Job Description

Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Contact

Requisition nr:

140592

Talent Acquisition Specialist:

Tshego Semenya

Location:

135 Rivonia Road, Sandown

Closing date:

17 July 2025

Cluster

Nedbank Retail Business Baking

Career Stream

It Application Development

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Self: Technical

Position

BI Data Analyst

Why join our team!

Step into a role where your insights shape strategy and your dashboards drive decisions. At Nedbank, we don't just work with data -- we unlock its full potential. As a BI Data Analyst, you'll collaborate with dynamic teams across the business, harnessing powerful tools like Power BI, SQL, and Azure to transform raw data into meaningful stories. You'll tackle real business challenges, influence customer experiences, and contribute to high-impact solutions in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment. If you're ready to elevate your career and make a measurable difference, this is your opportunity to thrive.

Job Purpose

To support the delivery of business intelligence and data analytics solutions by preparing, analysing, and visualising data to enable decision-making and performance tracking.

The BI Data Analyst will work closely with business stakeholders to understand reporting needs, ensure data accuracy, and build dashboards and reports that provide actionable insights.

This role is ideal for someone with foundational experience in BI tools and data analysis, looking to grow in a collaborative and data-driven environment.

Job Responsibilities

Perform BI and data analysis activities across various squads/value chains. Liaise with business stakeholders to understand data requirements and translate them into technical tasks. Analyse data flows and perform profiling to troubleshoot issues and document findings. Conduct data testing and validation (e.g., error resolution, data quality checks, ingestion configuration). Make recommendations for data cleansing, transformation, and validation based on insights. Contribute to defining data standards and identifying quality issues. Support users in accessing and understanding data through self-service platforms. Deliver BI reports and dashboards using tools like Power BI and Tableau. Collaborate with Data Engineers, Modelers, Architects, and Governance teams to implement solutions. Ensure compliance with data policies, privacy standards, and governance frameworks. Execute SQL queries and technical analyses to support reporting and investigations. Identify patterns and trends that impact data management and utilization. Stay current with BI and data analysis trends through continuous learning. Contribute to Nedbank's culture and participate in corporate responsibility initiatives. Identify opportunities to improve business processes and systems through agile thinking. Provide guidance aligned to Nedbank's Data Management framework and standards. Support junior analysts through mentorship and knowledge sharing.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees Professional Qualifications/Honour's Degree Preferred Qualification

Field of Study: BSc, BEng

Preferred Certifications

Data Analysis and Data Modelling, Cloud (Azure, AWS), DEVOPS or Data engineering certification, DAMA, Any Data Science certification, SAS certification, SQL, any Microsoft Power tools will be an added advantage.

Minimum Experience Level

Total number of years of experience: 3-5 Years

Type of experience:

Experience with data visualization and reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) Proficiency in SQL and experience with database management and data profiling tools Skills in cleaning and preparing data for analysis to ensure accuracy and consistency Experience with data warehousing solutions to store and manage large volumes of data Firm understanding of ETL processes and data integration concepts Firm understanding of data management and governance practices Basic knowledge of data modelling and data warehouse architectures (e.g., star schema, snowflake schema) Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail Excellent communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Data Visualisation Data Warehousing Data profiling - intermediate Data Governance and Compliance Data Pipelines and ETL tools (Ab Initio, ADB, ADF, SAS ETL) Databases (PostgreSQL, MS SQL, IBM DB2, HBase, MongoDB) Programming (e.g., Python, R) Cloud Data Engineering (Azure , AWS, Google) Data Analysis and Data Modelling Disclaimer

Preference will be given to candidates from the underrepresented groups

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566


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Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566