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| POSITION DESCRIPTION | BANKING & FINANCE INDUSTRIES OCTOBER 2008 |
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Data Analyst |
| Position Code: | 217 | | Career Level: | 2 |
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Responsible for
Providing information or data from internal and external sources to customers and management to support business decisions and projects. |
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Reports To
Senior Database/Datawarehousing Manager. |
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Supervises
No supervisory responsibilities. |
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Main Activities
Identifying, preparing, analysing and presenting data using computerised technology.
Responding to requests for information by summarising and analysing internal and external data sources.
Analysing information using statistical/data analysis techniques.
Providing guidance and support to business in determining and recommending information needs.
Providing regular reports to Management summarising business performance.
Designing and constructing databases to facilitate ongoing generation of specific reports required by the business.
Liaising with database specialists to develop queries and extract required data from business databases.
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Key Skills
Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
High level of numeracy.
Knowledge of database software, including MS Access and Excel.
May have some basic SQL programming skills.
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Internal Contacts
Database Administrators, Database Developers, Sales & Marketing. |
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External Contacts
Research companies. Australian Bureau of Statistics. |
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Typical Experience
Degree qualified in Business, Statistics or a related discipline. At least 1 - 3 years experience in data/information analysis, design and administration. |
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Other Comments
Whilst this employee typically works within the IT department, they may sit within a relevant business unit (e.g. - Marketing) depending on organisational structure. |
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