Data Analyst Job at George Houston Resources Limited

George Houston Resources Limited - Our client, a major player across diverse business sectors in Nigeria is currently recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Data Analyst

Job Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Description

• We are 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.

Responsibilities

• Evaluating changes and updates to source the Retail Systems
• Training end-users on new reports and dashboards
• 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
• 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 - 5 year’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 powerpoint 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.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: jobs@georgehoustonresources.com with the subject matter captured as the Job Title.