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Since our establishment in 1918, Sanlam has been a prominent part of the South African business landscape. We have always held a long-term view of how business adapts to the demands of the environment in which it operates. Today, in a dynamic world, we see an evolving set of social, economic, political and environmental imperatives that require our skilfu...
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Role Description
Sanlam Business Intelligence (SBI) is a centre of excellence delivering data and analytical services to Sanlam’s retail businesses, which provide a comprehensive range of financial solutions across different marketing segments.
Are you analytically minded, curious and enthusiastic about data? Passionate turning data into information, information into insights and insights into business decisions?
An exciting opportunity exists in the SBI Descriptive Analytics team.
We are looking for an individual who wants to develop skills and progress their career in data analytics. Learn and leverage a variety of data analytical tools and methods, including data visualisation best practice, to turn data into actionable insights with demonstrable business impact.
If you believe you have what it takes, then join the team and assist us to develop our data analytics capability as you grow your skills and competencies in this exciting and sought-over field.
Your responsibilities will span all aspects of data analytics. From working with business representatives and product owners to define and elicit requirements, to preparing and analysing data from varying sources, to building dashboards that highlight key information and insights.
What will you do?
Key result areas
Data Preparation
Acquire data from various data sources
Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of data sources
Process, cleanse and verify the integrity and suitability of data used for analysis
Combine and transform the data into interpretable datasets, reports or dashboards
Ensure that business requirements and subsequent activities are supported by accurate information
Analysis and Visualisation
Interpret data and analyse outputs using relevant analytical techniques
Identify, analyse, and interpret trends or patterns in data sets
Use data to answer key questions about the business
Present information as reports and/or dashboards using best practice data visualisation techniques
Maintain, expand and optimise dashboards and ongoing reports
Respond to ad hoc business requests
Stakeholder engagement
Gather requirements from different business stakeholders & product owners
Present information, solutions and dashboard back to stakeholders
What will make you successful in this role?
Requirements
Qualifications
Bachelors degree (information systems/statistics/data or computer science/engineering) or equivalent
Functional experience in analytics, data visualisation or reporting.
Knowledge and Experience
1-2 years of experience manipulating data sets and building dashboards
Business experience in financial services would be advantageous
Strong analytical-thinking and problem-solving abilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience working with data in various data sources and databases
Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (Business Objects), databases (SAP HANA, Cloudera), querying (SQL)
Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings
Ability to translate business requirements into non-technical terms.
Demonstrated experience in handling large data sets and relational databases.
Experience working in an agile environment
Excellent attention to detail
Competencies
Analytical thinking
Results driven
Accuracy
Communication skills
Accountability
Innovative thinking
Building and maintaining relationships
Team success
Adaptability
Personal Attributes
Build a successful career with us
We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its four business clusters – Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.
Turnaround time
The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.
Closing Date: 28 January 2022
Our commitment to transformation
The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.
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