MIS SPECIALIST - Centurion
Salary Negotiable
Centurion, Gauteng
Centurion,
Gauteng
more than 14 days ago
21-02-2019 10:31:00 AM
27-02-2019 9:12:07 AM
MIS SPECIALIST (MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST)
Employment type: Permanent
Location: Centurion, Gauteng
Salary: R30 000 to Max R45 000 per month
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Perform hands-on technical and operational work to write new reports, run existing reports;
• Perform basic database administration and other housekeeping tasks;
• Ensure that data is received on time from the transaction processing systems;
• Ensure that reports meet business requirements;
• Ensure that reports are delivered on time and in line with SLAs;
• Ensure that reports are properly balanced compared to data from the transaction processing systems, that variances are properly investigated on a weekly and monthly basis (depending on report type) and that checks are done for reasonableness;
• Provide supporting data to the Portfolio Analysis team;
• Adhere to policies, processes and standards in general and specifically for information security,
• Keep current with trends in the IT industry as well as the short-term insurance industry and stay up-to-date with compliance requirements.
Special working conditions:
• “On call” availability via phone, SMS or WhatsApp;
• Frequent after-hour work in the evenings and on weekends, for example to attend to urgent work. Most of these activities can be performed remotely;
• Occasional travel to Gauteng-based customers and business partners;
Qualification - Minimum Requirements:
• A post-matric qualification (e.g. a bachelor’s degree) majoring in subjects related to information technology;
• Evidence of training in Microsoft SQL Server, e.g. certification.
• Preferably the following in addition to the above:
• Certificates and/or diplomas related to financial services and preferably short-term insurance;
• Training in statistics and/or accounting.
• BI Developer experience
• SQL Server Reporting, Integration & Analysis Services (SSRS, SSIS, SSAS)
• Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
• C# developer experience
• Data Warehouse (EDW)
• Qlik Sense
• Cognos, web-based tool
• Required knowledge and experience:
• MINIMUM TWO years working experience with reporting from SQL Server.
• MINIMUM TWO years working experience in the financial services industry.
• Preferably at least two years exposure to the short-term insurance industry.