Remote Data Entry Specialist - Flexible Hours & Immediate Start

Progressive Technology; South Africa; Hybrid; ZAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Remote work options

Standard Mon-Fri schedule

Job summary

RELX INC. is hiring a Decision Support Analyst working remotely from South Africa or the United Kingdom.

The role focuses on working with real, imperfect data to derive reliable decision‑grade insights, with responsibilities across validation, analysis and automation. The incumbent will partner with Finance Business Partners, develop budgeting/forecasting components, and perform variance analysis while translating complex questions into structured analyses.

Qualifications

• 1–5 years of experience in analytics, finance, or a related role.
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• Advanced Excel skills (e.g. pivot tables, lookups, basic modelling).
• Experience working with large, messy, or incomplete datasets.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, ability to explain analysis clearly.
• Experience with definitive data quality, reporting processes and automation.

Responsibilities

• Analyse, validate and troubleshoot information to generate reliable decision‑grade insights.
• Partner with Finance Business Partners; build budgeting and forecasting components.
• Perform variance analysis and translate ambiguous business questions into structured analytical approaches.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Data quality experience

Reporting and automation experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business

Tools

Excel

Job description

Data Entry Specialist Flexible Hours

We are hiring a Decision Support Analyst at RELX INC. Job rolled out in the United Kingdom and South Africa, Full time, Remote. The role involves working with real, imperfect data, analyzing, validating and troubleshooting information to generate reliable, decision‑grade insights. Responsibilities include partnering with Finance Business Partners, building and maintaining budgeting and forecasting components, performing variance analysis and translating ambiguous business questions into structured analytical approaches.

Requirements:

• 1‑5 years of experience in analytics, finance, or a related role
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field
• Advanced Excel skills (e.g. pivot tables, lookups, basic modelling)
• Experience working with large, messy, or incomplete datasets
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, ability to explain analysis clearly
• Experience with definitive data quality, reporting processes and automation

Benefits and Conditions:

• Working flexible hours – flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive
• Standard (Mon‑Fri) schedule
• Remote work options available

Equal Opportunity Employment Statement:

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.