Black Pen Recruitment

Junior Data Analyst (FinTech/Startup/Mobile Payments)

Black Pen Recruitment  •  Cape Town, ZA (Hybrid)  •  9 days ago
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Job Description

Our client is an innovative pay-as-you-go solar startup. They make life better for everyday households in Africa where they build amazing tech to help bring access to energy, internet and opportunity to people who otherwise wouldn’t. Our client is a dynamic, hardworking team that values flexibility and focuses on results over office hours. They are resourceful and budget-conscious, whether they are traveling or working. They believe in resilience, self-reliance, and long-term sustainability. With our client your career growth is driven by your ambitions, from expanding your role to exploring new areas of the business.

Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Type Full time/Permanent

Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Statistics, Data Science or a related field.
  • Technical Skills: Proficiency in SQL and at least one data visualization tool (Tableau, Power BI, or similar); familiarity with Excel/spreadsheets; Python or R (plus).
  • Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving abilities, effective communication, curiosity, and attention to detail.
  • Data Mindset: Ability to communicate findings clearly to non-technical stakeholders; comfort with ambiguity and iterative problem-solving.
  • Experience: 0–3 years of relevant experience in data analysis or related field.

Skills Required

  • SQL
  • Data visualization tools
  • Excel/Spreadsheets
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication

Responsibilities

As a Junior Data Analyst with our client, you will:

  • Extract & explore data: Query databases and data warehouses to extract insights from business operations. You'll learn to ask the right questions and discover patterns that matter to the business.
  • Build reports & dashboards: Create visualizations and dashboards that help stakeholders across the business understand performance. Your work will inform decision-making across sales, credit, operations, and product.
  • Support data-driven decisions: Partner with business teams to understand their data needs and translate them into analysis. You'll help move our client from gut-feel to evidence-based decision-making.
  • Own data quality: Ensure the data you work with is accurate and reliable. You'll identify gaps, inconsistencies, and opportunities to improve our data foundations.

Additional benefits:

  • Great offices at the V&A Waterfront
  • Opportunity to participate in their ESOP within your first year
  • Exciting travel to the countries we operate in
  • Hybrid flexibility: spend at least half your time at office, you decide when
  • Annual team retreats
  • Flexible paid time off

Why work with our client

Our client offers the stability of a large company with the culture of a tight-knit start-up. While our client employs more than 1,000 people across the continent, the core management team in Cape Town, South Africa is an agile, talented group of less than 30. No matter your age or level of experience, you'll be given large responsibilities from Day 1 and expected to be a self-starter and self-teacher. While expectations are high, so is the level of support: they foster a culture where colleagues from across the business are eager to support and learn from one another.

Black Pen Recruitment

About Black Pen Recruitment

Black Pen Recruitment is the leading recruitment agency in fintech and cryptocurrency across Africa. From our headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa, we've been at the forefront of specialised recruitment since 2012, carving out a distinct niche in the landscape of financial technology. Our success story is rooted in our ability to identify top-tier talent and match them with leading companies in the industry. With over 180 clients worldwide and over 120,000 candidates in our database, we've built partnerships with Startups, Scale-ups, SMEs, and Corporates, driving growth and innovation every step of the way. We have also expanded our reach into key sectors including e-Commerce, Digital Banking, SaaS, Tech, and Travel/Tourism.

Black Pen Recruitment stands as a dedicated partner in growing your team, with over a decade of experience. Driven by a vision to bridge the gap between talent and opportunity in the growing fintech and cryptocurrency sectors, we've built a formidable team of internationally trained recruiters who share a passion for excellence and dedication. With a strategic presence in Malta, we have established a global footprint, nurturing relationships with clients worldwide. Our journey has been defined by navigating the frontier of finance and technology, driving excellence in every partnership we forge.

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
Cape Town, ZA
Year Founded
2012
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