Analytics and Reporting Lead

Network Finance; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Finance seeks an experienced Analytics Lead to drive the development and enhancement of analytics solutions, dashboards, scorecards, and management reporting across the organisation. You will set data governance standards and champion data quality throughout the analytics lifecycle.

You will lead and mentor the analytics team, establish KPIs and reporting frameworks, and partner with finance, risk, technology and data teams to translate data into actionable insights for strategic

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years' experience within Analytics, BI, Reporting, or Data Analytics environments.
• 3-4 years' experience managing or leading analytics teams.
• Experience within Financial Services, Banking, Insurance, Lending, or a related industry.
• Exposure to Business Intelligence implementation projects advantageous.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and enhancement of analytics solutions, dashboards, scorecards, and management reporting.
• Establish and govern KPIs, performance metrics, and reporting frameworks to support strategic decision-making.
• Analyse and interpret complex datasets to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and actionable business insights.
• Drive analytics best practices across the organisation, including experimentation, hypothesis-led analysis, and performance measurement.
• Oversee data preparation, validation, cleansing, and governance processes to ensure data quality and reliability.
• Partner with business, finance, risk, technology, and data teams to deliver insight-led recommendations.
• Lead and develop analytics team members through coaching, mentorship, and performance management.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting structures, data collection processes, and metric definitions.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Qlik

Data warehousing

KPI frameworks

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Data governance

Education

Degree in Information Technology, Information Studies, Analytics, Mathematical Sciences, Actuarial Science, or a related quantitative field

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and enhancement of analytics solutions, dashboards, scorecards, and management reporting.
• Establish and govern KPIs, performance metrics, and reporting frameworks to support strategic decision-making.
• Analyse and interpret complex datasets to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and actionable business insights.
• Drive analytics best practices across the organisation, including experimentation, hypothesis-led analysis, and performance measurement.
• Oversee data preparation, validation, cleansing, and governance processes to ensure data quality and reliability.
• Partner with business, finance, risk, technology, and data teams to deliver insight-led recommendations.
• Lead and develop analytics team members through coaching, mentorship, and performance management.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting structures, data collection processes, and metric definitions.

Job Experience and Skills Required

Qualifications:

• Degree in Information Technology, Information Studies, Analytics, Mathematical Sciences, Actuarial Science, or a related quantitative field.

Experience:

• Minimum 6 years' experience within Analytics, Business Intelligence, Reporting, or Data Analytics environments.
• 3-4 years' experience managing or leading analytics teams.
• Experience within Financial Services, Banking, Insurance, Lending, or a related industry.
• Exposure to Business Intelligence implementation projects advantageous.

Skills:

• Advanced SQL skills.
• Strong experience with BI and visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, or similar.
• Strong understanding of Data Analytics, Data Warehousing, and Reporting.
• Experience developing dashboards, scorecards, and KPI frameworks.
• Stakeholder management and presentation skills.
• Experience with UAT, data governance, and data quality management advantageous.

Non-Negotiable Requirements:

• Proven ability to translate data into meaningful business insights and recommendations.
• Strong leadership and people management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.