The purpose of this role is to provide functional and technical expertise in the analysis, design of end to end Business Intelligence solutions and services that will be afforded to Adapt IT customers. The Business Analyst is required to work closely with clients and internal stakeholders to understand the business and to gain an in depth understanding of the business requirements. The analyst is required to document, validate and translate the business requirements into value-add solutions. The analyst is required to present solutions that not only solve the immediate needs of the business, but solutions that fit into the strategic business and technical objectives of the target organization.
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Primary Responsibilities for the Role
Must be confident enough to tackle projects across multiple business domains and handle new business domains with ease.
Will seek to see the bigger picture before heading into the details in order to understand where the project fits in with the clientâs organizational goals.
Plan, arrange and facilitate meetings, workshops and relations with client/user staff during requirement analysis and throughout subsequent development work. Takes responsibility at a high level for the proper conduct of such relations.
Plan and organize the giving of presentations or training sessions to all levels including senior management.
Play an active role in instilling internal team collaboration and synergy.
To be self-motivated and display creative problem-solving skills.
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Collaborate with stakeholders to define business requirements, develop report and support stakeholder learning as needed
Assess and recommend best approach to leveraging Power BI on current data models
Develop Power BI reports and visualizations based on requirements
Assist in developing User manuals and in creation of training and / or support materials
Collaborating with co-workers and management to implement improvements
Develop and analyze complex dashboards and reports using SQL database to monitor data precision and quality
Part of the team that perform system testing to ensure that requirements and / or design specifications are met
Oversee / Quality Check data migration routines â reviewing outputs against quality standards and consider process improvements
Assist with resolution of calls during project Maintenance and Support activities
Substantial practical experience in a structured BI environment
Define metrics, build KPIs and suggest improvements to business
Design / Develop data modules that convert underlying raw data to more readily useable formats for reporting, data mining
Conducts business process analysis and design, data analysis and reporting
Works closely with the development group in the analyzing, design and implementation of a solution.
Coordinates between the client and Adapt IT at the project level
Perform other duties and projects as assigned by leadership
Good general understanding of the relevant industry
Is a self-starter who requires minimal supervision, and takes high ownership of work assigned
Must be able to provide guidance and support to BI developers to ensure that project deliverables are met in the required quality requirements of the customer
Takes ownership of assigned tasks, maintains good rapport within the team, provides strong contribution and feedback and complete work assignments
Minimum Qualification and Experience Requirements
Completed Matric
Data Analysis
Business Acumen
Ability to analyse, model interpret data
Problem-solving skills
Ability to design, develop dashboards using Microsoft Power BI including SQL Server, Excel etc.
Good communications skills (verbal and written)
Excellent attention to detail
Bachelorâs degree / similar qualification (level 6) in IT business
Accounting or finance
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Relevant Experience
2-3 years of experience as a Business Analyst
Functional and technical knowledge\ experience of one or more of the following:
Microsoft Business Intelligence tools and platform an advantage: SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services, SQL Server Analysis Services, SQL Server Integration Services, and MS Power BI
Understanding of SAP solution
Data integration of Power BI
Experience with database and data warehouse design, plus experience with Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) or other ETL tools a plus
Strong understanding of Business Intelligence and Data warehousing concepts
Troubleshooting
Ability to use tools such as MS Visio and knowledge of Trello
