Business Intelligence Business Analyst

Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (SA) Ltd; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (SA) Ltd in Cape Town seeks a Group Finance Enablement BI Analyst who combines data management expertise with reporting skills to deliver dashboards and reports that drive informed business decisions. You will gather requirements, model data, work with SQL, Power BI, and DW concepts, mentor juniors, and partner with stakeholders to ensure governance and timely delivery.

This role requires 5+ years in BI, a degree in Information Systems, and comfort with

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in BI/BA with warehousing and Power BI experience.
• Degree or postgraduate degree in Information Systems or related field.
• Experience with SQL, data modeling and data governance practices.
• Familiarity with DAMA, DCAM, Kimball methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Build dashboards and reports to support informed business decisions.
• Gather and document data and reporting requirements with stakeholders.
• Design data models, source-to-target mappings and data flows.
• Mentor and guide junior team members on BI best practices.
• Ensure data governance is in place and maintain governance artifacts.

Skills

Data governance

Data analysis

Power BI

SQL

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Degree or Postgraduate degree in Information Systems

Tools

Data Warehousing

Tabular cubes

Microsoft Master Data Services

DAX

Job description

Let's Write Africa's Story Together! Old Mutual is a firm believer in the African opportunity and our diverse talent reflects this.

Job Description

The Group Finance Enablement FIT Business Intelligence Business Analyst is a well-rounded and skilled individual with a mature understanding of Data Management. By understanding and using data, solutions are designed and built to assist stakeholders with producing reports and dashboards that will enable informed business decisions. This role requires a committed, analytical individual with excellent communication skills.

Key Result Areas / Outputs

• Build trusted relationship with stakeholders
• Gather and document data and reporting requirements
• Perform data profiling and analysis
• Independently or collaboratively design data models to meet business requirement
• Produce clear and comprehensive design artefacts such as data flows, source to target mappings, data models, sample reports/dashboards
• Build proof-of-concept or mock-ups to illustrate functionality and/or output
• Engage with technical team and support development process
• Test and monitor testing to ensure quality final delivery
• Build output e.g. Power BI reports and/or dashboards
• Facilitate implementation, delivery and adoption by stakeholders through training & support
• Mentor and manage junior team members
• Prepare and present regular progress updates to stakeholders
• Follow Data Management best practices, particularly ensuring Data Governance is in place
• Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality
• Communicates clearly and timeously
• Problem solving aptitude
• Collaborates effectively with rest of team and stakeholders
• Ability to work under pressure and meet firm deadlines
• Willing and able to learn quickly and adapt to change
• Aligns to ways of working and team culture

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Experience: 5+ years working experience in the BIBA role with warehousing/power BI experience

Qualifications: Degree or Postgraduate degree in Information Systems or related field

Technologies: SQL, PowerBI, Data Warehousing, Tabular cubes, Microsoft Master Data Services, DAX, Exposure to AWS, data lake architecture and json would be advantageous

Methodologies: DAMA, DCAM, Kimball

Advantageous: Experience with Oracle ERP and EPM systems

Advantageous: Analytical and BI experience in Human Capital, Actuarial and/or financial reporting

Skills: Action Planning, Analytics Software, Business Intelligence (BI) Analysis, Computer Literacy, Data Analysis, Database Reporting, Data Classification, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Data Encoding, Data Interpretations, Data Modeling, Evaluating Information, Information Retrieval, Report Review Competencies Business Insight Communicates Effectively Decision Quality Ensures Accountability Manages Complexity Optimizes Work Processes

Education: NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent

Closing Date

11 October 2026 , 23:59 The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity Plan of Old Mutual South Africa and the specific business unit in question.

The Old Mutual Story!

Old Mutual is a premium African financial services organisation that offers a broad spectrum of financial solutions to retail and corporate customers across key market segments in 14 countries. The lines of business include Life and Savings, Property and Casualty, Asset Management and Banking and Lending. We are rooted in our purpose of Championing Mutually Positive Futures Every Day and believe that a great customer experience is anchored in a great employee experience.