Cape Town: BI Analyst posted by PBT Group

PBT Group has a requirement for a strong BI / Data Analyst to join a project on an initial contract basis, with the opportunity to convert to a permanent role.

The successful candidate will be a hands-on data analyst with strong SQL capability, comfortable working with large datasets to deliver insights, reporting, and decision support within a business-critical environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse, interpret, and validate data to support business and operational reporting.
• Develop and maintain SQL queries, views, and datasets for analytics and BI use cases.
• Translate business requirements into clear analytical outputs and dashboards.
• Work closely with stakeholders to provide insights, trends, and performance analysis.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across reporting outputs.
• Support ad-hoc analysis and investigative data requests.
• Collaborate with data engineering and platform teams where required.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience as a BI Analyst / Data Analyst.
• Advanced SQL skills (critical requirement).
• Experience working with large, complex datasets.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Ability to communicate insights clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in structured, deadline-driven environments.

Beneficial / Nice to Have

• Exposure to AWS or cloud-based data platforms.
• Experience working in banking, financial services, or enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with BI tools (e.g. Power BI or similar).
• Understanding of data modelling and reporting best practices.

Additional Information

• Strictly Cape Town based no relocation or remote options.
• Employment Equity candidates only (as per client requirement).
• Contract role with potential long-term opportunity.

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