Data Analyst at George Houston Resources Limited

Our client,  a major player across diverse business sectors in Nigeria is currently searching for a talented, smart, passionate and experienced/certified Data Analyst to help analyze and interpret data for business performance across all Offline Retail chain. 

Job Brief:
The Data Analyst will turn data into information, information into insight and insight into business decisions. She/he should have a strong grasp of data acquisition and management tools and strategies and be able to monitor performance and quality control plans to identify improvements. 

Job location :Victoria Island, Lagos

Responsibilities :

• Interpret data, analyze results using statistical techniques and provide ongoing reports 
• Develop and implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality 
• Acquire data from primary or secondary data sources and maintain databases/data systems 
• Identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets 
• Filter and “clean” data by reviewing computer reports, printouts, and performance indicators to locate and correct code problems 
• Work with management to prioritize business and information needs
• Locate and define new process improvement opportunities 
• Provide quality assurance of imported data 
• Processing confidential data and information according to guidelines
• Helping develop reports and analysis; Managing and designing the reporting environment, including data sources, security, and metadata. 
• Supporting the data warehouse in identifying and revising reporting requirements. 
• Supporting initiatives for data integrity and normalization. 
• Assessing tests and implementing new or upgraded software and assisting with strategic decisions on new systems. 
• Generating reports from single or multiple systems 
• Troubleshooting the reporting database environment and reports
• Evaluating changes and updates to source the Retail Systems 
• Training end users on new reports and dashboards 
• Providing technical expertise on data storage structures, data mining, and data cleansing 

Qualification/Essential Skills/Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Math’s, Statistics, or any of the related disciplines. 
• At least 3-5year’s progressive experience working as a data analyst or business data analyst
• Strong exposure and understanding of various functions on ERP solutions
• Strong on MS excel and power point skills
• Good communication skills
• Technical expertise regarding data models, database design development, data mining and segmentation techniques
• Strong knowledge of and experience with reporting packages (Business Objects etc.), databases (SQL etc.), programming (XML, JavaScript, or ETL frameworks)
• Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analyzing datasets (Excel, SPSS, SAS etc.) 
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy 
• Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings 
• Knowledge of Navision will be added advantage. 

Salary: Attractive