Senior Data Analyst

Recruiter:

Network Recruitment

Job Ref:

ITE007549/Mon

Date posted:

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Location:

Stellenbosch, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:
Senior Data Analyst who will be working at the intersection of data engineering, business analysis and reporting. Assisting with understanding data landscape, serve business users with actionable insights, and drive continuous improvement of our SQL Server-based data environment

POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities:
Data Architecture & Documentation

Document SQL Server structures, data flows, and relationships.
Maintain a data dictionary and catalogue.
Identify gaps and risks in the data model

Business Analysis & Reporting

Translate Finance/Operations reporting needs into data solutions.
Write and optimise SQL queries.
Build and maintain Excel dashboards and reports.
Provide ad hoc business analysis.

Database Improvement & Modelling

Recommend SQL Server performance and structural improvements.
Design normalised data models.
Review schema changes with data engineering.

Testing & Quality Assurance

Develop and run test plans for database changes.
Validate data integrity and support data quality checks.

User Enablement & SQL Support

Train and support users in SQL.
Act as the first point of contact for data/reporting queries.
Promote good data practices and selfâservice analytics.

Job Experience and skill required

Degree in information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics
8 - 10 years experience in a data analyst, business analyst
Strong SQL skills - Complex queries, joins, aggregations and window functions in T-SQL
Experience documenting data architecture, data models or data dictionaries

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