Data Analyst

Cape Town, Western Cape
Permanent
Full-time

29 days ago

Job title: Data AnalystReporting to: BizOps Analytics LeadLocation: Cape Town (Hybrid)WHAT WE DOLula is an innovative and human-focused FinTech company on a mission to help small businesses optimise their cash flow. Our purpose is to help SMEs manage their businesses better, faster, and more simply, so they can spend more time doing what they love.If you're looking for a new place to call 'home' that believes in the potential of the broader SME landscape in South Africa and a place where you'll work with awesome people - then Lula's the place for you!We're making business banking fast, human, Lula!CULTURE CODEWe embrace CuriosityWe win as OneWe're Driven by PurposeWe Execute with AmbitionOVERALL PURPOSEWe are looking for a confident Data Analyst to join our team. This role calls for an inquisitive and discerning individual with a true passion for data.As a member of the BizOps Analytics team, your primary focus will be to extract valuable insights from data, and create visualisations and reports for internal stakeholders, with a heavy focus on data quality and governance. You will not only enable enhanced business performance through data-driven insights, but also help us make smarter decisions to deliver even better products.Responsibilities will include:

Analyse the stakeholder reporting requirements from a data and functional perspective
Identify, analyse and interpret trends in data sets and provide actionable insights
Investigate and resolve data issues by identifying issues and liaising effectively with appropriate business and tech teams
Build and maintain dashboards and reports using data visualisation packages.
Transform, load and ensure smooth integration of the data into our standard database structure
Aggregate or consolidate data while maintaining quality assurance of data output to stakeholders
Monitor production runs to ensure accuracy and on-time delivery of reports
Adjust, maintain and configure existing ETL processes to ensure efficient data flow within the data warehouse
Engage in regular interaction with internal stakeholders to ensure that they're being kept up-to-date with respect to data insights
Ask questions or escalate issues when necessary to find solutions where appropriate
Co-ordinate and produce bespoke data sets tailored for specific business needs
Process, cleanse, and verify the integrity of data used for analysis
Collaborate with Data Scientists, Analytics Engineers and Data Engineers on several projects

THE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE'RE LOOKING FOR

BSc degree or similar field (or equivalent)
Demonstrated work experience in data analysis and reporting within financial services or the fintech space
Strong SQL skills (3+ years experience) - required to write and debug SQL, experience with functions, stored procedures, tables, views, etc.
2+ years of Python experience. Particularly data-related packages such as Pandas and Numpy.
Experience building business dashboards
Understanding of version control tools like Git and Github.
Experience with DBT and Snowflake is a bonus.
Excellent understanding of databases, data structures and concepts
Experience with Agile methodologies

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