Business Intelligence Officer at Apollo Life Assurance - APA Insurance

KEY PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Business requirements & analysis         

• Consulting with end users / Management on business needs, translating business needs into analytics/ reporting requirements
• Interprets business requirements and determines optimum BI solutions to meet business needs.
• Advises executives on how BI (processes, practices and technologies) play a critical role in improving business management and optimization
• Researches business problems and creates models that help analyse these business problems.
• Collaborating with end users to identify needs and opportunities for improved data management and analysis.
• Developing, packaging and delivering new service offerings related to business intelligence, encompassing clearly defined value propositions and creating realistic profitability models

Data visualization

• Develop and improve custom data visualization and analytics tools to help various teams within the group identify trends and best practices, and support in their monitoring of monthly and annual goals
• Develop business intelligence reports - including interactive business intelligence reports, strategic management reports, and ad hoc reports - on a prioritized basis
• Carry out data modelling and build scenarios to allow decision support for various business units within the Group
• coordinating the ongoing development and operations of a business intelligence architecture that enables fact-based decision-making, ad hoc analysis, and insight generation
• To advise generally on the potential for data use across the business, and also to make colleagues aware of any opportunities presented by the datasets for cross-selling.
• Providing regular analysis and interpretation of data and trends to support decision-making by the management team, including text, graphics, and other statistical representations
• Creation of dashboards for the presentation of accurate information to Management at different levels and locations

Information quality assurance

• Overseeing the development of an enterprise data warehouse as part of a Group-wide digital transformation strategy
• Improving and streamlining processes regarding data flow and data quality to improve information confidentiality, integrity and availability

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

• A relevant qualification, e.g. finance, statistics, economics, business studies, information technology or equivalent expertise.
• Relevant professional qualification from a recognized institution.
• JOB SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS
• Technical Skills: use of BI tools to mine data sources and look for trends
• Strong Analytical Skills: determining what data trends mean. Being able to analyze the data is crucial
• Communication Skills: Communicate their findings to the company and/or managers
• Problem-solving: Recommend solutions for creating more revenue and reducing loss
• Time Management: work on large projects with many data streams and many deadlines. Being able to manage time is crucial.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Proficiency in IBM Cognos and Oracle Business Intelligence. Other platforms an added advantage
• Proficiency in SQL

EXPERIENCE

• A Business intelligence experience with 4 years of working experience in a similar role at a similar level.
• Track record of substantial success in a similar role at a similar level. With the experience of current best practices and up-to-date ideas on the maintenance and presentation of ‘mission-critical business information for executive teams
• Significant experience of numerical, financial or other analysis and interpretative techniques
• Experience of producing high-level graphical representations of data in an insightful and user-friendly format and an understanding of the best way to communicate analytical information