OMF Junior Data Analyst

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Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

Old Mutual Finance was established in 2008 to provide unsecured lending products and services to the SA market. The business started with a staff compliment of 34 and has since grown to over 3000 staff with more than 300 branches nationally. Within our branches we offer insurance, lending products as well as servicing. 

Old Mutual Finance is currently seeking to hire a Data Analyst. The successful incumbent will report to the OMF Senior Data Analyst and will be expected to:

• Create reports and build dashboards that enable users to make data-led decisions and track key business outcomes. This includes maintenance of existing reports and the automation of recurring reports.
• Analyse and make recommendations based on data to inform and develop business strategy.
• Provide ongoing support to users to ensure successful adoption and troubleshooting of the solutions developed. Support users through their UAT processes, including testing and documentation of the solution developed.
• Prioritise and work autonomously, yet collaboratively, when needed.
• Contribute to the BI strategy and develop and maintain sound knowledge of the Old Mutual Finance business, vision and values.

Minimum Requirements

• Tertiary qualification essential
• 1-2 years’ experience in Data Analytics or related role preferred
• Must be proficient in SQL
• Other programming skills (e.g. R, Python) will be advantageous

Collect, analyse, report, and interpret data for use in the development of business strategies and tactics and in subsequent appraisal of results. OML Roles mapped to this profile are: Data Analyst.

Responsibilities

Business Requirements Identification

Collect business requirements using a variety of methods such as interviews, document analysis, workshops, and workflow analysis to express the requirements in terms of target user roles and goals, in order to garner the "why" of the requirements and the benefits of such requirements.

Data Exploration & Manipulation

Conduct research and select relevant information to enable testing, experimental adjustustment and analysis of key themes and trends using primary data sources and business intelligence tools, to perform data manipulation and descriptive data analysis.

Advanced Analytics

Support interpretation of advanced analytics data, using specialized software tools and functionalities to support business requirements.

Performance Improvement through Business Intelligence

Make recommendations to improve data and analytics systems and platforms, contributing to the continuous improvement and refinement of data and analytics strategy by performing root cause analyses.

Insights and Reporting

Contribute to the preparation of various data and analytics reports. Builds dashboards and reports to help answer business questions.

Data Architecture

Consult and educate stakeholders on methods for streamlining and standardizing data recording to ensure quality and accuracy.

Data Collection and Analysis

Collate and analyze data using preset tools, methods, and formats. Involves working independently.

Personal Capability Building

Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching; gain or maintain external professional accreditation where relevant to improve performance and fulfill personal potential. Maintain an understanding of relevant industry best practices, business acumen, and broadening of individual skills such as presentation, communication and visualisation, through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.

Skills

Competencies

Action Oriented

Collaborates

Cultivates Innovation

Customer Focus

Drives Engagement

Drives Results

Manages Ambiguity

Manages Complexity

Education

Closing Date

07 April 2025 , 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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