South Africa
DATA SPECIALIST
Agency name:
EY Jobs 
Industry:
IT & Telecommunications
Career level:
Manager
Employment type:
Full time
Job location:
South Africa, Hermanus
Salary offered
R 48 001 to R 60 000
Requirements
Education:
Master's Degree
Experience:
2-5 years
Languages:
English
Driving license:
No
Job role
The opportunity
We are currently seeking the right candidate for an excellent career opportunity. As part of Data Delivery Centre, you will help our clients navigate the complex world of modern data science and analytics. You’ll be working closely with closely working with the data analysts, audit partners and managers as well as with the core implementation team to resolve challenges and remove roadblocks that prevent data delivery. In addition, you will experience high growth, high visibility area with plenty of opportunities to enhance your skillset and build your career.
Your key responsibilities
With a wide variety of clients across systems, sectors and geographies, you’ll be managing the end to end delivery for a team of data analysts as they extract, transform and load data into core digital analytical tools for the Africa Assurance business to agreed SLA targets. You’ll estimate, budget, do capacity planning and negotiate timelines for data analytics requests. You’ll also manage the relationship with clients and audit team representatives. And leading Data Delivery centre learning and sharing initiatives to leverage from the EMEIA and Global data delivery and digital solution networks. You’ll create and imbed new process and knowledge into standardized, repetitive, re-usable processes. In doing so, you’ll stay abreast of developments in EY’s digital solutions and developments in the market to be able to promote the use of these throughout the Assurance business and contribute to the EMEIA area network by sharing best practice data delivery process and solutions.
Skills and attributes for success
Proven experience with leading a team with strong project management and team management skills
Demonstrated good problem solving and interpersonal skills.
Deadline oriented
Customer centric solution mindset
Ability to work in an ambiguous environment, prioritise own and teams work
Customer centric solution mindset
Ability to work in an ambiguous environment, prioritise own and teams work
Customer centric solution mindset
Ability to work in an ambiguous environment, prioritise own and teams work
To qualify for the role, you must have
Preferred degree in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management or Statistics or equivalent
Minimum 5 years working experience in data analytics or business data analyst and experience with leading a team
Strong understanding of IT environments, IT security, networking and IT server architecture
Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (Business Objects, etc.), databases (SQL. etc.), programming (XML, Javascript, or ETL frameworks)
Strong working experience in one or more ERP’s e.g. SAP, Oracle, MS Navision, SAGE, etc. and associated ETL tools
Working experience in SpotFire, PowerBi, Python and Alteryx
Technical expertise regarding data architecture, data models, database design development, data mining and segmentation techniques
Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings
Ideally, you’ll also have
Technical leadership and solutions to the data analyst team
Experience in external audit or in a professional services firm
Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
What we look for
We’re interested in highly motivated people who demonstrate a truly global mind-set and are inspired by the chance to really push boundaries and make the absolute most of every opportunity. An effective communicator, you’ll be a confident team player equipped with strong people management skills and a genuine passion to make things happen in a dynamic organization.
What working at EY offers
We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business.
Plus, we offer:
The opportunity to manage a portfolio of talent within a designated service line
A collaborative environment where everyone works together to create a better working world
Excellent training and development prospects, both through established programs and on-the-job training
An excellent team of senior colleagues dedicated to managing and varying your workload
About EY
As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom to make things better. So that whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime.
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
Benefits
Medical insurance
Company background
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented business leaders with a mountain of challenges and a sea of often conflicting predictions. Seeing through the complex layers of possibilities, how do you isolate a clear image of the future from the visual noise of the present?
COVID-19 has brought the longest uninterrupted growth charge in recent history to an abrupt halt. EY analysis of major recessive cycles of the last 50 years has shown that each recession presents a tipping point for a new type of business cycle. Companies that successfully navigated these business cycles moved early to position themselves while those that adopted a wait-and-see strategy paid the price.
The pandemic is changing our culture – our values, behaviors and beliefs. Some of these changes were already at play before the crisis, but they’ve now gone into hyperdrive. For example, the EY-Parthenon Life After COVID survey found significant shifts in attitudes toward hygiene and cleanliness; behavioral changes in travel, leisure and shopping; and the expectation of improved customer experience and engagement on digital platforms. These shifts ultimately reflect how companies need to pivot to better serve all of their stakeholders. A recent survey by JUST Capital, for example, finds that just 25% of Americans think capitalism as it stands is good for society.1 By contrast, a large majority thinks that the pandemic has exposed underlying structural problems and that big companies should reset their priorities.
