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Job Title: Data Analyst

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Experience Required: 2–5 years

Education Level: Bachelor's Degree (Postgraduate advantageous)

Job Overview:

An exciting opportunity exists for a Data Analyst with a passion for uncovering insights and driving business impact. In this role, you'll interpret data from multiple sources, identify meaningful patterns and trends, and translate complex findings into actionable insights that support key decision-making across the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement data visualisation and reporting strategies
• Design reports aligned to business and stakeholder needs
• Communicate report insights clearly and effectively to end users
• Promote a customer-centric approach within your area of responsibility
• Support and guide team members, fostering a collaborative environment

Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (e.g. Data, Finance, Economics, Statistics, Informatics)
• Postgraduate qualification is an advantage

Experience:

• 2–5 years of hands-on experience in data analytics
• Proven proficiency in SAS, SQL, and Python
• Solid mathematical and statistical skills

Technical & Industry Knowledge:

• Experience working in complex IT environments (technical, security, business)
• Understanding of retail data models and architecture (SAP experience advantageous)
• Familiarity with compliance, IT governance, and business metrics

Core Competencies:

• Analytical thinking and problem-solving
• Strong communication and data storytelling skills
• High attention to detail and quality delivery
• Project and stakeholder management
• Planning, organising, and results-driven mindset
• Ability to work well with people and manage conflict constructively

This is an ideal role for a motivated analyst who thrives in a dynamic environment and is eager to make a measurable impact through data-driven insights. If you're passionate about using data to drive smarter decisions, this could be the opportunity for you.

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Business Segment: Personal & Private Banking

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, Baker Street 30

Provide tools and frameworks used to deliver end-to-end solutions to measurement and profitability analytics. Build scalable solutions for supporting the delivery of clear business profitability insights from raw data sources; with a focus on collecting, managing, analysing and visualising data. Responsible for expanding and optimising Standard Bank's data and data pipeline architecture, whilst optimising data flow and collection to ultimately support data initiatives. Enable the team to migrate data workloads to cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mathematical /Statistics / Information Studies / Data & Computer Science (related degree)
• Postgraduate Diploma (Advantageous)

Experience Required

• 3-7 years Data Monetisation experience with big data tools: Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc.
• 3-7 years Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases, including Postgres and Cassandra.
• Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools: Azkaban, Luigi, Airflow, etc.
• 3-7 years AWS cloud services: EC2, EMR, RDS, Redshift.
• Experience with stream-processing systems: Storm, Spark-Streaming, etc.
• Experience with object-oriented/object function scripting languages: Python, Java, C++, Scala, etc.

Hybrid working model: 3 days at the office and 2 days remote.

The Data Analyst will make recommendations on optimal methods of data visualisations and their execution to support effective decision making. This role involves analyzing and interpreting data to assist functional areas and is key in delivering the Data & Analytics vision throughout the business.

• Assist in interpreting functional data analytics across areas to identify insightful trends and information for decision making.
• Gather analytics needs from functional areas and assist in delivering reporting and dashboard solutions within agreed timeframes.
• Identify new or improved reporting methods and techniques as required by the business.
• Work closely with system managers and subject matter experts to ensure alignment with the company systems strategy and delivery in accordance with the Data strategy.
• Support the overall Data strategy by assisting with key deliverables as per the strategic intent and within agreed timeframes.

• 2-3 years’ report writing experience, including preparing statistics and data visualisations relevant to the business function.
• 2-3 years’ data analysis experience, interpreting trends in the business and identifying opportunities or risks.
• 2-3 years’ experience working on PowerBI.
• 2-3 years’ experience in a retail environment.

• 2-3 years’ experience working with BI tools (Qlik and Power BI).

• BSc in Computer Science or similar.

• Certification in Power BI.

• Coordinating and persuasion skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Fluency in MS Office products.
• Knowledge of Business Intelligence visualisation practices.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Ability to interpret business analytics needs into specification documents.
• Ability to identify trends using data.
• Ability to compile visualisations and reports reflecting relevant business KPIs.
• Ability to incorporate external data with internal data to draw conclusions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Customer and service orientation.
• Excellent presentation skills to all levels of the business.

• An understanding of SQL or similar coding/scripting techniques.
• An understanding of retail metrics and KPIs.
• Understanding of economics within South Africa.
• An understanding of retail business systems.

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In this role, you will play a crucial role in interpreting Carrick Wealth’s data to provide actionable insights. Responsible for processing, analysing, and collecting data from various sources. You would be relied on to use statistical tools to identify, analyse, and interpret patterns and trends in complex data sets. You will work closely with management to prioritise business and information needs.

• Responsible for the compilation and distribution of business reports to relevant stakeholders.
• Prime (Client Relationship Management System) business champion – supporting projects, ad hoc tasks, and checking
• (including but not limited to servicing).
• Create reports and presentations to effectively communicate findings and recommendations to the team and management.
• Translate user requirements into highly specified reporting.
• Identify options for potential solutions and assess them for both technical and business suitability.
• Draw up proposals for modified or replacement reporting and present them to relevant parties.
• Oversee the implementation of the new system(s)/enhancements.
• Continuously ensure that tasks and projects are completed within deadlines and that any rework is limited.
• Monitor and improve the efficiency of business processes, as well as collect and interpret data about existing processes.
• Continuously keep up to date with technical as well as industry sector developments and investigate alternative business
• solutions.
• Reduce manual tasks and direct costs as well as provide efficiencies through the use of technology.
• Interpret business processes into user interaction flows and screen layouts.
• Provide training to users on the new system(s)/enhancements.

• Essential Qualification: Related Qualification (Certificate, Diploma, Degree).
• 3 years of previous data analyst experience.

• Excellent analytical and problem–solving abilities.
• Good communication skills across a range of levels in the business.
• Ability to work independently.
• Attention to detail and a high degree of data literacy.
• Good time management and the ability to meet deadlines.

Job title: Data Analyst

Reporting to: BizOps Analytics Lead

Location: Cape Town (Hybrid)

WHAT WE DO

Lula is an innovative and human-focused FinTech company on a mission to help small businesses optimise their cash flow. Our purpose is to help SMEs manage their businesses better, faster, and more simply, so they can spend more time doing what they love.

If you’re looking for a new place to call ‘home’ that believes in the potential of the broader SME landscape in South Africa and a place where you’ll work with awesome people - then Lula’s the place for you!

We’re making business banking fast, human, Lula!

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OVERALL PURPOSE

We are looking for a confident Data Analyst to join our team. This role calls for an inquisitive and discerning individual with a true passion for data.

As a member of the BizOps Analytics team, your primary focus will be to extract valuable insights from data, and create visualisations and reports for internal stakeholders, with a heavy focus on data quality and governance. You will not only enable enhanced business performance through data-driven insights, but also help us make smarter decisions to deliver even better products.

Responsibilities will include:

• Analyse the stakeholder reporting requirements from a data and functional perspective
• Identify, analyse and interpret trends in data sets and provide actionable insights
• Investigate and resolve data issues by identifying issues and liaising effectively with appropriate business and tech teams
• Build and maintain dashboards and reports using data visualisation packages.
• Transform, load and ensure smooth integration of the data into our standard database structure
• Aggregate or consolidate data while maintaining quality assurance of data output to stakeholders
• Monitor production runs to ensure accuracy and on-time delivery of reports
• Adjust, maintain and configure existing ETL processes to ensure efficient data flow within the data warehouse
• Engage in regular interaction with internal stakeholders to ensure that they’re being kept up-to-date with respect to data insights
• Ask questions or escalate issues when necessary to find solutions where appropriate
• Co-ordinate and produce bespoke data sets tailored for specific business needs
• Process, cleanse, and verify the integrity of data used for analysis
• Collaborate with Data Scientists, Analytics Engineers and Data Engineers on several projects

THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• BSc degree or similar field (or equivalent)
• Demonstrated work experience in data analysis and reporting within financial services or the fintech space
• Strong SQL skills (3+ years experience) – required to write and debug SQL, experience with functions, stored procedures, tables, views, etc.
• 2+ years of Python experience. Particularly data-related packages such as Pandas and Numpy.
• Experience building business dashboards
• Understanding of version control tools like Git and Github.
• Experience with DBT and Snowflake is a bonus.
• Excellent understanding of databases, data structures and concepts
• Experience with Agile methodologies

Please note that all appointments are subject to our background checking process, which may include Credit, Criminal and any other job inherent checks.

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InfyStrat is looking for a detail-oriented Data Analyst to join our growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting complex datasets to provide actionable insights that drive business strategies. You will work closely with various departments to understand their data requirements and deliver thorough reports that facilitate data-driven decision-making. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical skills and a passion for turning data into meaningful information. At InfyStrat, we value innovation and collaboration and are committed to helping our employees grow in their careers. If you are a proactive problem solver with a knack for storytelling through data, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze data from multiple sources to identify trends, patterns, and insights
• Prepare and present detailed reports and dashboards for various stakeholders
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand their data needs and provide analytical support
• Utilize statistical methods and data visualization techniques to convey findings effectively
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity through regular audits and data validation
• Stay updated on industry trends and best practices in data analysis
  
  

• Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Statistics, Business Analytics, or a related field
• 4+ years of experience as a Data Analyst or in a similar analytical role
• Proficient in SQL and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI)
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret and manipulate large datasets
• Experience with statistical analysis software (e.g., R, Python) is a plus
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex information clearly
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Other
• Industries IT Services and IT Consulting

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We're Hiring: Statistical Data Analyst

Location: Cape Town | Type: Full-Time | Industry: Financial Services / Credit

Salary: R600 000 - R700 000 CTC per annum

Are you passionate about turning complex data into actionable insights? We’re looking for a Statistical Data Analyst to join a high-performing credit division within a leading financial services environment.

This role is ideal for someone with strong technical skills, a deep understanding of statistical analysis, and a desire to drive data-informed decision-making at the executive level.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, structure, and analyse large datasets to generate valuable business insights
• Develop and deliver clear statistical and analytical reports to senior leadership and EXCO
• Support strategic initiatives through data modelling, trend analysis, and scenario testing
• Proactively plan and manage data projects, ensuring alignment with business priorities
• Identify opportunities to enhance reporting systems, models, and processes
• Lead or contribute to key initiatives such as model calibrations, industry data reviews, and portfolio clean-ups
• Stay updated on industry trends and continuously enhance technical capabilities

What You'll Bring

• A relevant degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Business
• At least 5 years’ experience in a data analytics role, with 3+ years in Credit or Risk Portfolio Analysis
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Excel (including pivot tables and charts), and statistical tools (R, Python)
• Solid experience with data visualisation and reporting tools
• Strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and ability to communicate complex findings clearly

What’s in it for You

• Tailored financial wellness offerings
• Access to employee wellness and support services
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development
• A supportive, ambitious, and collaborative culture

Be part of a forward-thinking team that values data-driven decision-making and continuous growth.

Apply now!

Stefan Pretorius

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Are you ready to grow your career in data analytics? Join our dynamic team where your skills will help drive valuable insights and innovative solutions. Become part of a journey of continuous learning and meaningful contribution.

Minimum Requirements:

• A recognised three-year degree in Statistics , Business Analytics , or other data-related fields, OR an Honours degree in Psychology or Social Sciences .
• At least one year’s experience in a Data Analyst or similar role, ideally within market research , marketing , or consumer insights .
• Working knowledge of descriptive and basic predictive statistics .
• Practical experience with data analysis tools (advantageous), such as Power BI , Tableau , SPSS , or Q .
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office , especially MS Teams , Outlook , PowerPoint , and Word .
• Advanced Excel skills are advantageous, including pivot tables , slicers , and VLOOKUPs .

Core Competencies:

• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.
• High attention to detail and a methodical approach to work.
• Strong problem-solving and independent decision-making skills.
• Excellent numeracy and organisation .
• Resourceful , adaptable, and able to work under minimal supervision.
• Effective communication and project management skills.
• Ability to multitask .

Key Responsibilities:

Data Visualisation & Automation

• Develop clear and insightful data visualizations and reports.
• Build and maintain automated reports and dashboards to support analytics initiatives.

Analytics Support

• Contribute to the delivery of research insights through tasks like data cleaning , processing free text, preparing datasets for statistical analysis, executing analyses, and updating presentations.

Quality Assurance & Process Improvement

• Ensure high-quality deliverables by applying a continuous improvement mindset.
• Identify and resolve data or process issues, conduct quality control checks, and suggest workflow improvements.

Administrative Support

• Manage administrative tasks related to analytics, including adhering to standard operating procedures , managing project workloads independently, and tracking tasks using project management tools .

• Leadership
• Communicative skills
• Proficient skills and experience in the use of MS-Suite required
• Positive attitude
• Problem solver
• Critical thinker
• Self Starter
• Deadline driven
• Ability to adapt to change and work in a fast-paced environment
• Someone who is passionate about driving growth and success through his/her work