Zimkhitha S.

Senior Data Analyst

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Lisbon, Portugal

Experience

May 2023 - Sep 2025
2 years 5 months

Senior Data Analyst

South African Reserve Bank

  • Performed data profiling, review, and analysis to ensure quality and accuracy.
  • Supported the data migration lead and developers by ensuring that source data was transformed, validated, mapped, and profiled.
  • Performed data migration, cleansing, validation, and reconciliation activities.
  • Queried data sources using SQL to trace dependencies and document data structures.
  • Updated STTM documentation and developed data models to support engineering teams.
  • Designed and executed QA test cases for data validation between systems.
  • Defined key success metrics and collaborated with regulatory and risk departments on solutions.
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
7 months

Data Analyst

Massmart Group

  • Gathered and documented requirements from business stakeholders for data and dashboard solutions.
  • Developed and deployed Power BI dashboards for marketing, promotions, sales, and operations.
  • Partnered with IT and data engineering teams to maintain visualisation tools.
  • Created STTM documentation and data validations.
  • Managed Joint Business Plan scorecard analysis and reporting.
Apr 2021 - Jan 2022
10 months

Business Analyst

South African Reserve Bank & TCS

  • Extracted and analysed structured and unstructured data from systems such as Calypso, CBMS, Oracle, Bloomberg, Reuters, and SQL.
  • Supported Power BI and ETL teams with data modelling and STTM documentation.
  • Collected, documented, and validated business requirements.
  • Analysed and documented business processes, user needs, and system requirements.
  • Translated business needs into functional and technical specifications.
  • Acted as a bridge between stakeholders and technical teams (developers, architects, ERP consultants).
  • Identified and proposed improvements to ERP workflows.
  • Supported testing, training, and documentation processes.
  • Delivered data-driven insights and actionable recommendations to stakeholders.
Oct 2019 - Mar 2021
1 year 6 months
Remote

E-commerce Analyst (Freelance, Remote)

Pernod Ricard

  • Implemented and managed a B2B e-commerce platform for Pernod Ricard South Africa.
  • Collaborated with developers, distributors, and customers to enhance platform functionality.
  • Updated catalogues, pricing, promotions, and conducted SEO analysis and optimisation.
  • Recommended improvements in website architecture and link-building strategies.
Jul 2017 - Sep 2019
2 years 3 months

PMO Business Analyst

MTN South Africa

  • Facilitated requirements gathering and business process documentation.
  • Supported change management and tracked RAIDs data.
  • Supported development and UAT teams through testing and deployment.
  • Produced dashboards and visualisations for governance forums.
  • Analysed and consolidated data for PMO reporting.
  • Monitored and tracked programme activities, risks, and issues, and provided regular reporting.
Jul 2016 - Jun 2017
1 year
Johannesburg, South Africa

Business Analyst

Diageo

  • Managed business intelligence tools and translated Salesforce data into actionable reports.
  • Led implementation of a Sales Force Automation system.
  • Ensured master data integrity within SAP and collaborated with regional teams.
Dec 2013 - Jun 2016
2 years 7 months

Assistant Consolidations & Reporting Analyst

AVI Limited

  • Prepared monthly income statements and maintained forecasting tools in Cognos BI.
  • Conducted gross margin analysis and integrated cost of sales data from SAP.
  • Coordinated quarterly and annual budgets across multiple business units.
Jan 2013 - Nov 2013
11 months

Financial Controller

Cell C

  • Managed budgeting and forecasting processes.
  • Supported procurement and analysed cost drivers and efficiencies.
May 2011 - Dec 2012
1 year 8 months

Financial Controller

Sanofi

  • Monitored OPEX targets and prepared expenditure reports.
  • Managed purchasing processes and monthly sales forecasts for 140 SKUs.
  • Administered the Ariba e-shopping system.
Mar 2010 - Apr 2011
1 year 2 months

Junior/Trainee Finance Controller

Sanofi

  • Implemented promotional inventory control system for the marketing department.
  • Prepared monthly sales and stock reports and monitored expenditure.
Jan 2007 - Dec 2009
3 years

Various Admin & Support Roles

AVI Limited; Ad Talent; Provantage

  • Roles included Brand Promoter, Receptionist, Office Manager, and Sales & Marketing Assistant.

Summary

Results-driven Senior Data Analyst and Business Analyst with over 12 years of experience leveraging data to drive strategic decision-making and optimise business processes across pharmaceutical, banking, retail, consumer goods, telecommunications, and IT consulting industries.

I have recently been working as a Senior Data Analyst within the Data Migration Team migrating data from legacy systems to Oracle Cloud (HCM).

I am skilled in delivering data migration projects, data analysis, visualisation, and business intelligence solutions using tools such as Power BI, SQL, Tableau, and Excel.

Passionate about solving business challenges through data and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful outcomes across diverse industries.

Languages

English
Native

Education

Sep 2024 - Present

University of London, Johannesburg

BSc · Computer Science · Johannesburg, South Africa

Certifications & licenses

TEFL – Teach English as a Foreign Language

SEO – Search Engine Optimisation

University of Cape Town

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