IFS - Technology Advisory Senior Analyst

Job description / Role

Line of Service
Internal Firm Services

Specialism
IFS - Information Technology (IT)

Management Level
Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

A career in our Digital Platforms and Multi Channel Customer Solutions practice, within Technology Strategy services, will provide you with the opportunity to help organisations develop strategies that transform their technology capabilities and solve their most critical challenges. We focus on building technology enabled and agile operating models, planning their new enterprise architecture into a differentiating capability system that helps them win in the market, leveraging digital analytics to enhance the customer experience and optimising business operations, and using modern management techniques such as robotic process automation and next generation sourcing strategies to help our clients get fit for growth.

In joining, you'll be a part of a team that provides practical, yet holistic, answers that help client cut through the noise and decide what to do with their customer relationship management processes, technology and investments. You'll help our clients achieve essential advantage through creative digital strategies and better Information Technology management techniques.

Position Overview
We currently are looking for a Technology Advisory Senior Analyst to join the Technology Advisory group within PWC's Dubai HQ. The role includes data analysis, data extraction, project management, ERP knowledge, BI reporting, business partnership, requirement gathering and presentation skills.

Key Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of the position are

- Supporting roll out of a data platform across the firm
- Reviewing ERP extraction templates and translating technical terminology to business terminology
- Provide hands-on support for all Data related activities within the team
- Creating and deploying reporting internally and externally
- Supporting PMO functions across the team
- Training the business on technology platforms and driving adoption
- Presenting at events and demonstrating capabilities of the platform
- Provide the best practices and guidelines for client adoption of the platform
 

Requirements

Experience and Knowledge

Essential Skills

- Three core skills needed across data extraction & analysis, project management and visualization.
- Comfortable with having conversations with internal and external teams to understand technical concepts and explaining them to business teams
- Experience with visualization tools (Eg Microsoft PowerBI, Tableau)
- Experience with Project Management Tools (Eg MS Project, Jira, DevOps)
- Knowledge of ERP platform modules (Eg SAP, Oracle)
- Use of data extraction tools extracting data from ERP platforms (Eg SAP, Oracle)
- Knowledge of Master Data Management solutions
- Understanding of data analysis techniques and how they can be applied
- Experience in data interpretation
- Self-starter and motivator with the ability to work in an autonomous fast paced environment
- The ability to quickly learn and understand new business environments
- The ability to achieve high quality results by paying attention to detail
- A proactive, "can do" attitude
- The ability to work on multiple tasks/projects, work under pressure and meet agreed deadlines
- A natural desire to share knowledge and teach others
- The ability to influence groups of people to gain consensus

Desirable Skills

- Experience in working with a range of data tools for example, Ab Initio, Informatica, DataFlux, Datanomic, Trillium, Teradata, IBM InfoSphere DataStage SQL, Access/Excel, Tableau, MicroStrategy, etc..
- Able to deliver a broad range of data engagements in areas such as Data Architecture, Data Integration, Data Analytics, Data Lineage, Data Governance, Data Quality and BI Reporting
- Experience working with teams across multiple physical locations

Qualifications

- Bachelor degree in Statistics, Information Technology, Computer Science or Software Engineering related discipline preferred

About the Company

At PwC Middle East, we've set out an ambitious purpose and strive to live it everyday: to solve important problems and build trust in society.

We're a community of solvers that come together in unexpected ways to build trust and create sustained outcomes. We solve important problems, support one another as we grow, develop and build fulfilling careers.

PwC provides industry-focused services for public and private clients across Assurance and Audit, Deals, Consulting, Tax and Legal. We draw on our development legacy that brings together the collective experience of over 7,000 people in our region with offices across 12 countries to solve for tomorrow.

We're striving to consistently deliver innovative work that builds trust and delivers sustained outcomes. And we're proud of the strength that comes from all our different backgrounds and experiences and we value everyone's uniqueness. We thrive in uncertainty, operate with integrity and leverage the diverse perspectives of our teams.

If you're looking for a place that fuels your ambition to make a difference, that matches your curiosity with continuous learning opportunities and reimagines ways of working to enable you to lead a more balanced life, then you're a future PwCer.