Data Analyst - Johannesburg, South Africa - FirstRand

FirstRand

Verified Company

Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Job Description

To develop and lead a team that understands the various data sources, how the data flows through the organization and provide expertise, thought leadership, guidance and support through translating business needs into long-term innovative architecture solutions by analyzing data, conducting root cause analysis, engaging with relevant stakeholders across the business and recommending improvements to data pipelines, data quality, metadata, master and reference data, data access management.

Understand data sources and map to target systems/ solutions.
Provide transformation rules to Data Engineers.
Understand business rules and requirements to solve specific use cases.
Ensure that process conforms to business objectives and complies with Group Information Architecture.
Prepare and present findings on data analysis in written and verbal reports to key stakeholders.
Assist with the mapping of the various source systems to the relevant enterprise data model elements (engage with the Data Modelers where the models need to be extended), and enterprise reference data.
Query and connect data from disparate sources to identify areas where changes are required.
Conduct analysis, timeseries analysis, and classification models and deliver accurate and highquality analysis (e.g. test design and analysis).
Utilize methodologies and methods for accessing, analyzing and presenting data.
Research new data sources and analytical tools with the aim of improving the process and underlying data analysis.
Understand the quality of data and engage with relevant stakeholders to correct data (if and when necessary), thereby ensuring usability is in line with requirements.
Keep up to date with new data assets and products in order to identify new opportunities, capabilities and trends that would add value to business.
Check accuracy of data and if it is within relevant thresholds (reasonability) and compare the new output with existing requirements.
Attend and participate at relevant Steerco's, data working forums and Executive forums and present case as and when required.
Provide relevant business management reports that are submitted to Exco and other relevant forums.
Analyse and recommend changes to data pipelines of existing and new initiatives with the aim of aligning these to avoid duplication in data pipelines, inconsistent mappings, etc.
Partner with stakeholders to grasp problem specifics collects, processes and analyses data to quantify the scope, nature and severity of the problem.
Engage with Data teams to understand the data landscape.
Engage and drive conversations with relevant stakeholders to unpack project and requirements.
Evaluate options based on business requirements and provide input into viable solution based on analysis.
Work with the relevant Data stakeholders when new data or changes to existing solutions are required and manage timelines and expectations with business.
Attend relevant priority session and provide motivation to get item prioritized.
Ensure proper handover and provide relevant artifacts to stakeholders.
Provide thought leadership in area of expertise.
Coach, guide and train Data Analyst I and perform reviews as required.