766 Data Analysis jobs in South Africa

Responsibilities and KRA’s:

• Identify, clarify, and agree on data and analytics requirements.
• Liaises with POs to understand and document their data and analytics requirements; performing analytical processes and measures related to the processes.
• Adopts multiple actions with stakeholders to elicit the requirements; uses interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, business process descriptions, user cases, scenarios, and business analysis.
• Provides functional knowledge and expert input during planning, design and implementation phases of projects and initiatives between Data Chapter, Data Squad, and business.
• Assists stakeholders (e.g. Product Managers) with data-related scoping and planning.
• Applies end-to-end best practices to deliver data and analytics requirements.
• Ensures appropriate testing is done and provides the business with assistance during user acceptance testing.
• Provides business with functional and technical assistance during data and analytics implementations.
• Applies business and data and analytics functional knowledge at all times to identify possible improvement opportunities and motivate with business.
• Owns personal continued professional development to remain current with data and analytics industry trends, particularly around data and analytics tools and technologies.
• Analyses, understands, and documents relevant data and analytics technical requirements; performs data modeling and maps the analytic solution to the relevant data sources.
• Works closely with the Data Architect(s) and Data Modeller(s) to design, refine, and implement analytic solutions to execute the functional design of the relevant data and analytics solution; including reports and dashboards.
• Provides input to data governance and data and analytics quality assurance; identifies and communicates all risks.
• Performs functional testing and data validation of reports and other data and analytics deliverables before presenting to business users.
• Applies data and analytics functional knowledge at all times to identify and motivate possible data and analytics support/improvements.
• Facilitate the Data Product Life Cycle and application of best practices/processes.
• Acts as the custodian of the reporting catalog; maintains the information framework and reports.
• Facilitates the process between all teams regarding data governance and processes.

• At least 5 years of proven experience in drafting functional specifications
• At least 5 years of proven BI Business Analysis, data design, and systems analysis experience in a data and analytics environment
• At least 5 years of Stakeholder engagement to identify and specify business requirements experience.
• At least 5 years of Liaising between business and functional stakeholders; translating requirements experience
• 3+ Years of Business Information Business Analysis experience in a finance/banking environment
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar fields like Information Systems, Big Data, etc would be advantageous.
• AWS Certification would be advantageous
• Martech (Marketing Technology) experience advantageous
• Related Technical certifications
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and project management practices, including Scrum, Kanban, and Lean
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment in an Agile framework
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills

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.

Overview

As a Business Intelligence Developer , you'll be at the heart of turning raw data into powerful insights. You'll build smart systems that help teams make better decisions, faster. This role blends technical expertise with problem-solving and collaboration, perfect for someone who loves data and wants to make a real impact.

• Hybrid role in La Lucia.
• Competitive compensation package.
• NOTE: This is a 12-month contract

• Design & Build BI Solutions: Create data pipelines and structures that transform messy data into clean, usable insights. Think dashboards, reports, data warehouses, all built with precision.
• Understand the Business: Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions that solve real problems.
• Ensure Quality & Security: Test everything, document thoroughly, and make sure data access is secure and compliant.
• Support & Improve: Troubleshoot issues, support users, and continuously improve tools and processes.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Experience: 2-4 years in BI development or a similar data-focused role.
• Certifications: Not required, but experience with BI tools and cloud platforms is a big plus.

• Languages & Tools: SQL, Power BI, Azure, ETL tools.
• Tech Know-How: Data modelling, warehousing, DevOps pipelines, data protection principles.
• Soft Skills: Clear communication, teamwork, analytical thinking, and a passion for learning.

• Requirements Analysis: Understand what the business needs and plan how to deliver it.
• Solution Design: Work with senior developers to design scalable, efficient BI systems.
• Development: Build ETL processes, dashboards, and reports that bring data to life.
• Quality Assurance: Review and test solutions to ensure they meet high standards.
• Production Support: Fix bugs, resolve data issues, and keep systems running smoothly.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Train users, share updates, and make BI tools easy to use.
• Continuous Improvement: Suggest better ways to work, test new tools, and help the team grow.

• You'll work with cutting-edge tools and technologies.
• You'll be part of a collaborative, data-driven team.
• You'll help shape how data is used across the organization.

Role Purpose

• Leads the iPlan process to gather competitive information with relevant support Team
• Manage the supply and capturing of all incoming relevant market information to finance and AME Head Office from Sales and Marketing counterparts.
• Support the marketing department in terms market research studies and strategic market direction and supporting Campaign Leads on strategic marketing product positioning.
• Provide price support and monitoring for key commodity products in the market to ensure price competitive position for Price / Volume deals to support stock management and business delivery.
• Maintenance of the following functions :

Validates correctness of incoming data for price adjustments

• Manages iPlan and 5 Year plan process
• Supports Budget presentation slides
• Prepares SOP Marketing files
• Provides monthly pricing guidance to Sales and Marketing on actual COGS products and makes recommendations on price adjustments in line with forward exchange rates and new COGS.
• Monitors Market developments impacting Syngenta business
• Provides pricing guidance on commodity product portfolio on monthly basis

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Annual collection of market information and updating of the iPlan system to be integrated into the Anaplan database supplying international- and local management key data to make business and portfolio decisions.
• Verify accuracy of all incoming data with price monitoring system.
• Provide monthly updates to EAME CP Pricing Manager

• Plan and lead pro-active market research studies related to multinational competitor strategies and new product introduction into the global agrochemical- and bioscience market.
• Monitoring the introduction of new compounds by Syngenta and competitors into the marketplace and ensure capturing of this information into iPlan business intelligence system.
• Support Head of Sales and Area Sales Managers with price analysis and price proposals for season prices.
• Provide Marketing and Sales Excellence procedures to establish pricing for NPI together with Campaign Leads.

• Ensure the upload of iPlan data into Anaplan and consolidates 5Year plan with iPlan
• Coordinate the maintenance of all marketing related databases.
• Propose pricing strategies for products under different constraints f.e. slow movers products under allocation in season.
• Leads and manages ISA price adjustment process.

• Provides in consultation with Head of Sales and Marketing a link to Head of Finance and Supply with recommended price solutions to manage product price increases on COGS changes and ensures pricing changes are captured with Supply.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint Skills.
• Degree in Agricultural Economics or similarwith excellent large data processing skills.
• Understanding of basic farm operations and terms will be necessary
• Sound understanding and network in the Agrochemical industry in ZA and an ability to compile supporting information for pricing and budget decisions.
• Excellent cross-functional interdepartmental skills to gain data and present data for decision making process.
• Strong on attention to detail and accuracy a good overall administrator.
• Sound experience in finance and budgeting.
• Preferably 3Years experience in similar role
• An effective communicator with good interpersonal skills; a team player that can challenge with strong reasoning

• A fast learner of IT related functions and programs.

• A Goal and achievement orientated with a strong desire to meet and exceed expectations.

• Have the ability to work on their own and the initiative and drive to capitalise on opportunities that benefit the business.

• Able to connect both with Head Office and on the ground staff to establish a sound picture of market dynamics and strategic developments impacting the business between Marketing Sales Finance and Supply.

• Attention to detail to ensure proposals are accurate and precise.

• Ideally be a creative and innovative thinker who is prepared to evaluate new and exciting ways to access information and interpret large information databases.

Advert closing 7 August 2025

Remote Work: Employment Type: Full-time

Business Intelligence,Cognos,SQL,Power BI,QlikView,Data Visualization,ssrs,Tableau,SSIS,Data Modeling,Data Warehouse,Data Analysis Skills

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1