Business Intelligence Business Analyst

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Job Description

The Group Finance Enablement FIT Business Intelligence Business Analyst is a well-rounded and skilled individual with a mature understanding of Data Management. By understanding and using data, solutions are designed and built to assist stakeholders with producing reports and dashboards that will enable informed business decisions. This role requires a committed, analytical individual with excellent communication skills.

Key Result Areas / Outputs:

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationship with stakeholders

• Gather and document data and reporting requirements

• Perform data profiling and analysis

• Independently or collaboratively design data models to meet business requirement

• Produce clear and comprehensive design artefacts such as data flows, source to target mappings, data models, sample reports/dashboards

• Build proof-of-concept or mock-ups to illustrate functionality and/or output

• Engage with technical team and support development process

• Test and monitor testing to ensure quality final delivery

• Build output e.g. Power BI reports and/or dashboards

• Facilitate implementation, delivery and adoption by stakeholders through training & support

• Mentor and manage junior team members

• Prepare and present regular progress updates to stakeholders

• Follow Data Management best practices, particularly ensuring Data Governance is in place

Personal effectiveness

• Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality

• Communicates clearly and timeously

• Problem solving aptitude

• Collaborates effectively with rest of team and stakeholders

• Ability to work under pressure and meet firm deadlines

• Willing and able to learn quickly and adapt to change

• Aligns to ways of working and team culture

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Experience: 5+ years working experience in the BIBA role with warehousing/power BI experience

• Qualifications: Degree or Postgraduate degree in Information Systems or related field

• Technologies: SQL, PowerBI, Data Warehousing, Tabular cubes, Microsoft Master Data Services, DAX, Exposure to AWS, data lake architecture and json would be advantageous

• Methodologies: DAMA, DCAM, Kimball

• Advantageous: Experience with Oracle ERP and EPM systems

• Advantageous: Analytical and BI experience in Human Capital, Actuarial and/or financial reporting

 

Skills

Action Planning, Analytics Software, Business Intelligence (BI) Analysis, Computer Literacy, Data Analysis, Database Reporting, Data Classification, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Data Encoding, Data Interpretations, Data Modeling, Evaluating Information, Information Retrieval, Report Review

Competencies

Business Insight

Communicates Effectively

Decision Quality

Ensures Accountability

Manages Complexity

Optimizes Work Processes

Education

NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent

Closing Date

11 October 2026 , 23:59

The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

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