South Africa Job Openings

Sanlam

MIS Analyst

Johannesburg

FULL TIME

December 2, 2024

Who are we?

Sanlam Developing Markets [SDM] (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sanlam Life Limited) is one of the top financial services providers in the South African entry-level and emerging middle market. It aims to understand the unique requirements of clients and offers a wide range of simple and affordable financial solutions that cover needs such as funeral insurance, savings for education, life cover and personal accident plans. In terms of the Sanlam Group Governance Policy, SDM is managed by the SA Retail Mass cluster, which is part of the Sanlam Life and Savings cluster within the Sanlam Group. The cluster focusses on retail products, as well as group schemes.

What will you do?

This role will be responsible for sourcing and transforming a wide range of data across the business into formats that can be used by end users to develop differentiating business insights. They will assist in specifying complex business rules using specified toolsets to enable the data modellers to create complex analytical models. Analyses data models, tests outputs and investigates and troubleshoots data issues, devising solutions in line with best practice. Communicates business information to the technical teams and. provides daily, weekly and monthly MIS reports/dashboards. Duties include compiling and presenting divisional and functional reports, interpreting data trends and patterns. Ensures month end runs are accurate and timeous, support clients with regard to ad-hoc reports and queries. The incumbent has a complete and clear understanding of the database. Responsibilities include the co-ordination and management of changes to the MIS database, the streamlining of MIS reports and processes across the business. Provides problem-solving assistance to other team members. Coaches and mentors junior team members.

Data Preparation

Acquire data from various data sources and combine & transform data into interpretable datasets, reports or dashboards
Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques
Extend the company’s data with third party sources of information when required
Process, cleanse and verify the integrity of data used for analysis
Ensure that the business requirements and subsequent development activities are supported by accurate information.

Analysis and Visualisation

Create reports/dashboards using Microsoft BI stack.
Interpret data, analyse results using analytical techniques and provide reports and/or dashboards
Identify, analyse, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets
Use data to answer key questions about the business.
Support and maintain the project data models at multiple levels of detail and functionality (conceptual, logical, normalised, relational, dimensional, application level, subject-level, integrated, etc.)
Documenting processes

Stakeholder Engagement

Work directly with management and other business users to gather requirements, provide status updates, and build relationships
Present information using data visualisation techniques
Facilitate requirements gathering workshops with the business
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to analyse information needs, functional requirements and business processes

What will make you successful in this role?

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s degree (Informatics/Computer science/engineering) or equivalent (will consider candidates in 2nd year of Studies)
2 - 3 years of experience performing data analytics
Experience working with data in various data sources and databases
Practical experience in analytics, data modelling and data profiling
Experience in financial services an advantage
Experience working in an agile environment

Knowledge and Skills

Strong knowledge of and experience with tools SSRS, SSAS, Power BI, SSMS (T-SQL)
Strong analytical-thinking and problem-solving abilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
Demonstrated experience in handling large data sets and relational databases.

Competencies

Communication skills
Accountability
Analytical thinking
Innovative thinking
Building and maintaining relationships
Results driven
Team success
Adaptability
Excellent attention to detail

Personal Attributes

Organisational savvy - Contributing independently

Manages complexity - Contributing independently

Plans and aligns - Contributing independently

Optimises work processes - Contributing independently

Build a successful career with us

We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future – your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters – Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as Mi Way and the Group Office – the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.

Core Competencies

Being resilient - Contributing independently

Collaborates - Contributing independently

Cultivates innovation - Contributing independently

Customer focus - Contributing independently

Drives results - Contributing independently

Turnaround time

The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.

Our commitment to transformation

The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.

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