Job Description

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

The Financial Services division is seeking a Business Intelligence Analyst to establish and grow its data and insights capability. This role will be key in building reporting processes, ensuring data integrity, and delivering actionable insights that shape strategy and support sustainable growth. As a Greenfield initiative, it requires someone who thrives in building from scratch and driving data-led decision-making.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Develop and maintain reports, dashboards, and models to track key business and financial performance metrics. Work with senior stakeholders across product, marketing, and operations to provide data-driven recommendations. Contribute to best practices that ensure data integrity, accessibility, and quality. Use statistical techniques and visualisation tools to uncover trends and predict customer behaviour. Identify opportunities to improve data processes, methodologies, and business efficiency. Deliver timely, accurate analysis to support urgent leadership requests and strategic decision-making.

JOB INCUMBENT REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or related field. 5+ years' experience in a BI, Data Analyst, or similar role (financial services/technology sector preferred). Strong SQL knowledge for data manipulation and querying. Experience with data visualisation tools like Looker, Power BI or Tableau. Experience with data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift). Exposure to AI tools for reporting/insight enhancement would be an advantage Basic Python or R skills for analysis.

Behavioural Competencies

: Proactive and adaptable, with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, strong communication abilities to present complex data simply, and a high sense of ownership, initiative, and innovation in fast-paced, start-up environments.

CLOSING DATE: 16 October 2025

If you are interested in the above position and meet the requirements as indicated above, please submit your application.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date of this position, please regard your application as being unsuccessful.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Application Question(s):

Do you hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or related field? How many years' experience in a BI, Data Analyst, or similar role do you have? Do you have experience with data visualisation tools like Looker, Power BI or Tableau?
Work Location: In person