SENIOR ANALYST MARKET SURVEILLANCE AND DATA ANALYSIS DEPARTMENT

FSCA South Africa; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in South Africa is seeking a Data Analyst to enhance data quality and business performance through detailed analysis and reporting. The candidate will be responsible for creating specifications, improving data governance, and ensuring compliance while collaborating with various stakeholders. Ideal applicants should possess strong analytical and communication skills and be committed to fostering inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Ability to analyze data and create automated systems.
• Experience with data documentation and quality assurance.
• Strong proficiency in financial and numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Create detailed specifications for data processes.
• Produce documentation like data dictionaries and models.
• Deliver metrics, reports, and dashboards with interpretation.

Skills

Critical thinking

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Emotional intelligence

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Purpose Of The Job

To analyse data systems, create automated systems to retrieve information from database and compile reports. The department will also use data to solve problems, to turn data into information and information into insight that will lead to informed business decisions, and to create detailed specifications that specify data sources, data flows, data transformations, data storage and reporting. The person appointed to this position will report to the Senior Specialist: Data Analysis.

Key Performance Areas

• Create detailed specifications that specify data sources, data flows, data transformations, data storage and reporting;
• Produce documentation such as source-to-target-maps, data dictionaries and data models;
• Create test cases and scenarios used to ensure quality assurance;
• Interact and collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to identify data sources, find data definitions for master and meta data as well as formulate and implement solutions;
• Promote the use of existing enterprise data standards to enhance data quality, ensure constant compliance and adherence to data governance principles;
• Process live and confidential data according to specified guidelines;
• Evaluate changes and updates to source production systems that could impact reporting and eventually business decisions;
• Interpret data, analyze results and interpret trends enabling continuous improvement in data quality and overall business performance;
• Defines, implements and standardises metrics, reports and dashboards for the business;
• Deliver key metrics, reports and dashboard with interpretation.
  
  

Other Key Competencies

The applicant must demonstrate the following skills and attributes: active listening, critical thinking, analytical thinking, attention to detail, strong financial and numeracy skills, proficiency in using Ms office, excellent communication skills, good interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence. The candidate must have the ability to establish priorities and manage several tasks.

The FSCA is committed to increasing the representation of marginalised groups in line with its transformation strategy. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Please note that correspondence and communication will only be conducted with short listed candidates and that the FSCA reserves the right not to appoint if a suitable candidate is not identified.