Data Analyst Job at Growth in Value Alliance

Growth in Value Alliance (GVA) Partners Limited - Our client is recruiting suitable candidates to fill the position below:

Job Position: Data Analyst

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

Job Summary

  • Our client requires the service of a highly skilled Data analyst.
  • The successful candidate will process, inspect, cleanse, transform, and model data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making.
  • This individual plays a role in making decisions more scientific and helping businesses operate more effectively.

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
  • Work with management to prioritize business and information needs
  • Locate and define new process improvement opportunities
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Team Lead, Data Analytics

Keys Qualifications and Skills

  • Bachelor's and/or Advanced Degree with a concentration in Data Analytics, Finance, Computer Science, Management Information Systems or Statistics / Mathematics.
  • 2-6 years of working experience as a data analyst or business data analyst, preferably in the financial services industry
  • 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 analysing datasets (Excel, SPSS, SAS etc.)
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
  • Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings
  • Ability to learn and dedication to service delivery
  • Proficiency in office automation tools (e.g. Microsoft Office, etc)
  • Proficiency in SQL
  • Oral & Written communication skills
  • Team building / conflict management
  • Initiative
  • Analytical Skills/ Problem solving
  • Self-Management
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • General managerial/ administration

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: contact@gvapartners.com and copy: mercye@gvapartners.com using the Job position as the subject of the mail.