Data Analytics Lead

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa BDO South Africa Full time

**Data Analytics Lead - BDO Digital Advisory**

Seniority of role: Senior Manager

**Responsibilities**:

- Define a Data Analytics strategy for Digital Advisory by developing the strategy, roadmap, and solutions for data, analytics, and associated automation.
- Help define data analytics strategies and execution for our clients.
- Provide consultative guidance for data management and governance within the company as well as for clients.
- Prioritize creation and delivery of business aligned reporting to support insight across metrics, SLA’s, capacity modelling and other business needs.
- Create scalable end user model with respect to data sourcing, tooling, training, and governance.
- Manages risk by ensuring reviews and sign offs from appropriate stakeholders.
- Works cross-functionally with client and internal technical, business, and compliance counterparts to define product release requirements and investigate production issues as they arise.
- Oversee data management, warehousing, integration, and migration; business intelligence; analytics; and delivery across advisory and technical projects.
- Examine data, processes, and technologies to determine the current state and critical problems of internal business functions and external client projects.
- Research and make recommendations for training, infrastructure, and technology to improve data use.
- Create automated data reports — including documentation, toolkits, and FAQs — to inform business units.
- Coach and lead team members on assigned business objectives and data analysis.

**Requirements**:
**Qualifications**:

- Degree in Informatics, Computer Science or similar.
- 8+ years’ experience in data analytics and business intelligence.

**Technical Skills**:

- At least 5 years in a consulting environment, with 3 years at a supervisory position.
- ETL and data preparation capabilities.
- Development, testing and implementation of analytics solutions.
- Scripting skills and experience.
- Develop innovative analytics solutions to complex data projects.
- Technical experience with one or more of the following tools: IDEA, SQL, VBA, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, or Python.
- Application of data analytics in a consulting environment (to clients).

**Behavioral Competencies**:

- Continuous learning mindset.
- Consistently delivers high quality work.
- Ability to meet deadlines (reliable and dependable).
- Displays initiative and takes accountability for delivery of own work.
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Effective interpersonal and relationship building skills.
- Strong client delivery focus.
- Sound mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others.


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