Business Intelligence Business Analyst Job Cape Town area,South Africa,IT/Tech

Description

The Group Finance Enablement FIT Business Intelligence Business Analyst is a well-rounded and skilled individual with a mature understanding of Data Management and Data Modelling.

By understanding and using data, solutions are designed and built to assist stakeholders with producing reports and dashboards that will enable informed business decisions. This role requires a committed, analytical individual with excellent communication skills.

The role is responsible for ensuring the development, maintenance, and enhancement of the models used to calculate finance and actuarial reporting outputs. This role ensures the accuracy, efficiency, and compliance with applicable IFRS calculations while supporting financial reporting, actuarial analysis, and risk management. The successful candidate will collaborate with finance, actuarial, IT, and regulatory teams to drive continuous improvements in IFRS 17 reporting processes.

Tasks and Responsibilities

Manage the ongoing maintenance of IFRS 17 models as well as other custom applications to ensure compliance with accounting and regulatory requirements.

Work closely with IT and data teams to optimize model performance, automation, and integration with financial systems.

Gather and document data and reporting requirements

Perform data profiling and analysis

Independently or collaboratively design data models to meet business requirement

Produce clear and comprehensive design artefacts such as data flows, source to target mappings, data models, sample reports/dashboards

Build proof-of-concept or mock-ups to illustrate functionality and/or output

Engage with technical team and support development process

Test and monitor testing to ensure quality final delivery

Build output e.g. Power BI reports and/or dashboards

Facilitate implementation, delivery and adoption by stakeholders through training & support

Follow Data Management best practices, particularly ensuring Data Governance is in place

Ad hoc tasks and activities as required by management from time to time.

Personal effectiveness

Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality

Communicates clearly and timeously

Problem solving aptitude

Collaborates effectively with rest of team and stakeholders

Ability to work under pressure and meet firm deadlines

Willing and able to learn quickly and adapt to change

Aligns to ways of working and team culture

Qualifications, Skills and Required Experience

Undergraduate degree (information systems is favourable) with at least 5 years experience in being part of a team that owns financial modelling processes and reporting (IFRS 17 exposure is favourable)

Experience with financial systems, databases and automation solutions – SQL experience preferred

Appreciation for internal controls and governance processes

Attention to detail

Solution focused with the ability to troubleshoot issues

Understanding of Agile methodology

Skills

Action Planning, Application Development, Business Requirements Analysis, Computer Literacy, Data Compilation, Data Controls, Data Management, Data Modeling, Executing Plans, Gap Analysis, IT Network Security, Management Reporting, Market Analysis, Policies & Procedures, User Requirements Documentation

Competencies

Action Oriented Business Insight Cultivates Innovation Drives Engagement Drives Results Manages Ambiguity Manages Complexity Optimizes Work Processes

Education

NQF Level 7 - Degree, Advance Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate or equivalent (Required)

Closing Date

22 January 2026 , 23:59


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