Senior Data Analyst
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 19, 2026. First seen by Alion on Feb 9, 2026. BDO South Africa scores C on the Alion truth index.
Description
§ Contributes and participates in the effective implementation of the Audit Data Analytics strategy and operational plan.
§ Drive strategic objectives of value creation, deriving efficiencies through the use of audit analytics tools and techniques, as well as enhancing overall quality on audit engagements.
§ Responsible for skills transfer and training initiatives for junior staff.
§ Contributes or leads discussions with Audit Directors | Partners to discuss where analytics can play a part on an engagement.
§ Contributes or leads client discussions for data retrieval and overall progress updates on audit analytics work being performed.
§ Executes and/or manages all audit analytics engagements from planning through to execution, reporting and delivery. This includes CAATs engagements as well as engagements that require the use of our proprietary tool BDO Advantage (Qlik and Power Bi dashboard solution).
§ Reporting to leadership on engagement progress, challenges and solutions to address identified concerns / challenges.
Requirements
Qualification:
- B.Com Accounting, Informatics, Computer Science or relevant degree
- CA/SA and/or CISA
- Other relevant data and analytics certifications
Experience:
- Minimum 3 years working experience in data and analytics/ Internal/ IT/ External Audit
Knowledge:
- IDEA Analytics; SQL; Python; Advanced Excel; R; Power BI; QlikvVew.
- Basic to intermediate Accounting, Auditing, risk and control principles.