Senior Data Analyst — Finance Insights & Forecasting

Woolworths Financial Services; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Cape Town seeks a Senior Analyst to support the Reporting Lead by leveraging analytics for financial insights and performance tracking. The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in finance or related fields, focusing on delivering actionable analytics for strategic goals. Candidates should possess strong coding skills and experience with data analysis in a regulatory environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in Finance, Economics, Econometrics, Quantitative Analysis, Mathematics, or Statistics.
• Practical experience in using analytics to solve complex business problems.
• Knowledge of financial services industry in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Track key profitability metrics.
• Create interactive dashboards for KPIs.
• Provide recommendations for improving financial performance.
• Analyze key business drivers affecting financial outcomes.

Skills

Coding languages (SAS, Python, SQL)

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Decision making

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Informatics, Data Science, Engineering, Finance

Tools

Microsoft Office

MS SQL Server

Redshift

Job description

A leading financial services provider in Cape Town seeks a Senior Analyst to support the Reporting Lead by leveraging analytics for financial insights and performance tracking. The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience in finance or related fields, focusing on delivering actionable analytics for strategic goals. Candidates should possess strong coding skills and experience with data analysis in a regulatory environment.