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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.

Contract

5 to 20 years

Negotiable

03 September 2025

PBT is a technology-agnostic company specialising in BI solutions. We help businesses harness the power of data to drive informed decision-making and achieve their strategic goals. Our team of experts is dedicated to delivering innovative and customised solutions that enable our clients to gain a competitive edge in today's rapidly evolving market.

Role Description:

As a BI Business Analyst at PBT, you will play a pivotal role in understanding the nature and business impact of requests, performing the required analysis, and collaborating with developers to ensure the successful delivery of functional and technical specifications. You will support the business by identifying opportunities for improvement, creating and maintaining documentation, and conducting high-level testing before deploying solutions.

Requirements:

• A relevant Business Analysis qualification is essential.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience as a Business Analyst
• Exposure to or experience in the Kimball methodology would be particularly advantageous.
• Strong technical data analysis skills
• Proficient in business process modelling
• Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• High level of computer literacy, particularly in Excel
• Experience with Microsoft BI tools such as Power Pivot, Power BI, and SQL query writing
• Ability to design and document logical dimensional models.
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills

Join our dynamic team at PBT and be part of a company that values innovation, teamwork, and personal growth. If you are enthusiastic about leveraging data to drive business success and meet the above requirements, we would love to hear from you.

• In order to comply with the POPI Act, for future career opportunities, we require your permission to maintain your personal details on our database. By completing and returning this form you give PBT your consent

"If you have not heard from us in two weeks, please note that you were unsuccessful for the role. However, we will keep your resume on file and reach out if any other suitable opportunity arises in the future".

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Provision of reporting insights and analytics for Standard Insurance Limited across the customer journey (e.g. originations premium collections claims service retentions) in order to inform business decision making & strategy formulation.

To enable the business to access and interpret reports and dashboards and to efficiently and effectively utilise the available reporting tools.

To drive the automation of relevant production reports to ensure efficiency and accuracy of reports.

Qualifications : Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Type of Qualification : First Degree

Field of Study : Information Technology

Type of Qualification : Post Graduate Degree

Field of Study : Information Technology

Experience Required

5-7 years

This role requires at least 7 years of experience in customer data and information lifecycle with an understanding of BI technologies and practices.

Experience must include implementation of large-scale projects.

Experience in banking and insurance industry will be advantageous.

Additional Information :

Behavioral Competencies :

• Articulating Information
• Developing Expertise
• Embracing Change
• Examining Information
• Generating Ideas
• Interacting with People
• Interpreting Data
• Meeting Timescales
• Producing Output
• Providing Insights
• Pursuing Goals
• Taking Action

Technical Competencies :

Remote Work : Employment Type :

Full-time

Key Skills

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

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Overview

Builds and supports business intelligence and analytics initiatives to enhance departmental and organizational effectiveness, efficiency and safety. Works closely with other Information Technology staff to plan and implement strategies. Writes, clarifies, and interprets specifications for reports and translates specifications into reports. Investigates, analyzes, and evaluates customer desires to assess reporting needs. Designs, documents, develops, tests, implements, and maintains user reports. Recommends guidelines, standards, and methodology changes as needed.

• Conduct analysis of departmental, organizational, and individual information needs relative to specific assignments.
• Analyze system performance, data integrity and security requirements in development and resolution work.
• Document all phases of project and product life cycles.
• Provide technical assistance in resolving developed tools issues.
• Remain technically current in areas specifically assigned.
• Establish and continue development toward personal career goals.
• Develop or participate in development of reports, queries, scripts, and system testing strategies.
• Support and educate others in support of applications and tools developed, as well as third party applications assigned.
• Engage in SQL and other report development and in activities requiring scripting methodologies.
• Assist in any other activity as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
• 2 years of experience in one or more of the BI-related roles listed below, or four years of commensurate experience.
• Experience with Crystal Report Development, SQL script development, and an operational understanding of the components of the technologies that support a hospital system.
• Epic Clarity report development preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced skills in the functional areas above; Advanced SQL and experience with a variety of relational databases.
• Working experience with an object-oriented language (Python, Java, C++, etc.).
• 2+ years of work experience with a BI tool (Qlik preferred).
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills with the ability to balance multiple priorities.
• Ability to build strong cross-functional relationships with other departments and work collaboratively.
• Competencies: Experience in Business Intelligence tools; expertise in database design and administration; strong knowledge of analytics and data modeling; proficiency in SQL and data mining techniques.
• Soft skills: Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills; strong attention to detail; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work independently and in a team; strong customer service orientation.

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The Apex Group was established in Bermuda in 2003 and is now one of the world’s largest fund administration and middle office solutions providers.

Our business is unique in its ability to reach globally, service locally and provide cross-jurisdictional services. With our clients at the heart of everything we do, our hard-working team has successfully delivered on an unprecedented growth and transformation journey, and we are now represented by over circa 13,000 employees across 112 offices worldwide.Your career with us should reflect your energy and passion.

That’s why, at Apex Group, we will do more than simply ‘empower’ you. We will work to supercharge your unique skills and experience.

Take the lead and we’ll give you the support you need to be at the top of your game. And we offer you the freedom to be a positive disrupter and turn big ideas into bold, industry-changing realities.

For our business, for clients, and for you

We are seeking a highly accomplished and visionary Business Intelligence Developer to join our team. As a BI Developer, you will report into the Business Intelligence Manager and be responsible for developing and maintaining BI and Reporting solutions.

Comptencies

• Proficient in reporting writing tools such as SSRS, dashboarding tools like Power Bi.
• Solid understanding of relational databases, Microsoft T-SQL.
• Solid understanding of ETL processes.
• Understanding of scheduling tools such as control-m.
• Fundamental understanding of basic warehouse concepts.
• Performance tuning of complex SQL queries.

As a Business Intelligence Developer, you will be expected to:

• Work with both Business Analysts and business owners to develop and enhance reports and dashboards.
• Maintain and enhance existing ETL processes.
• Be on regular after-hour stand-by support for the data warehouse loads.
• Performance tuning of stored procedures and reports.
• Ensure that development standards and processes are followed according to Apex’s best practices.

• A degree or diploma (3 years) with majors Information Systems or Computer Science will be a strong advantage.
• A good working knowledge of IT systems in a corporate environment.
• At least 2-3 years of solid SQL Server development experience, with profiency in report writing skills. This includes but not limited to building complex stored procedures, functions, and views.
• 3-5 years’ experience in building integration solutions independently.
• Strong attention to accuracy and detail.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including an ability to work independently from the business analyst team when appropriate.
• A high tolerance for ambiguity as requirements is not always clear at the start of a project and can change as users and analysts start to see the data.
• Self-starter who can take the initiative to learn new technologies independently and not just wait to be sent on training.
• Solid time management and communication skills essential.
• Ability to multi-task and to work on multiple project streams simultaneously.
• High personal integrity.
• The below skills are not an absolute requirement but would give the candidate a significant advantage over others.
  • Scheduling tools such Control-m
  • Cloud based database solutions like Snowflake
  • Cloud based ETL solutions like DBT
  • A background in Investment and Financial Accounting

You will report to the team manager of the Business Intelligence Team for Open Ended Funds (SA).

Remuneration is market related depending on experience.

Disclaimer : Unsolicited CVs sent to Apex (Talent Acquisition Team or Hiring Managers) by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. Apex operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our exclusive recruitment partners.

About Apex Group

We are dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while fuelling the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the asset serving industry through our investment in innovation and talent. Today, we set the pace in asset servicing and stand out for our unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals.

We’re a people-powered business, and our people are full of ambition. Together, we’re inspired to lead the new era of data and tech enabled service. Bringing new products and services to market. Sharpening our client focus. Disrupting the market to exceed expectations. Innovating across a range of specialisms. With our focus on making a difference to our people, our planet and our society, you’ll experience more here than you would at most other companies.

Prepare to accelerate.

We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster.

Positive change starts with you.

We’re a people-powered business with a vision to inspire a new era of service-led FinTech. We’re expanding globally and offering more to our clients. This means you get more opportunities to grow with us. So prepare to accelerate. We’ll make sure the time and effort you put in takes you further, faster.

The journey is yours to own.

When you stretch yourself, you grow. We want you to explore ways of working that will see you thrive as part of something bigger. We’ll help you with a solid structure, challenging projects, vibrant networks, supportive colleagues and approachable leaders. All the things you need to own your unique journey.