Data Analyst

DVT is one of the top software development companies on the continent. Our software engineers are consulting on cutting edge applications at the top companies in South Africa, as well as consulting globally.

We're currently searching for a Data Analyst with ETL and reporting skills to compliment the existing Data stream. The Data stream is responsible for data quality, data integrity, security, audit information and producing exception reports and to produce tools and dashboards, both operational and on tabular models. The data stream also signs off on architectural design and integration into other platforms within the business and provides input into groupwide data excellence programs.

The Data Analyst will be responsible for identifying opportunities for improvement in data quality and integrity and building health check and exception reports supporting specific business questions and strategies. The data analyst with be expected to write complex data queries to investigate and solve business queries and suggest and build long term solutions to ensure better data integrity and processes over time.

The role will include occasional afterhours work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform data analyses on data to support specific data questions and provide either once off or scheduled reports to business to improve processes.
• Identify data integrity and quality gaps and propose solutions
• Ensure adequate controls are built into business processes to ensure data integrity over time
• Investigate and resolve data issues logged and raised via the support team within agreed timeframes
• Closely working with business teams, development team, vendors and testers to ensure requirements are delivered in an expected format
• Supporting the business with regards to business and process improvements
• Provides inputs into training manuals and assists with transfer of knowledge to end users and trainers
• Facilitation of meetings, workshops, etc. to gather information
• Working with key service providers to ensure business requirements, business rules and controls are documented and signed off
• Translate business requirements into solutions
• Ensure appropriate documentation is created and maintained
• Ability to perform process mapping and design
• Provide input into test plans and test cases

Behavioral Competencies:

• Meticulous attention to detail, with a commitment to follow through and follow-up
• Willingness to learn and share knowledge
• Ability to work independently and shows initiative
• Time management and organizational skills
• Resilience and the ability to adapt well under stress
• Ability to be an effective team player and pro-active individual
• Must be able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences and interact with all types of clients including technology, business, management and executive management
• Analytical, innovative and demonstrates initiative
• Good communication skills both written and verbal
• Good interpersonal and facilitation skills
• Ability to collaborate and pull information together

Minimum Requirements:

• Matric and relevant tertiary qualification
• Experience in data analyses and BI tools relevant (SQL)
• Minimum of 2 - 3 years’ experience in a data analyst, BI analyst or similar role
• Collective Investment Schemes experience is essential

Technical Competencies:

• Good understanding of the software development lifecycle, both waterfall and agile
• Solid SQL knowledge
• Solid knowledge of SSRS, SSMS and SSIS
• Strong Excel knowledge using excel formulas
• Knowledge of Power BI
• Advantageous: knowledge of ETL and working with tabular models using Dax (will be developed)
• Experience working within a fast-paced and dynamic business environment (advantageous)
• Ability to transfer knowledge to users, trainers and peers
• Ability to package and present analysis with recommendations to management and executive teams
• Strong facilitation skills for meetings, workshops and forums