Data Analyst – Payments

Data Analyst – Payments

Location: Sandton, Johannesburg
Employment Type: 12-Month Contract (Potential Extension)
Working Arrangement: Fully Office-Based – 5 Days per Week
Remuneration: Competitive hourly rate, dependent on experience

Introduction

We are seeking an experienced Data Analyst – Payments to join a leading financial services organisation on a 12-month contract.

The successful candidate will support a Payments Order Management initiative, analysing payment processes, transactional data and operational requirements to help develop a future-state payments platform.

This opportunity is ideal for a technically strong Data Analyst with extensive banking payments experience, excellent SQL skills and the ability to work across business and technical teams.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyse end-to-end payment processes, transactional data and operational workflows.
• Map payment journeys, including initiation, validation, screening, routing, settlement and reconciliation.
• Use SQL to analyse payment data, identify exceptions, trends and operational inefficiencies.
• Gather and document business, functional and data requirements.
• Support the development of a future-state Payments Order Management platform.
• Analyse payment channels and systems, including EFT, RTC, PayShap, DebiCheck and SWIFT.
• Identify payment failures, processing bottlenecks and reconciliation issues.
• Develop reporting requirements, operational metrics and performance insights.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, technical teams and external vendors.
• Produce detailed process documentation, data analysis and recommendations.

Desired Experience and Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Data Analyst or in a closely related role.
• Strong, proven payments experience within banking or financial services – non-negotiable.
• Advanced SQL skills and experience analysing large transactional datasets.
• Solid understanding of end-to-end payment processing and payment lifecycles.
• Experience with business requirements gathering, data mapping and process documentation.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to translate complex business and technical requirements into practical solutions.
• Must be available to work on-site in Sandton, five days per week.

Highly Advantageous:

• Experience with South African payment systems, including PayShap, RTC, EFT and DebiCheck.
• Knowledge of SWIFT and ISO 20022.
• Experience with payment orchestration, payment hubs, settlement and reconciliation.
• Understanding of fraud prevention, AML and sanctions screening.
• Experience with payment dashboards, operational reporting and KPI analysis.

Package and Remuneration

• Competitive hourly rate based on experience and expertise.
• Initial 12-month contract with potential extension.
• Full-time, office-based position in Sandton.
• Opportunity to contribute to a significant banking payments transformation initiative.

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