Data Analyst

Job Description

Hello Future Data Analyst

Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.

As part of our talent team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

To understand the various data sources, how the data flows through the organization and provide expertise and support through translating business needs into tangible solutions by analyzing data, conducting root cause analysis, and recommending improvements to data pipelines, data quality, metadata, master and reference data, data access management.

Are you someone who can:

• Understand data sources and map to target systems/ solutions.
• Provide transformation rules to Data Engineers.
• Understand business rules and requirements to solve specific use cases.
• Ensure that process conforms to business objectives and complies with Group Information Architecture.
• Prepare and present findings on data analysis in written and verbal reports to key stakeholders.
• Query and connect data from disparate sources to identify areas where changes are required.
• Conduct analysis, time-series analysis, and classification models and deliver accurate and high-quality analysis (e.g. test design and analysis).
• Utilize methodologies and methods for accessing, analyzing and presenting data.
• Keep up to date with new data assets and products in order to identify new opportunities, capabilities and trends that would add value to business.
• Check accuracy of data and if it is within relevant thresholds (reasonability) and compare the new output with existing requirements.
• Analyse and recommend changes to data pipelines of existing and new initiatives with the aim of aligning these to avoid duplication in data pipelines, inconsistent mappings, etc.
• Partner with stakeholders to grasp problem specifics - collects, processes and analyses data to quantify the scope, nature and severity of the problem.
• Engage with Data teams to understand the data landscape.
• Engage and drive conversations with relevant stakeholders to unpack project and requirements.
• Evaluate options based on business requirements and provide input into viable solution based on analysis.
• Work with the relevant Data stakeholders when new data or changes to existing solutions are required and manage timelines and expectations with business.
• Identify opportunities/changes which need to apply in Data Analytics solutions (e.g., Cubes/Production reports).
• Attend relevant priority session and provide motivation to get item prioritized.
• Execute on relevant business intelligence (BI) projects / BI initiatives aligned to strategic objectives with specific performance measures and control systems to track progress under supervision and guidance.
• Extract data from various sources for the purposes of data profiling in order to create the technical BI requirements (e.g. source to target).
• Provide business with meaningful data to enable more effective decision-making.

You will be an ideal candidate if you:

• Minimum Qualification - Relevant degree/diploma
• Preferred Qualification – Relevant degree/diploma. Certifications in SQL and BI will be nice to have.
• Experience – Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar environment,      

You will have access to:

• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Challenging work environment.
• Opportunities to innovate.

We can be a match if you are: 

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough.
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.

Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!

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Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

02/02/25

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.