Specialist: Data Analyst needed at The South African Revenue Service

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Job title : Specialist: Data Analyst

Job Location : Gauteng, Pretoria

Deadline : November 07, 2024

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Job Purpose

  • SARS is looking for a highly skilled and detail-oriented Specialist Data Analyst to join our team.
  • The successful candidate will be responsible for analysing data, generating insights, and developing data-driven strategies to improve business performance. 
  • Your work will be well oiled by our data. We want you to better understand our data and come up with cutting-edge insights and solutions to further enhance our service offering.

Education and Experience

Minimum Qualification & Experience Required

  • Relevant Bachelor’s Degree / Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) in (Informatics/Computer Science/Statistics/IT) AND 8-10 years’ experience in Data Engineering / Business Data Intelligence / Data Science, of which 3-4 years at the operational specialist level
  • Senior Certificate (NQF 4) Informatics/Computer Science/Statistics/IT) AND 15 years in Data Engineering / Business Data Intelligence / Data Science experience with 3-4 years at the operational specialist level.

Minimum Functional Requirements

  • Experience in Data Engineering / Business Data Intelligence / Data Science
  • Advanced (applied theory) technical expertise regarding data processes, data cleaning, analysis, reporting, data models, and database design and testing
  • Knowledge of and experience with reporting tools (SQL and Power BI / Tableau or equivalent), databases (SQL Server) and programming (R, Python, etc.)
  • Advanced (applied theory) knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analysing datasets (Excel, SPSS, SAS, R, etc.)
  • Advanced (applied theory) Data warehouse knowledge.
  • Be advanced in the application of:
  • Basic Data Migration
  • Basic Data Visualization  
  • Business Intelligence Methodologies
  • Database Knowledge
  • Advanced (applied theory) Programming Skills – i.e. SQL, and Python/R, etc.
  • Microsoft skills (Advanced in)– i.e. Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.

Job Outputs:

Process

  • Review the effectiveness of related approaches and methodologies by conducting research, and best practice benchmarking initiatives.
  • Conduct assessments and use information to advise, make recommendations and facilitate improvement.
  • Acquiring data from primary or secondary data sources and maintaining databases, applying the knowledge of data extraction, transformation, and business modelling.
  • To perform complex/advance business analysis using various techniques, e.g. statistical analysis, explanatory and predictive modelling, and data mining.
  • To design, develop, and test complex/advance data analytics solutions like Reports, Dashboards, Analysis, Extracts, Models, etc.
  • To identify, analyse and interpret trends and patterns in complex/advance data sets, based on data findings.
  • Communicate the results of their analysis and findings by using basic complex/advance visualisation techniques with both internal and external customers.
  • To ensure the availability of existing data analytics solutions (like reports, etc.) by maintaining them as well as improving them where shortcomings exist.
  • Analyses data, creates summary reporting, and performs analysis to support the decision-making of research, senior management, member companies, and internal departments.
  • Builds and manages/maintains a database to house data collected from various sources.

Governance

  • Implement and provide input into the development of governance, compliance, integrity, and ethics processes within the area of specialisation.

People

  • Develop and maintain productive working relationships with peers and team members to achieve predefined objectives.
  • Search for, integrate, and share new knowledge attained through formal and informal learning opportunities in the execution of your job.

Finance

  • Adhere to organisational policies and procedures to ensure cost-effectiveness and reduction of financial costs.

Client

  • Contribute to a culture of service excellence, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunities for feedback and exceptional service.
  • Provide authoritative, specialist services, expertise, and advice to internal and external stakeholders.
  • Build and maintain relationships with clients and internal and external stakeholders that promote cross-functional process delivery solutions.

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