BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE (BI) BUSINESS ANALYST II X3
Position summary
Introduction
Job description
- Understand, analyse , evaluate and document BI requirements from business, including
o Analytical processes and the KPIs/measures related to these processes.
o Functional design of BI solution (reports and dashboards).
- Document and refine BI technical requirements w.r.t.
o Data modelling requirements (reporting and business dimensions).
o Source-to-target mappings.
- Ensuring solutions satisfies business analytic needs and functional requirements.
- Work closely with the BI Data Architect(s) and Data Modeller(s) to design and implement BI solutions.
- Performs functional testing and data validation of reports and other BI deliverables before presenting to Business Users.
- Assist business during user acceptance testing.
- Provide input for BI user training.
- Help business during BI implementations and immediately after “go-live”.
- Provide input to Data Governance and BI Quality Assurance initiatives.
- Remain current with BI industry trends, particularly around BI tools and technologies.
- Establish effective and collaborative partnerships with other BI teams and relevant IT teams (Business Process Analysts, BI source systems)
Minimum requirements
FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES
· High attention to detail coupled with high accuracy.
- Excellent documentation skills.
- Possess analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
- Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills.
· Delivery and solution focused.
· Results driven.
· Good verbal and written communication skills.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
· Knowledge of Business Analysis techniques and methodologies.
· Knowledge of BI and Data Warehouse environments and best practices.
· Good general understanding of the retail industry and business processes.
· Able to work within the framework of the BI methodology.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION
· Relevant 3 year tertiary or NQF aligned qualification
· Business-related qualification, FTI or similar BA qualification will be advantageous
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
· A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Business Analysis related role and a minimum of 3 years’ experience a BI Business Analyst role.
· BI Business Analysis, data design and systems analysis experience in a BI environment
- Experience in Data Lake/Warehouse implementations, preferably both on premise and in the cloud.
- Proficient in SQL.
- AWS certification will be advantageous.
- Experience in the retail industry will be advantageous.
