Finance BI Developer

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

Job Description

The Finance BI Developer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining business intelligence solutions that support finance and insurance processes, compliance, and decision‐making. This includes developing intuitive dashboards, data models, and reports tailored to user needs, optimizing data flows from source systems into analytics platforms, and collaborating with the Lead: Data, Insights & Reporting to embed best practices in governance and visualization. The role demands a blend of technical expertise, financial domain knowledge, and strong communication to deliver actionable insights.

The Finance BI Developer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining business intelligence solutions that support finance and insurance processes, compliance, and decision‐making. This includes developing intuitive dashboards, data models, and reports tailored to user needs, optimizing data flows from source systems into analytics platforms, and collaborating with the Lead: Data, Insights & Reporting to embed best practices in governance and visualization. The role demands a blend of technical expertise, financial domain knowledge, and strong communication to deliver actionable insights.

Main Activities of the Job:

BI Solution Development

• Design and implement Power BI dashboards (or equivalent BI tools) that present financial metrics, KPIs, and analyses in an engaging, user‐friendly manner.
• Collaborate with data engineering teams to define and optimize ETL pipelines, ensuring data accuracy and timely refreshes.

Data Modelling & Architecture

• Develop and maintain robust data models, including star/snowflake schemas, ensuring efficient querying and performance.
• Validate data across multiple sources (e.g., Data Lake, relational databases) to maintain consistency and integrity.

Reporting & Visualization

• Implement best‐practice visual design principles, ensuring that dashboards communicate insights clearly to finance, actuarial, and executive stakeholders.
• Create ad hoc and standardized reports that cater to regular finance cycles, regulatory reporting, or management insights.

Stakeholder Engagement & Support

• Liaise with finance teams to gather reporting requirements, clarify needs, and provide guidance on data availability.
• Offer user training and troubleshooting support, addressing feedback to enhance report usability and performance.

Performance Monitoring & Optimization

• Monitor report performance and data refresh cycles, identifying bottlenecks or inefficiencies.
• Optimize dataset structures, queries, or calculations to achieve fast, scalable, and reliable reporting solutions.

Continuous Improvement & Collaboration

• Participate in agile rituals (stand‐ups, retrospectives, etc.), proactively identifying areas for improvement in the BI landscape.
• Align with the Lead: Data, Insights & Reporting on data governance, standardization, and best practices across the analytics ecosystem.

Skills

Archival Management, Backup Management, Building Architecture, Categorizing Data, Computer Literacy, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Database Management Systems (DBMS), Database Reporting, Database User Interfaces and Queries, Data Classification, Data Compilation, Data Compression, Data Controls, Data Conversions, ETL tools and data pipelines, Information Retrieval, IT Testing, Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI), Oral Communications, Performance Gap Analysis, Proficiency in Power BI, SQL skills

Competencies

Education

Bachelor Of Business Science In Information Systems, Bachelor of Computer Science (BCoSc) (Required), Bachelor Of Finance

Closing Date

24 July 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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