Business Intelligence and Automation Specialist Jobs in South Africa

Sabenza IT & Recruitment is recruiting a Business Intelligence and Automation Specialist for a permanent specialist role in Pretoria. The successful candidate will own the established BI reporting environment and deliver automation work independently, reporting to the Finance Executive.

About the company and the work

Sabenza IT is a South African registered business dedicated to recruiting IT professionals, with a focus on Finance, Engineering, SAP, and general IT recruitment, and over 18 years of experience recruiting in South Africa and other markets. This role has no team to manage and focuses on maintenance, optimisation, and improvement of data models, dashboards, and reporting pipelines, plus automation that cuts manual work, improves efficiency, strengthens data governance, and gives the executive team usable insight.

Role details / duties

• Own the existing BI environment, including data models, dashboards, and reporting pipelines.
• Maintain, administer, and monitor Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.
• Build new reports, dashboards, and analytical views as requirements change.
• Design, build, and implement automation across finance, operations, and commercial areas to remove manual work.
• Build Power Automate flows for approvals, document routing, and notifications.
• Run quarterly automation reviews and measure return on investment.
• Automate user administration, including provisioning, access, and licence allocation.
• Train end users on BI tools, dashboards, and self-service reporting.
• Keep user guides, process documentation, and the knowledge base up to date.
• Support business users and act as first escalation for BI queries.
• Build automated ETL pipelines between SAP and the BI environment.
• Work with executive stakeholders to find automation opportunities and deliver data-driven insight.
• Monitor uptime, stability, and the effectiveness of reporting and automation, and keep improving both.

Requirements

• Relevant degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Finance, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years in BI and automation.
• Strong Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and Power Automate skills.
• SAP data extraction and systems integration experience.
• Experience managing BI reporting environments, dashboards, and reporting pipelines.
• Hands-on delivery of automation, working independently.
• End-user training, support, and documentation experience.
• Power Apps is preferred.

Where to find / apply safely

Apply only through the original CareerJunction listing using the Apply button on this page, which leads to the source advert (Job 2645964, Ref 878000025098065, posted 26 October 2026, expires in 12 days). Never pay a fee to apply.

Practical tips

• Lead with Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, and Power Automate examples.
• Show SAP integration and ETL pipeline work.
• Highlight automation that saved time or improved reporting.

How the process works

On CareerJunction, you open the original advert, review the full position details, and apply through the listing’s application route. The advert expires in 12 days from posting on 26 October 2026, so apply promptly.

Important information

This post is informational only, and openings and requirements change at any time. Readers should always verify the details on the original listing before applying. The salary for this role is undisclosed on the original listing.

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