Specialist: MI & Reporting Analysis at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Key accountabilities 

Data Integration and Management 

• Transfer in data from any source via API, SFTP or browser-based file uploads
• Access HR transactional data from Workday and other systems
• Schedule automatic updates to keep  data synced and current
• Search, discover, and manage datasets in a single data catalog
• Understand and ensure pipelines are constructed with data lineage

Data Governance 

• Govern data using the Workday security framework
• Apply role-based and contextual security for personalised access
• Separate duties with different permissions for dataset creation and publishing
• Set table-level security and sharing controls

Self-Service Preparation

• Create and maintain data transformation pipelines with an intuitive interface
• Apply join, union, group-by, and filter functions to datasets
• Build computed fields by leveraging a rich function library
• Preview data transformations to ensure data is what was expected
• Obtain a visual profile of fields in the dataset to understand statistics, such as distribution

Production Insights 

• The query of large-scale datasets with an in-memory high-performance analytics engine
• Usage of data sources from Workday Prism Analytics in Workday reports, dashboards, and scorecards
• The Accessing of insights generated from Workday Prism Analytics from a desktop, tablet, or mobile device
• The sharing of insights within the organization in alignment with security protocols

Stakeholder engagement:

• Work with all stakeholders  in the organization to ensure the effective execution of key deliverables in the Digital People Experience (DPX) portfolio (e.g., development of Prism Analytics capability).
• Liaise with appropriate stakeholders within DPX (Functional Leads, Architects of digital platforms), PX (Service Managers, Product Owners) and People Function to foster alignment and integration with the Workday Prism Analytics Tool.
• Build and sustain a network in the organization with the relevant data stewards, analytics user community and relevant stakeholders.
• Liaise with Workday Community to align with developments, practices and future releases.

Personal Continuous Improvement

• Keeps up to date on Workday functionality and training.
• Upskills and trains People Experience Tier 1 and team members in other functional disciplines / specialisations in Workday / Analytics user community.
• Obtains relevant Workday certifications.

Service Excellence

• Adheres to the timelines and quality standards agreed to within the team and with clients. 
• Designs and delivers frameworks that are aligned to best practice and Absa’s governance and risk appetite.

Compliance and data governance

• Adheres to Absa and People Function data policies, legislation, regulation, quality, security and privacy.
• Escalates issues timeously for resolution.

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)