Senior Data Analyst - Remote | Dashboards & Modeling

Placements24; Benoni; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellness program

Learning budget for conferences and up

Remote-friendly work arrangement

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Analyst for a prominent financial services institution in Benoni, Gauteng. You will mine data, perform statistical analysis, and build dashboards to drive strategic decisions, using SQL, Python/R, and visualization tools.

This remote-friendly role emphasizes translating business questions into analytics and communicating insights to stakeholders across departments. A competitive salary, bonuses, and learning opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Senior Data Analyst or similar experience.
• Advanced SQL for extraction and analysis.
• Experience with Tableau/Power BI.
• Strong statistical modeling and data mining knowledge.
• Proficiency in Python or R.

Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and process large datasets from various sources.
• Perform in-depth data analysis to identify trends and correlations.
• Develop and maintain dashboards and reports to track KPIs.
• Interpret findings and provide actionable insights.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support data needs.
• Design and conduct A/B tests and experiments.
• Build and refine statistical models for forecasting and risk/opportunity identification.
• Present complex results clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and governance compliance.
• Stay updated with new data analysis techniques and tools.

Skills

Advanced SQL

Tableau

Power BI

Python

R

Data mining

Statistical modeling

Experiment design

Communication

Distributed computing (Spark)

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Statistics, Mathematics, CS, Economics

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Spark

Python

R

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Analyst for a prominent financial services institution in Benoni, Gauteng. You will mine data, perform statistical analysis, and build dashboards to drive strategic decisions, using SQL, Python/R, and visualization tools.

This remote-friendly role emphasizes translating business questions into analytics and communicating insights to stakeholders across departments. A competitive salary, bonuses, and learning opportunities are offered.