BUSINESS APPLICATIONS | DATA ANALYST - Claremont/Newlands, Cape Town

BUSINESS APPLICATIONS | DATA ANALYST – Claremont/Newlands, Cape Town

Highly competitive package on offer which is based on required qualification and relevant experience!

Our client, a Global Investment firm is in search of a skilled Business Applications/Data Analyst to join their innovative team of professionals.
The role will report to the CFO.

Main Purpose of the Role:

Support the Companies objective of automating manual reporting and data collection processes through use of PowerQuery, Python and other software applications.

The role involves trouble shooting incidents and problems in a timely manner ensuring that users experience, and business continuity is maintained at all times. You will analyse and manipulate data to ensure that errors are reduced, and clean data is maintained to enhance business process and decision making.

One would describe you as having really good and clear communication skills to engage with various stakeholders whilst being a pro-active problem solver with a passion for wanting to learn and grown.

Key duties and responsibilities:

Application design and implementation:

• Ensure software applications (inhouse developed or third party) are designed, tested, implemented and maintained in a cost effective way that:
• Support users in identifying requirements for software applications and ensure they are designed, implemented and maintained in a cost effective way that:
  • Automate workflow management in adherence with the Companies policies and process
  • Automate manual data collection processes to ensure data collated is uploaded to the systems correctly
  • Identify exception reports to limit manual review
  • Ensure that the correct reports are in place for the business, to meet deadlines
• Application Support
  • Provide user support for business applications, resolve user enquiries and issues
  • Ensure that documentation, user’s manuals and business processes are updated to support business functions
  • Test releases, updates and enhancements to existing applications
  • Recommend improvements to business applications and processes
• Data Analysis
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on data integrity and quality best practice
  • Ensure compliance and consistency across core business applications
  • Collation and manipulation of data from various sources prior to entry into business applications
  • Identify patterns and trends that can be used for decision making

The role will involve interaction with various internal and external parties including:

• Business units; including operations, investments, finance and fund administration
• External Third Parties and product suppliers

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in information technology, business analytics, data management, project management or similar
• Currently either a System Implementation Engineer or an experienced Application Support Analyst within the financial services / asset management / related arena
• Strong and proven MS Office suite knowledge
• High proficiency in Power Query, Power Bi, R + Python
• Good data extraction, analysis, manipulation and report writing skills
• Experienced in the preparation of training documentation as well as specification preparation skills

To apply for this role please forward an updated and detailed copy of CV to Lameez Dollie: and Nicole Spamers: