Business Intelligence Analyst IT & Data Jobs – Numida Technologies

  Information Technology (IT) and Data Jobs in Uganda, Uncategorized



Job Title:         Business Intelligence Analyst
Organisation: Numida Technologies
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Numida
Technologies is a digital financial services company based in Kampala, Uganda.
Our goal is to unlock financing to the 22 million African small businesses who
need it. We are building a mobile application called TrackApp that helps
entrepreneurs keep track of their finances for the purpose of making
evidence-based decisions. In addition, these financial track records are
channeled to lending institutions in Uganda who are looking to finance small
businesses, and who require real business data about prospective borrowers. We
are launching a pilot with 200 small businesses in Kampala in 2016 that will
test a core set of TrackApp features with our target user.
Job Summary: The Business Intelligence Analyst will fill the
first full-time business intelligence and data analysis role in the company.
For this reason, we are looking for an experienced analyst that will provide
leadership and immediately add value in this area. The Business Intelligence
Analyst will maintain business intelligence systems at Numida and work with
various key staff (Product Development Manager, User Acquisition Manager, Data
Analyst, CTO, and CEO) to develop design specifications that meet their
analysis and reporting needs. The successful candidate will develop, maintain
and use BI tools to develop data models and deliver reporting solutions
according to their requirements. The Business Intelligence Analyst will play a
critical role in ensuring that the needs of TrackApp users are met by helping
Numida build a sophisticated understanding of what draws users to TrackApp and
helps them to develop a strong record-keeping habit. The incumbent will also play
a focal role in ensuring that the needs of Numida’s Partner Financial Institutions
are met, by helping to create streamlined financial profiles that will inform
their lending decisions regarding TrackApp users looking to take out loans.
Finally, the Business Intelligence Analyst will help to identify opportunities
to improve operational processes and drive business efficiency based on
rigorous analytical examination.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:  
  • Work alongside management to provide
    meaningful intelligence to support planning, decision making and reporting
  • Support various staff in the company by
    providing clarification of available data and providing technical support
    in obtaining requested data across multiple sources
  • Create, maintain and support custom reports
    and ad-hoc queries that utilize a variety of reporting tools and languages
  • Design, develop and test reports &
    dashboards
  • Carry out data retrieval and data validation
  • Extract complex data from multiple sources
    into usable and meaningful reports and analyses
  • Design, develop and test high-quality
    Extract, Transformation and Load (ETL) processes, programs and scripts
  • Troubleshoot data integration issues and
    bugs, analyze reasons for failure, implement optimal solutions, and revise
    procedures and documentation as needed
  • Offer timely support and training of
    colleagues as needed for BI tools and data models
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  
  • The ideal candidate should preferably hold a Bachelor’s
    degree in Computer science, information technology, data processing,
    mathematics, statistics, business administration, or related field
  • One to three years’ experience in ETL
    development, dashboard creation, report designing, and business
    requirement gathering
  • Previous experience in translating business
    requirements into Data Warehouse, ETL, and BI technical design
  • Expert knowledge of relational databases and
    data warehouse modeling and related technology. Skills in writing complex
    SQL queries is a must.
  • Exceptional analytical and problem solving
    skills
  • Broad knowledge and understanding of data
    through measurement, reporting, analytics, in addition to experience in
    business intelligence
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as
    Java, Python, or Visual Basic
  • Previous experience with Business
    Intelligence software/tools like IBM Cognos, SAP Business Objects, Oracle
    BI, Tableau, Microsoft BI, SAS BI, etc.
  • Understanding of analytical processes for
    understanding user acquisition, engagement and retention like user
    segmentation, funnel analysis, and A/B testing
  • Ability to deliver under pressure,
    own/organize/prioritize workload to handle multiple priorities and meet
    tight deadlines with minimal supervision
  • Service orientation, i.e. a high commitment
    to meeting the needs of customers & colleagues and delivering stellar
    service
  • Strong attention to detail and passion for
    excellence
  • Strong work ethic and persistence in
    overcoming challenges to accomplish goals
  • Broad understanding of general financial
    concepts like credit profit & loss drivers for financial institutions,
    as well as predicting factors of creditworthiness in Ugandan small
    businesses is desired
  • Working knowledge of credit risk management
    theory, strategies, processes and techniques used to lower the cost of
    loan assessments and maintain or improve loan portfolio performance is
    also desired
  • Previous experience with Python-based
    numerical analysis packages like NumPy and Pandas is desired
  • Enthusiasm for working in a fast-paced and
    highly collaborative start-up environment
NB: The assignment that we are currently recruiting
for a period of 6 months.
How to Apply: 
All
suitably qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to send an updated CV, a
brief motivation letter, and copy of national ID to jobs@numidatech.com with
the subject line “Last_Name, First_Name – Business Intelligence Analyst”
in the email subject line. All application materials should be in English,
written directly by the candidate.
Deadline:  Friday, 29th April
2016 by 11:59 pm
For
more of the latest jobs, please visit https://www.theugandanjobline.com
or find us on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UgandanJobline

Related Jobs