188 Business Intelligence jobs in South Africa

We have an opportunity for a Business Intelligence Business Analyst (BIBA) for our client based in Johannesburg and Cape Town. The role will ensure alignment between Product Owners, data chapter, and data squad teams and produce a comprehensive functional specification from business requirements by maintaining a high level of in-depth knowledge regarding analytics and other relevant data concepts.

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar fields (Information Systems, Big Data, etc.) would be advantageous.
2. AWS Certification would be advantageous.
3. At least 5 years of proven experience in drafting functional specifications.
4. At least 5 years of proven BI Business Analysis, data design, and systems analysis experience in a data and analytics environment.
5. At least 5 years of stakeholder engagement experience for identifying and specifying business requirements.
6. At least 5 years of liaising between business and functional stakeholders; translating requirements experience.
7. 3+ years of Business Information Business Analysis experience in a finance/banking environment.
8. Martech (Marketing Technology) experience advantageous.
9. Related technical certifications.
10. Knowledge of Agile methodologies and project management practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.
11. Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
12. Ability to work independently and in a team environment in an Agile framework.
13. Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

Identify, clarify, and agree on data and analytics requirements. Liaise with Product Owners to understand and document their data and analytics requirements, performing analytical processes and measures related to the processes. Adopt multiple actions with stakeholders to elicit requirements using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, business process descriptions, user cases, scenarios, and business analysis. Provide functional knowledge and expert input during planning, design, and implementation phases of projects and initiatives between Data Chapter, Data Squad, and business. Assist stakeholders (e.g., Product Managers) with data-related scoping and planning. Apply end-to-end best practices to deliver data and analytics requirements. Ensure appropriate testing is done and provide the business with assistance during user acceptance testing. Provide the business with functional and technical assistance during data and analytics implementations. Apply business and data and analytics functional knowledge to identify possible improvement opportunities and motivate with business. Own personal continued professional development to remain current with data and analytics industry trends, particularly around data and analytics tools and technologies. Analyze, understand, and document relevant data and analytics technical requirements; perform data modeling and map the analytic solution to the relevant data sources. Work closely with the Data Architect(s) and Data Modeller(s) to design, refine, and implement analytic solutions in order to execute the functional design of the relevant data and analytics solution, including reports and dashboards. Provide input to data governance and data and analytics quality assurance; identify and communicate all risks. Perform functional testing and data validation of reports and other data and analytics deliverables before presenting them to business users. Apply data and analytics functional knowledge to identify and motivate possible data and analytics support/improvements. Facilitate the Data Product Life Cycle and application of best practice/process. Act as the custodian of the reporting catalogue; maintain the information framework and reports. Facilitate the process between all teams regarding data governance and processes.

Reverside is a Global ICT company focusing on Digital Engineering, Integration, Cyber-Security, Cloud and Digital Transformation services with delivery centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa and Gurgaon, India. Reverside has its Global Headquarters in South Africa and is a B-BBEE Level 1 IT consulting & services organization. Reverside was founded in 2006 and has since grown to a strong team of over 300+ consultants, serving more than 40+ active clients globally.

Description

Reverside is an IT services provider; we are always looking for professional candidates to join our team in Software Development, providing opportunities to work on exciting projects, within our well-established client base. We are looking for a Business Intelligence BA Professional with 2-5 years solid experience.

Key purpose

The primary function of this job is to understand the information requirements and business processes of a client in order to write data warehouse and reporting specifications. As the business analyst in this role you will be expected to take ownership of the solution and be involved in each step of the SDLC process to ensure that the proposed warehouse/dashboard solution meets the client needs.

You will be required to:

• Understand at a detailed level how certain business processes work (Interviewing stakeholders).
• Identify, analyze and document business requirements.
• Analyze source systems and understand how information is stored and related based on the business processes (interviewing source system analysts and architects).
• Catalog and communicate the structure and content of data.
• Provide meaningful descriptions for individually named data objects.
• Produce source to target mapping documentation.
• Undertake detailed data profiling.
• Document data quality issues and work with stakeholders to formulate resolution strategies.
• Propose/assist in solutions and create logical data models for BI source implementations.
• Write dashboard/report specifications once mock-up has been agreed.
• Play an active supporting role during the development of the warehouse.
• Play an active supporting role during the development of the report/dashboard.
• Assist the Quality Assurance team to produce test plans, test cases and test scripts and write test specifications (when necessary) to ensure quality of the solution.
• Assist with testing to ensure quality of the solution (Unit, functional and data testing).

Experience

• 2-5 years of experience as business/systems analyst in building large scale data warehouses.
• 2-5 years of experience as business/systems analyst in building reports and dashboards.
• Strong analytical skills and solid experience in writing functional and technical specifications.
• Sound understanding of data modelling, both logical and physical models.
• Exposure to ETL design.

Skills

• Excellent SQL query writing experience.
• Good communication (verbal and written).
• Great attention to detail.
• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
• MS SQL.
• MS Visio.
• Analytical.
• Data Warehousing.
• Business Analytics.

Qualifications:

• Matric.
• Relevant tertiary qualification: Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) or Bachelor of Commerce (Informatics) or any other relevant certification or diploma.

Advantageous:

• Diploma in Business Analysis.

Competencies:

• Relating and Networking.
• Persuading and Influencing.
• Presenting and Communicating Information.
• Writing and Reporting.
• Applying Expertise and Technology.
• Analyzing.
• Learning and Researching.
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations.
• Following Instructions and Procedure.
• Adapting and Responding to Change.
• Coping with Pressure and Setbacks.

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The Business Intelligence Analyst is a seasoned subject matter expert, tasked with transforming data into insights that drive business value using data analytics, data visualization, and data modelling techniques and technologies. This role is responsible for transforming data into critical information and knowledge to support sound business decisions and for establishing system applications and/or tools that the company uses to record, organize, store, secure, and access data.

• Analyzes complex business problems and issues using data from internal and external sources to provide insight to decision-makers.
• Creates specifications for reports and analysis based on business needs and required or available data elements.
• Contributes to the definition, development, enhancement and tracking of metrics and dashboard requirements to deliver results and provide insight and recommendations on trends.
• Works across multiple teams to ensure analytics are valid, meaningful, and provide actionable and comprehensive insights.
• Extracts and analyzes data, statistics, and information from various sources and interprets and produces the relevant reports, summaries, and briefing notes to inform business decisions.
• Works with a variety of internal stakeholders to translate needs into data reports, data insights, and extracts.
• Ensures that the client receives the required support to implement recommendations and solutions.

• Good understanding of data mining principles, predictive analytics, mapping, collecting data from multiple data systems on premises and cloud-based data sources.
• Ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to identify solutions in sprawling data sets and the business mindset to convert insights into strategic opportunities.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across multiple teams and build sound working relationships.
• Excellent understanding of current data protection and privacy laws.
• Passionate about achieving results and statistics.
• Technical expertise and knowledge of statistical concepts.
• Ability to identify trends and business opportunities.
• Excellent awareness of critical business issues and priorities.
• Good understanding of statistical analysis and reporting packages.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Data Science, Business Analytics, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or another quantitative field is preferred

• 3+ years of experience in BI development, with a strong focus on Power BI.
• Proficiency in:
  • Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service
  • DAX (Data Analysis Expressions)
  • Power Query (M language)
  • SQL for querying and transforming data
• Experience with data modeling, star/snowflake schemas, and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure (e.g., Azure SQL, Synapse, Data Factory) is a plus.
• Understanding of data governance, security, and compliance (e.g., POPIA, GDPR).

• Hybrid Working

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• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

• IT Services and IT Consulting

We are looking for a highly collaborative and analytical Business Intelligence Partner to support cross-functional projects and reporting needs between the Business Intelligence, Merchandising, and Product teams in our global luxury jewellery business.

In this role, you’ll help translate business needs into actionable insights and automated reports. You’ll work closely with teams across buying, planning, design, and operation to gather requirements, build dashboards, and ensure the team has access to the right data at the right time. This role is ideal for someone who is data-literate and commercially aware, with a keen eye for storytelling through numbers.

We’re looking for someone with a positive attitude, who enjoys solving problems, takes initiative, and is committed to growing both their skills and their professional brand in the jewelry industry.

• Act as the primary BI liaison for the Merchandising and Product Development teams, understanding their needs and translating them into clear reporting and data requirements.
• Build, automate, and maintain dashboards and reports that support:
• • Sales performance tracking
  • Sell-through and stock analysis
  • Product lifecycle and launch performance
  • Margin and cost analysis
• Work collaboratively on cross-departmental projects, including pricing strategy, demand planning, and NPD (new product development) tracking.
• Support the Merchandising team in preparing weekly trade reports, seasonal reviews, and executive presentations with clean, visual insights.
• Partner with IT, data engineers, or BI developers to ensure data pipelines are accurate, scalable, and aligned with reporting goals.
• Help ensure consistency and standardization of data definitions, KPIs, and tools across the company.
• Identify gaps in reporting and proactively suggest tools, visualizations, or new metrics that drive better decision-making.

• Bachelors degree in Business Analytics, Data Science, Merchandising, Finance, or a related field
• 3-5 years of experience in a BI, data analyst, merchandising analyst, or a planning role.
• Experience working with product or retail data (especially in luxury / fashion / jewellery) is highly desirable

Are you passionate about transforming data into actionable insights? Merchants is looking for a Business Intelligence Development Manager to lead the development of a centralized, automated BI platform that empowers decision-making across our organization.

This is a strategic leadership role focused on system development, reporting innovation, and people management. If you’re ready to drive data excellence and lead a high-performing team, we want to hear from you!

• System Development & Management
  • Design and implement a unified BI platform.
  • Ensure system stability, usability, and scalability.
  • Standardize BI processes, policies, and documentation.
• Reporting & Insights
  • Automate reporting to support strategic decisions.
  • Build impactful dashboards in collaboration with business units.
  • Champion best practices in BI reporting and visualization.
  • Lead and mentor a BI team.
  • Manage capacity, workflow, and performance.
  • Drive growth, development, and succession planning.

• Degree: B.Comm Information Systems or BSc Computer Science.
• Experience:
  • 5–8 years in BI design.
  • 2+ years in data warehousing automation.
  • 3+ years hands-on SQL experience.
  • Skills: BI platforms, analytics, leadership, and strong problem-solving.

At Merchants, we believe in empowering people through data . You’ll join a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement .