12 Excel jobs in South Africa

WatersEdge Solutions is looking for a Power Query Developer (Excel Specialist) to join a high-impact, remote-first team supporting a leading US healthcare organisation. This role is ideal for an Excel expert with a sharp eye for detail, deep knowledge of Power Query and M Language, and a drive to build smart, automated dashboards.

About the Role

You’ll focus on delivering precision-driven, customised Excel-based solutions using Power Query and M Language. The role also involves KPI dashboard design, automation, and reporting optimisation that supports data-led decision-making across the business. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams and operate in a fully remote capacity on USA EST hours.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and optimise advanced Power Query solutions using M Language, primarily in Excel

• Design and implement automated KPI dashboards for reporting efficiency

• Collaborate with teams to gather requirements and create tailored Excel-based solutions

• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity of data across reports and dashboards

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive experience in Power Query and M Language development, specifically in Excel

• Strong Excel expertise with automation, dashboard creation, and Power Query use

• Proficiency in DAX and familiarity with Power BI (advantageous)

• Strong dashboard and report design capabilities

• Excellent written English and communication skills

• Highly organised with great attention to detail

• Strong time management and prioritisation in a fast-paced environment

• A collaborative and solutions-oriented mindset

Nice to Have

• Experience designing visually impactful dashboards

• Familiarity with broader data tools and automation platforms

What’s On Offer

• Remote working role for South African professionals

• USA working hours: 15h00 – 24h00 SAST (subject to daylight saving adjustments)

• Meaningful work supporting healthcare operations with data automation

• Requires fixed fibre internet (min 25 Mbps upload/download) and reliable power backup (UPS or solar)

Company Culture

WatersEdge Solutions partners with leading global businesses to deliver expert talent across technical and operations roles. We cultivate a culture of excellence, innovation, and flexibility—empowering professionals to contribute meaningfully from anywhere.

If you have not been contacted within 10 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Listing reference: woolw_

Listing status: Under Review

Apply by: 9 December 2024

Industry: FMCG & Supply Management

Job category: FMCG, Retail, Wholesale and Supply Chain

Location: Western Cape

Contract: Fixed Term Contract

EE position: No

To own and serve as custodian of the Value Delivery Excel-based toolset, as well as the related inputs and outputs. Design & build new functionality in excel-based toolset, maintain & enhance existing tools.

• Work with the Value Delivery Category Leads to gather their requirements.
• Design & develop solutions for requirements in the excel-based toolset.
• Convert conceptual user needs into practical solutions that are operationally viable in excel, scalable within the constraints of the project, and minimise the risk of user error in their design.
• Constantly seek to optimise user experience of the tools, by adapting the existing tools or creating new ones according to need & viability.
• Collaborate in the planning, sizing, dependency identification, and timing of functional enhancements to the tools & supporting system.
• Maintain the existing tools; support with troubleshooting, fix bugs, prioritise & communicate bug-related fixes to the relevant stakeholders.
• Work with the Value Delivery System Support Specialists to drive the optimisation of BAU tools & related processes to enable scalability.
• Work with the Value Delivery System/Database Custodian to develop new exports as required to populate new solutions in excel tools.

• Strong numeric acumen & logical thinking.
• Demonstrated independent experience with building models & tools in Excel.
• Extensive proven capability in using Excel functions such as lookups (VLookup, HLookup, XLookup), Index Match, Data management in tables, Power Query, intermediate mathematical formulas, IF statements, conditional formatting, validations, pivots & slicers, graphs.
• Experience with requirements gathering and solution design.
• Experience in manufacturing data management preferred.

DATA SCIENTIST/ANALYST to assist in the development of new AI offerings, monitoring of existing products and supporting client queries.

This role requires a proactive personality, extremely analytical mind-set, attention to detail, and excellent time management and communication skills. Generate outputs to give analytical and quantitative insights to business to make improved operational, tactical, and strategic decisions.

The role will entail working under pressure to deliver tasks. The candidate will be responsible for managing the entire deliverable: from spec gathering, data collection, data cleaning and manipulation, model creation, analysis, and presentation of clients.

• Develop and drive company vision and innovations within the AI/ML space.
• Boost effectiveness and performance, stay up to date with the newest tools, trends, and technologies.
• Extraction, cleansing, and validating of data to be used for analysis.
• Translate Business Strategies into actionable goals and execute relevant BI projects / BI initiatives aligned to strategic objectives with specific performance measures and control systems to track progress.
• Extract data from various sources and convert it into meaningful information that can enhance the effectiveness of business decisions.
• Involvement in new projects, design and develop Business Intelligence solutions in line with business requirements and service ad-hoc requests for information from clients within the required timeframe and specification.

Ability to confidently present findings to senior business stakeholders.

• Relevant IT Degree / Diploma
• Strong background in statistics, machine learning and deep learning
• Ability to handle, interpret and analyze data efficiently.
• Proficiency in T-SQL, R, Python, Excel.
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment with a quick turnaround time to meet client expectations.

Work at Home Data Entry Clerk - Part Time (Side Gig)

We are looking for people who are motivated to participate in paid research across the country and local areas. Join This Work from Home South Africa Market Research Panel Today.

You have two options when it comes to paid research: you can either take part in person or online. This is a great way for you to make extra income at home as data entry clerk. We would love to see you apply for a spot while we still have spots.

• Work at home and take surveys to earn money.
• There are many payment options, including PayPal, direct checks, and online virtual gift cards codes.
• Opportunities to earn rewards.

• Take part with work from home surveys/studies by following written and oral instructions.
• Participate in research focus groups.
• Each panel receives a complete written study.
• If products or services are provided, you must actually use them.

• You must have a working camera on your smartphone or a webcam on your desktop/laptop.
• Access to reliable internet connection is essential.
• You would like to be fully involved in one or more of these topics.
• Capacity to understand and follow written and oral instructions.

• Participation in online and in-person discussions.
• If you work remotely, there is no commute.
• No minimum hours. This is a work-from-home job.
• Get free samples from our partners and sponsors for your feedback on their products.
• Participate in product testing and see products before the public.
• Part-time. Work from home.
• Apply:

Anyone looking for part-time, short-term work at home is welcome to apply. No previous experience is necessary. This is an excellent opportunity to earn a side income by doing flexible remote work from home.

Please note that this is an opportunity to earn extra money from home and should not be considered as a full-time job.

Apply:

We invite you to apply if you are the type of person who is self-motivated and also comfortable working on your own at home, enjoy such job as e-mail customer service, data entry as well as review products, then you are the person we are searching for.

Data entry agents come from all various backgrounds including, data entry, telemarketing, customer service, sales, clerical, secretary, administrative assistant, receptionist, phone call facility, part-time, retail.

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About Us:

Outsourced is a leading Philippines outsourcing company providing dedicated remote staff and offshore staffing services. We specialise in providing staff of the highest quality who will continue to exceed your expectations and provide benchmark offshore solutions to your business. With Outsourced you can scale your organisation quickly, easily and cost effectively with dedicated remote staff based in our modern offices in Manila

Job Description

About Us:

Outsourced is a leading Philippines outsourcing company providing dedicated remote staff and offshore staffing services. We specialise in providing staff of the highest quality who will continue to exceed your expectations and provide benchmark offshore solutions to your business. With Outsourced you can scale your organisation quickly, easily and cost effectively with dedicated remote staff based in our modern offices in Manila

Position Purpose: Providing support to assist the Sales Support and Settlements team with the origination of Equipment Finance transactions. To ensure a high level of data quality for all new customers and maintain and update data as required.

Responsible For

• Perform accurate and complete data when verifying an application and entering details into relevant systems and CRM.
• Supporting our sales, credit, and settlement teams when retrieving information required and facilitating the settlement of new business.
• Reviewing new client documentation to ensure that it is accurately prepared and executed.
• Achieving target outcomes while professionally.
• Developing a full understanding of the company's product and service offerings
• Ad Hoc tasks deemed necessary to effectively complete your role.
• Completed all regulatory and compliance training as required.
• Have reported all incidents and breaches within required timeframes and to the required standard.
• Adhered to all relevant company policies and procedures.
• Complied with all Regulatory and Compliance obligations.
  
  

• Degree in business or related field is desirable but not necessary.
• Confident written English communication skills
• Ability to use a CRM/Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience in data entry and proficient keyboard skills
• Enjoys being busy, meeting deadlines, and a team player.
  
  

• Office-based | Eastwood Quezon City
• 6AM-3PM Manila Time
  
  

• Seniority level Entry level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Administrative
• Industries Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting

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• Conduct advanced research in water chemistry with a focus on agricultural and environmental applications.
• Develop and validate analytical methods for water quality assessment.
• Lead and contribute to national and international research projects.
• Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at scientific conferences.
• Supervise postgraduate students and mentor junior researchers.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, including government departments, industry partners, and academic institutions.
• Apply water quality expertise to irrigation systems, including the assessment of water suitability for agricultural use and the impact of irrigation practices on soil and crop health

• PhD in Chemistry, Environmental Science, Water Science, Water Resource Management or related field with a strong focus on water chemistry, biogeochemistry, freshwater and aquatic science.
• Proven experience in research, scientific inquiry and investigation, analysis and data management, modelling.
• Scientific publication and knowledge dissemination record.
• Experience in analytical instrumentation (e.g., ICP-MS, GC-MS, HPLC).
• Knowledge of water quality standards, regulations, and monitoring frameworks.
• Record of research collaboration and partnerships.
• Proven ability to function successfully in cross-cutting disciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
• Proven track record of mentoring, supervising and training students.
• Experience with field work and acquiring samples.
• Experience in irrigation-related research or water quality monitoring for agricultural applications.
• Valid code B & EB Driver’s licence and driving experience.

Enquiries: Dr AT Grundling, Tel:

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 17 SEPTEMBER 2025

A competitive remuneration package will be congruent with the scope, responsibilities and the stature of the position. The appointment will be subject to a positive security clearance (as well as competency and leadership assessments).  
Preference will be given to designated groups in terms of the ARC Employment Equity Plan. The Agricultural Research Council is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the principles and processes of Employment Equity Act.
Applications accompanied by a covering letter, detailed CV with at least three recent (3) contactable referees, certified copies of certificates, supporting documents and a copy of driver’s license must be attached on the form. 
A SAQA evaluation report must accompany foreign qualifications. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants who do not receive any response four (4) weeks after the closing date must regard their applications as unsuccessful. Permanent appointments are subject to six (6) months’ probation period. The organisation reserves the right not to appoint.