Strategic Data Analyst: Turn Data into Actionable Insights

MCG Asia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MCG Asia is seeking a Data Analyst to support decision-making through data-driven insights, reporting, and process improvement. The role suits someone with data analytics, consulting, advisory, or commercial analysis background who is comfortable translating business questions into clear analysis and recommendations.

The successful candidate will collect, clean, analyse and visualise data, helping the business identify trends, improve performance, and support strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
• Around 2–5 years of relevant experience in data analytics, business intelligence, consulting, advisory, or a similar analytical role.
• Experience in professional services, consulting, financial services, or corporate environments preferred; consulting backgrounds welcomed.
• Strong SQL and Excel skills; Python or R is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyse business and operational data to identify trends, issues, risks, and opportunities, and turn findings into actionable insights.
• Build and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualisations to support leadership and business teams with ongoing performance tracking.
• Collect, validate, clean, and structure data from multiple sources to improve accuracy, consistency, and usability.
• Support ad hoc analysis for strategic projects, business planning, client work, and process improvement initiatives.
• Present insights and recommendations in a concise, business-friendly format for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to better data governance, reporting processes, and analytical best practices across the organisation.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics

Tools

SQL

Excel

Python

R

Job description

MCG Asia is seeking a Data Analyst to support decision-making through data-driven insights, reporting, and process improvement. The role suits someone with data analytics, consulting, advisory, or commercial analysis background who is comfortable translating business questions into clear analysis and recommendations.

The successful candidate will collect, clean, analyse and visualise data, helping the business identify trends, improve performance, and support strategic initiatives.