Senior Associate Business Intelligence Analyst

NTT DATA, Inc.; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking a Senior Associate Business Intelligence Analyst to transform data into insights through analytics, visualization, and modelling.

You will develop dashboards and ad hoc reports to drive informed business decisions and assist with data system tools for recording, organizing, storing, and accessing data. The role emphasizes building technical proficiency to deliver actionable insights, maintain data accuracy, and collaborate with multiple teams across the organization in

Qualifications

• Degree in a quantitative field or equivalent.
• Experience in analytics roles preferred.
• Experience with data collection tools and software.
• Experience with social media data is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business problems using data from internal and external sources.
• Assist with forecasts, recommendations and strategic plans based on data.
• Support report specifications and dashboard requirements.
• Develop metrics and dashboard tracking to provide insights.
• Ensure analytics are valid and actionable.

Skills

Data mining

Predictive analytics

Data visualization

Statistical concepts

Attention to detail

Independent work

Cross-team collaboration

Data privacy laws

Trend identification

Programming basics

SQL

SAS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science or equivalent

Tools

Excel

SQL

SAS

Tableau/Power BI

Job description

Make an impact with NTT DATA

Join a company that is pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We are renowned for our technical excellence and leading innovations, and for making a difference to our clients and society. Our workplace embraces diversity and inclusion – it’s a place where you can grow, belong and thrive.

Your day at NTT DATA

The Senior Associate Business Intelligence Analyst is a developing subject matter expert tasked with supporting the transformation of data into insights that drive business value using data analytics, data visualization, and data modelling techniques and technologies.

This role supports the transformation of data into critical information and knowledge that can be used to make sound business decisions and also assists with the establishment of system applications and/or tools that the company uses to record, organize, store, secure, and access data.

This role is required to continuously develop technical specialist proficiency in order to generate visual analytics, dashboards, and ad hoc reports for the business.

Key responsibilities

• Analyzes assigned business problems and issues using data from internal and external sources to provide insight to decision-makers.
• Contributes to constructing forecasts, recommendations and strategic/tactical plans based on business data and market knowledge.
• Supports creation of specifications for reports and analysis based on business needs and required or available data elements.
• Takes part in the definition, development, enhancement and tracking of metrics and dashboard requirements to deliver results and provide insight and recommendations on trends.
• Receives instructions to use advanced data analysis and tools to ensures analytics are valid, meaningful, and provides actionable and comprehensive insights.
• Assists with the analysis of data across various platforms, including social media, and presents trends and patterns.
• Supports the design and maintenance of business intelligence reports and analytics.
• Following standard operating procedures, extracts and analyzes data, statistics, and information from various sources and interprets and produces the relevant reports, summaries, and briefing notes that will be used to inform business decisions.
• Works with a variety of internal stakeholders to translate needs into data reports, data insights, and extracts.
• Optimizes visual information for easier consumption and actionable metrics.
• Assists with maintaining processes for ensuring data accuracy and current relevance and representation.
• Assists with the identification of process improvements to streamline data collection and report generation.
• Under guidance, reviews and edits requirements, specifications, business processes, and recommendations related to proposed solutions.

To thrive in this role, you need to have

• Moderate understanding of data mining principles, predictive analytics, mapping, collecting data from multiple data systems on premises and cloud-based data sources.
• Ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate relevant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to identify solutions in sprawling data sets and the business mindset to convert insights into strategic opportunities.
• Has analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate across multiple teams and build sound working relationships.
• Understanding of current data protection and privacy laws.
• Passionate about achieving results and statistics.
• Developing technical expertise and knowledge of statistical concepts.
• Ability to identify trends, business opportunities, etc.
• Some programming skills with querying languages, SLQ, SAS, etc.
• Good understanding of statistical analysis and reporting packages.

Academic qualifications and certifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Data Science, Business Analytics, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or another quantitative field is preferred.

Required experience

• Moderate level experience working in an analytics capacity.
• Moderate level experience working with data collection tools and software.
• Moderate level experience working with social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.
• Moderate level experience producing Excel-based reporting.

Workplace type

Hybrid Working

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30+ billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world’s leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. Our consulting and industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 70 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

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