Who We Are
Onafriq is an omnichannel network of networks, making borders matter less by providing our partners with a single pathway to unlock the full power of cross-border and cross-platform payment solutions.
With a network spanning 40 African markets, Onafriq connects over 500 million mobile money wallets, 200 million bank accounts, and 300,000 agents in Nigeria, enabling domestic and cross-border disbursements and collections, card issuing and processing, agency banking, and treasury services.
By connecting global and regional enterprises, mobile money operators, money transfer operators, banks, fintechs, global development organisations, and online and offline merchants, supported by world-class regulatory and compliance capabilities and a strong regional presence in 10 offices in Africa, and others in the UK, US, and China, Onafriq is ushering in a new era of access for people across the African continent and beyond.
About the Role
We are recruiting an experienced BI Developer to work within the BI and Analytics product team. The BI and Analytics product team are responsible for enabling management decision making via insights from our data.
This role is for an experienced BI Developer who excels at turning raw data into information and insight, leading to optimal business decisions. You will be responsible for the delivery of BI apps, data modeling and data analysis along specific business cases. You will build the reports and tools to foster a data orientated culture.
We are seeking candidates with 4+ years’ experience in BI development and BI tools. The successful candidate must possess exceptional communication skills, solid technical skills, creative problem-solving skills and demonstrate exceptional attention to detail and analytical rigor.
The position is location agnostic. (Lagos, Nigeria/ Nairobi, Kenya/ Johannesburg, South Africa)
Technology skills:
- BI and Analytics: Qlik Sense another BI tool is a plus
- Languages: SQL, Python
- Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle or equivalent
- Big Data and Cloud: AWS cloud, familiar with medallion architecture.
Duties and Responsibilities:
BI Delivery and Analysis (70 %)
- Report and apps development in Qlik Sense and NPrinting,
- Support the growth of BI tool and usage, manage users and reload reliability.
- Deliver reports to internal and external stakeholders and track accuracy and reliability of reports.
- Troubleshooting the reporting environment and reports.
- Guard data quality and report on exceptions.
- Democratizing access to data and promoting BI apps.
Exploratory Data Analysis (20%)
- Analyze trends and build specific business cases to impact business decisions.
- Support the cross-function data analyst with relevant insights, deliver and communicate analysis to top management.
- Validate and test datasets.
Data mapping and process (10%)
- Define metrics that are independent, holistic, accurate, encourage the right behaviors, and that are aligned with company strategy and objectives.
- Understand and identify the data generated through company operations and activities and where/how that data is stored and how they can be mapped to KPIs.
- Standardize and simplify data model.
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:
- 4+ years’ experience in BI development.
- 3 years university degreewith a proven background in math, science, finance, engineering, or statistics and deep business insight and financial sense are required; advanced degrees and/or MBA are a plus.
- High-level experience in methodologies and processes for managing large-scale databases.
- Experience in engaging with individuals at executive levels.
- Be willing to learn and do whatever is needed to help us accomplish our goals.
Why work for us:
- We work at the very cutting edge of fintech in Africa.
- We solve relevant problems for Africa and the world in hope of continuing to make an impact on the millions, if not billions, of users who also believe in what we do.
- We have a very diverse work environment with over 28 nationalities represented and continually strive to build a culture of caring and execution.
- We operate a flexible working and unlimited leave policy.
- We offer a competitive salary package and bonuses.
- We prioritize the overall well-being of our staff through various initiatives aimed at ensuring they reach their full potential in a supportive environment.
- Work on high-impact products used across Africa and beyond.
- Collaborative, inclusive, and innovative engineering culture.
- Opportunities for growth, learning, and making a difference.
Top Skills
What We Do
As a pioneering payments company building the African payments infrastructure for the next 100 years, Onafriq connects businesses to the continent through our global payment network.
We connect over 500 million mobile money wallets, 200 million bank accounts, and 400,000 agents in Nigeria. Our omnichannel network enables domestic and cross-border disbursements and collections, card issuing and processing, agency banking, and treasury services.
By linking mobile money operators, money transfer operators, banks, fintech companies, development organisations, and online and offline merchants to each other, we create a world of financial opportunities.
Our ‘network of networks’, backed by top-notch regulation and offices across Africa and others in the UK, US, and China, sets the stage for simplified access and growth. In 2023, Onafriq was honoured as the Fintech of the Year at the African Banker Awards, a testament to our impact and innovation in the financial sector.
We unlock access across the continent, driving one interconnected economy online and offline. Changing lives, communities, countries and our continent. Because where there’s access, there’s growth.
For more information, please visit www.onafriq.com or email us at [email protected]
