Business Data Analyst: BI, Predictive Analytics & Insights

Network Finance; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Network Finance is seeking a Business Data Analyst to design, build, and manage BI capabilities that become the single source of truth across operations. You will collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable reporting, dashboards, and predictive analyses that drive decisions.

You will work with Power BI, Databricks, Azure Synapse, and SQL in a cloud environment to optimise data models, automate reporting, and deliver insights across finance, operations, and commercial

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in informatics, computer science, statistics, mathematics, information technology, or related field.
• At least 4 years' experience in BI, data analytics, or similar role.
• Experience building BI solutions in medium/large organisations; insurance domain is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Analyse, design, develop, and support BI and analytics solutions
• Develop and maintain operational dashboards and reporting platforms
• Build governed data models and semantic layers for a single source of truth
• Integrate and standardise data across multiple systems
• Deliver advanced analytics and insights across operational and commercial functions
• Develop predictive reporting and trend analyses
• Support data quality, governance, and reconciliations
• Automate recurring reporting and BI processes
• Document reporting assets, data models, and definitions
• Translate data insights into actionable business recommendations

Skills

Power BI

SSIS

SSRS

Databricks

Python

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse Analytics

Microsoft SQL Server

T-SQL

Data Modelling & Warehousing

ETL Development

Predictive Analytics

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Informatics/CS/Statistics/Math/IT

Tools

Databricks

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse

Microsoft SQL Server

SSIS

SSRS

Power BI

Python

T-SQL

Job description

Network Finance is seeking a Business Data Analyst to design, build, and manage BI capabilities that become the single source of truth across operations. You will collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable reporting, dashboards, and predictive analyses that drive decisions.

You will work with Power BI, Databricks, Azure Synapse, and SQL in a cloud environment to optimise data models, automate reporting, and deliver insights across finance, operations, and commercial