Data Analyst / BI Consultant for a short-term telecommunications project in Johannesburg: cleansing, reconciling and linking large customer, supplier and connectivity datasets, building BI reports/dashboards, and identifying cost-optimisation opportunities. Core stack is SQL, Power BI and big-data platforms like Databricks.
Our client is seeking 2 experienced Data Analysts / BI Consultants to join a short-term project within the telecommunications sector. The project involves working with complex customer, supplier and connectivity data to improve data accuracy, reporting and identify opportunities for cost optimisation and operational efficiency.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Analyse and link supplier, access link and customer data
Work with customer and supplier invoice and billing information
Consolidate data from multiple sources into structured datasets
Develop customer and supplier lifecycle management data files
Perform data cleansing, reconciliation, validation and data quality checks
Investigate data discrepancies and obtain missing information from relevant stakeholders and suppliers
Analyse connectivity products, suppliers and associated costs
Identify opportunities to optimise products or suppliers and reduce costs
Develop and maintain BI reports and dashboards
Perform data mining and analysis across large datasets
Present meaningful insights and recommendations to business stakeholders
Requirements
Strong experience in Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Data Processing or Data Engineering
Strong SQL skills
Experience working with large and multiple datasets
Strong data cleansing, reconciliation and validation experience
Hands-on Power BI experience
Experience with Databricks, Data Brix or similar big-data platforms would be advantageous
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
Comfortable working with both technical and business stakeholders
Commercial mindset with the ability to identify cost-saving opportunities