Data Analyst

The PEGroup; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 350,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payroll solutions provider in South Africa is seeking a Data Analyst to develop Power BI dashboards and enhance operational reporting. The role requires strong data analysis skills, stakeholder management, and the ability to generate insightful reporting packs. Ideal candidates will have a degree in a related field and experience in data reporting. This is an excellent opportunity to drive operational performance improvements in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building and maintaining Power BI dashboards and operational reports.
• Strong ability to analyze data and communicate insights clearly.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and improve Power BI dashboards to track performance.
• Generate weekly and monthly reporting packs with insights.
• Support operational teams by tracking initiatives.

Skills

Power BI dashboard development

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Report generation

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Data Analytics, Business, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, or Engineering

Power BI certification

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Job description

The PEGroup partners with clients to provide optimized payroll solutions designed to streamline operations and improve business efficiency. With a commitment to delivering tailored services, The PEGroup enables organizations to focus resources on core business opportunities. Our comprehensive and customer‑focused approach ensures measurable outcomes and operational excellence.

MAIN DUTIES

• Develop, maintain and improve Power BI dashboards to track operational performance and project delivery.
• Generate weekly and monthly reporting packs, including summaries, commentary, and action‑oriented notes for leadership and stakeholders.
• Define and monitor KPIs, SLAs, throughput measures, backlog metrics, and operational efficiency indicators.
• Ensure reporting outputs are consistent, standardised, and aligned to business priorities.

Operational Support & Execution

• Support Operations in coordinating and tracking key initiatives, ensuring tasks, actions, and deliverables are logged and followed through.
• Maintain project trackers (e.g., task boards, issue logs, action registers) and ensure clear ownership, deadlines, and updates.
• Prepare operational updates and decision‑support summaries from dashboard insights and day‑to‑day execution status.
• Assist in identifying operational gaps, risks, bottlenecks, and escalation points, and propose corrective actions.

Analysis & Recommendations

• Analyse operational and project data to identify trends, anomalies, and performance drivers.
• Convert analysis into practical recommendations and “next‑step” actions for relevant teams.
• Support root cause analysis for recurring issues (e.g., delays, process errors, data inconsistencies).
• Work with stakeholders to define data requirements and reporting logic for new metrics.

Data Quality & Collaboration with IT / Automation

• Work closely with IT and Automation teams to improve data capture, data integrity, and reporting automation.
• Help define reporting data sources, transformations, and standard definitions (single source of truth).
• Raise requirements for automation of reporting workflows (e.g., scheduled refreshes, automated exports, KPI alerts, data pipelines).
• Support documentation of metrics, dashboard definitions, and reporting processes.

Others

• Perform any other task as directed by the Head of Operations and/or Head of Technology, aligned to reporting, analysis, and operational performance improvement.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

• Ideally educated to degree level in Data Analytics, Business, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or demonstrable relevant experience.
• Power BI training/certification (or equivalent demonstrable experience) will be considered an advantage.

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

Must‑Have

• Proven experience building and maintaining Power BI dashboards and operational reports.
• Strong ability to analyse data and communicate insights clearly (written and verbal).
• Experience producing structured weekly/monthly reporting packs with commentary and actions.
• Comfortable working with operational teams to understand processes and translate them into metrics and reports.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, track deliverables, and meet deadlines.
• High attention to detail; process‑driven and quality‑focused.
• Strong stakeholder management: ability to engage both technical (IT/Automation) and non‑technical (Ops) teams.

Nice‑to‑Have

• Experience with Power Query, DAX, and data modelling concepts.
• Experience working with databases (SQL) and/or data