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EY

Custom Analytics Specialist

EY

Custom Analytics Specialist leveraging data science and analytics to create solutions for audit clients at EY. Collaborating with teams across Africa and globally to support audit processes.

Posted 5/25/2026full-timeJohannesburg • 🇿🇦 South AfricaMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
NoSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Work with audit team members as well as other pillars in the Africa Assurance Innovation and Digital team
  • Create or leverage analytical solutions for audit clients
  • Collaborate with data engineers, solution architects, product management, data analysts and data scientists across Africa and our global firm
  • Build relationships and collaborate with colleagues across the different regions in EMEIA
  • Create and embed new process and knowledge into standardized, repetitive, re-usable processes
  • Stay abreast of developments in EY’s digital solutions and developments in the market
  • Promote the use of digital innovations throughout the Assurance business
  • Proactively seek out learning opportunities to contribute to the advancement of the business

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Preferred degree in Mathematics, Engineering, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management or Statistics or equivalent
  • Minimum 3 years working experience in data analytics or business intelligence or related
  • Understanding of the use of information communication technology (ICT) in enabling businesses and production of financial statements
  • Have business acumen and the ability to design analytical solutions to business problems
  • Understand business processes and how to analyse from a data point of view
  • Understand different database types (relational databases/NoSQL etc.) and the ability to analyse relationships between data
  • Have experience with writing and analysing data using analytical toolsets and or related languages
  • Have the ability to absorb and learn new technologies as determined by our changing business and client’s requirements
  • Should be able to understand the fundamentals of programming
  • Experience and understanding of how to visualise data to answer specific questions
  • Be proficient in Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint
  • Ideally, you’ll also have
  • Experience working for a professional services firm
  • Experience working with external audit
  • Understand of basic business processes, financial statement close process and related systems

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • The opportunity to manage a portfolio of talent within a designated service line
  • A collaborative environment where everyone works together to create a better working world
  • Excellent training and development prospects, both through established programs and on-the-job training
  • The EY Tech MBA, offered in association with Hult International Business School through its innovative virtual learning mode, is available to all EY employees
  • An excellent team of senior colleagues dedicated to managing and varying your workload

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Hard Skills & Tools
data analyticsbusiness intelligenceanalytical solutionsinformation communication technologydatabase typesrelational databasesNoSQLdata visualizationprogramming fundamentalsanalytical toolsets
Soft Skills
business acumencollaborationrelationship buildingproactive learningprocess designproblem solvingcommunication