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Credit Risk Data Analyst (Lending)

How2Apply Talent Network

Soweto, Gauteng

Full-time

Posted 1 day ago

Full-time IT & Software

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Job Description

Questions come to you at a healthcare administrator in Soweto, and you answer them with data. It suits someone who likes knowing exactly what a good day's work looks like.

This post is in Soweto (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

What you'll actually do

Present findings to managers in plain language with clear charts
Meet business users to turn their questions into report requirements
Build ETL pipelines in SSIS, Azure Data Factory or Python
Check data quality and trace odd numbers back to the source
Mask or remove personal information in data sets under POPIA
Write SQL to pull, join and clean data from several sources

You'll need

Degree in statistics, maths, computer science, economics or a related field
Able to explain what the numbers mean, not just show them
Hands-on Power BI, Tableau or a similar tool
Careful with sensitive customer data
Strong SQL, including joins, window functions and CTEs

Nice if you have

Experience with Databricks, Snowflake or Fabric
Industry knowledge in retail, insurance or credit

What you get

Paid cloud and BI certifications
Annual bonus tied to company performance
Hybrid work with two office days

Applying, step by step

Check you meet the must-haves first; recruiters filter on those before anything else.
Get these ready, because shortlisted people are asked for them straight away: screenshots or a link to a dashboard you built, with real data removed plus academic record showing statistics or maths modules.
Send your details with the form below. Add one or two lines about similar work you've done.
If you're shortlisted you'll hear from us within 7 working days, usually by phone.

How2Apply recruits for this position on behalf of hiring employers around Soweto; applications go into our talent pool and shortlisted candidates are introduced directly.

Applying is free. Nobody from How2Apply will ever ask you to pay for anything to get this job.

How to stand out

Put SQL and your BI tool in the first line of your CV; these are the keywords every data recruiter searches.
Build one public portfolio dashboard on a South African open data set if you have no work samples to share.