JOB TITLE
Business Intelligence Business Analyst III [BIBA III]
PURPOSE STATEMENT
To gather, analyse and understand business users data and analytics requirements and translate these requirements into analytics best practice technical solutions that meet the relevant business objectives.
To ensure alignment between business, Product Managers, data and analytics teams and produce a comprehensive functional specification from business requirements by maintaining a high level of in-depth knowledge with regards to analytics and other relevant data concepts.
KEY TASKS & ACCOUNTABILITIES
Applies end-to-end best practice to deliver data and analytics requirements.
Ensures appropriate testing is done and provides the business with assistance during user acceptance testing.
Designs training material and conducts training with solution users.
Provides business with functional and technical assistance during data and analytics implementations.
Applies business and data and analytics functional knowledge at all times to identify possible improvement opportunities and motivate with business.
Owns personal continued professional development to remain current with data and analytics industry trends, particularly around data and analytics tools and technologies.
Translate business data and analytics requirements to the Data and Analytics teams.
Analyses, understands and document relevant data and analytics technical requirements; performs data modelling and maps the analytic solution to the relevant data sources.
Works closely with the Data Architect(s) and Data Modeller(s) to design, refine and implement analytic solutions in order to execute the functional design of the relevant data and analytics solution; including reports and dashboards.
Provides input to data governance and data and analytics quality assurance; identifies and communicates all risks.
Performs functional testing and data validation of reports and other data and analytics deliverables before presenting to business users.
Applies data and analytics functional knowledge at all times to identify and motivate possible data and analytics support/improvements.
Acts as the custodian of reporting catalogue; maintains the information framework and reports.
Engages with Front end development lead to ensure adherence to processes that will keep the catalogue current.
Facilitates the process between Source Data Owners, Feature Teams and Data and Analytics regarding data governance and processes.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum:
A relevant 3 year tertiary qualification (degree / diploma) in statistics, finance, actuarial science, mathematics, computer science, information systems, data or mathematical sciences, or engineering.
Ideal:
Business-related qualification, FTI or similar Business Analysis
KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
Minimum:
At least 7 years proven experience within business intelligence and data warehousing environment
At least 7 years proven experience in drafting functional specifications and translating requirements between business and functional stakeholders
BI Business Analysis, data design and systems analysis experience in a data and analytics environment
Knowledge:
Relevant business area knowledge
Data and analytics Business Analysis
Data Warehouse Methodologies
BI Best Practice
Data Analysis
Data Governance
Financial systems and procedures
Visualisation tools
Data Product Life Cycle
Data modelling
Ideal:
Experience:
Business Information Business Analysis experience in an finance/banking environment
Exposure to a credit environment
Knowledge:
Banking systems environment
Banking business model
Agile development life cycle
Best practices for Quality Assurance (QA)
Microsoft Appliance (APS)
SKILLS
Commercial Thinking skills
Facilitation skills
Problem solving skills
Attention to detail
Presentation skills
If the skill you need to capture is not on the lists provided, please complete the skill below:
Process and organisational thinking skills
Project Management skills
Technological skills:
Minimum:
MS Office suite (advanced)
SQL or SAS
Data Warehousing
Ideal:
Power BI
Visual Basic
AWS