About the position:
Bitventure, a digital verification and payment solutions company situated in Bedfordview, is looking for a passionate certified Data Analyst. The successful candidate will turn data into information, information into insights, and insights into good business decisions.

We are looking for a self-starter, comfortable with ambiguity, analytical, highly mathematical, and detail-oriented person to conduct full lifecycle analysis that include requirements, activities, and design.

Primary responsibilities:
- Interpret data, analyse 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, analyse, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.
- Filter and “clean” data by reviewing computer reports, printouts, and performance indicators to locate and correct code problems.
- Work with management to prioritise business and information needs.
- Locate and define new process improvement opportunities.
- Writing SQL queries to verify the completeness and integrity of data.
- Executing other data activities such as data compilation, data conversion, data cleaning, and string manipulation.
- Turn data into visual representations using Power BI or SSRS.
- Develop customized reports from databases to extract and collect data according to client or management needs.
- Interpret data and analyse results using statistical techniques.
- Develop and implement databases, data collection systems, data analytics and other strategies that optimise statistical efficiency and quality.
- Generate metrics and develop actionable recommendations.
- Present data in a way that is most meaningful and readily accessible to the business.
- Collaborate with end users to gather report requirements and ensure proper testing and validation.
- Provide support to end users on standardized and ad hoc reports.
- Locate and define new process improvement opportunities.
- Design and develop complex analytical reports, including trend and dashboard reports, to be provided on an ongoing basis.

Requirements:
- BS in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management or Statistics
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience as a Data Analyst or Business Data Analyst
- 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, 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, organise, analyse, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.