Senior Data/ Business Analyst

5 days ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Boardroom Appointments Full time R250 000 - R500 000 per year


Key purpose:

The company's Business Analyst would be responsible for bridging the gap between IT and the business using data analytics to assess processes, determine requirements, and deliver data-driven recommendations and reports to executives and stakeholders.

Duties and responsibilities:

  • Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions
  • Led ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimisation strategies
  • Conducting meetings and presentations to share ideas and findings
  • Performing requirements analysis
  • Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts
  • Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management
  • Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports
  • Working closely with clients, technicians and managerial staff
  • Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements
  • Updating, implementing and maintaining procedures
  • Prioritising initiatives based on business needs and requirements
  • Serving as a liaison between stakeholders and users
  • Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects

Qualifications and experience:

  • Relevant qualification
  • 5+ years in a Data Analytics or Data Science environment
  • 5 + years experience in data-driven projects
  • Experience in the retail sector
  • Microsoft Excel
  • PowerBi or similar
  • Project Management skills
  • Must be able to set tasks with deadlines and work towards delivering within timeframes
  • Strong cross-functional skills (matrix structure)
  • Strong communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Gaming retail/commercial experience favourable
  • Knowledge of ICASA and FBP favourable

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