Business Analyst Internship

Launch your career in data, analytics and business performance with one of South Africa's leading quick-service restaurant brands.

We are looking for a motivated and analytical Business Analyst Intern to join our Retail Commercial team. This is an exciting opportunity for a recent graduate or final-year student who wants hands-on exposure to business intelligence, reporting, analytics and performance management within a fast-paced retail environment.

Working closely with the Commercial Manager, you will help transform operational and financial data into meaningful insights that support decision-making across stores and support functions. You will gain practical experience working with Power BI, SQL, KPI reporting, dashboards and business performance analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and management reports.
• Assist with Balanced Scorecard (BSC) and performance reporting.
• Extract, clean and analyse data using SQL and other reporting tools.
• Analyse sales, labour, cost and operational performance trends.
• Identify risks, anomalies and business improvement opportunities.
• Support month-end, budget and management reporting processes.
• Assist with data validation, governance and reporting accuracy.
• Support reporting automation and continuous process improvement initiatives.

Minimum Requirements

• Recently completed a Bachelor's Degree in:

• Business Analytics

• Information Systems

• Statistics

• Data Science

• Commerce

• Finance

• Or a related field

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills.

• Basic exposure to Power BI and SQL will be advantageous.

• Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.

• Passion for data, reporting and business performance improvement.

What You'll Gain

• Practical experience in a large retail environment.
• Exposure to Power BI, SQL and business intelligence tools.
• Experience analysing real business and operational performance data.
• Mentorship from experienced commercial and business leaders.
• The opportunity to develop highly sought-after analytics and reporting skills.

Why Join Us?

This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain commercial and analytical experience within a dynamic retail business. You will work with stakeholders across operations, finance, marketing, procurement and management, helping drive data-driven decision-making across the business.

Pay: From R15 000,00 per month

Work Location: In person