SAS Developer - Johannesburg Verfied

Salary Negotiable Johannesburg, Gauteng Johannesburg, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 30-10-2014 8:39:35 AM
27-11-2014 8:39:35 AM
PBT Group has a requirement for a junior to mid level SAS Developer.

Duties
- Extract data from various sources and convert it into meaningful information
that can enhance the effectiveness of business decisions.
- Develop reports of
a strategic, tactical or operational nature as required.
- Develop high-level
analytical reports in order to respond to business current needs.
- On-going
production of MIS outputs and reports to ensure consistent information supply in
the required format/frequency.
- Liaison, consultancy and relationship building
with internal clients, ensuring their information requirements are satisfied.
- Involvement in new projects, design and develop Business Intelligence
solutions in line with business requirements.
- Service ad-hoc requests for
information from clients within the required timeframe and specification.
-
Identify and leverage possible areas of optimisation to enhance the
organisation’s service offering
- Management of existing reports.

- Business Intelligence experience
- Solid Base SAS Development knowledge
-
Experience in Short Term Insurance Environment and especially direct insurance
would be a huge advantage.
- Experience in SAS Stored Process Server, Web
Report Studio, Di Studio and LSF would be a great advantage (Must have
experience in at least some of these).
- UNIX experience would also be a
benefit

Competencies
- Self-motivated – comfortable working in a fast paced
environment with limited direction.
- Logical / Analytical thinking and problem
solving with attention to details.
- Confidentiality and integrity.
- Ability
to handle pressure.
- Ability to multi-task and work for several different
projects.
- Service orientated.

Environment
- Highly pressurized, deadline-driven environment
- Rapidly
changing technology and reporting platforms
- Operate in accordance with set
frameworks, regulations, guidelines and to SLA’s