools such as Hadoop, SAS, or MS SQL with Power BI being the most important.
4. Three years' experience in requirements gathering and documentation.
5. Knowledge and exposure to data warehouse design and business intelligence applications and information products.
6. An understanding of change management and its importance in business process transformation.
7. Experience in a multi-project environment.
8. Power BI is a must-have (3 years experience).
9. Python knowledge is required.

Skills

1. Expert understanding of business processes.
2. Expert influencing of senior stakeholders.
3. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
4. Expert influencing and negotiating skills.