Celiwe Makgamathe · Data Analytics Leader & Strategist

Clarity for decisions.
Capability for teams.

I connect business priorities, data and people to shape practical analytics solutions — from executive reporting to stronger data teams.

Analytics leadership · Business intelligence · Data storytelling

Insight → decision framework
Starting point
Business priorities
Define the right questions
Desired outcome
Clearer decisions
Make insight actionable
From information to insightIllustrative view
Decorative insight dashboard diagram An illustrative rising line chart and three small bar groups. These do not represent actual measured results.
PrioritiesKPIsInsightAction

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Selected leadership experience
Lean PlacementsCEO & Founder
Access Bank SASenior Manager, Reporting, Analytics & Insights
MultiChoice GroupSenior Manager / Principal Business Analyst
How I work

Business context.
Useful insight.
Aligned teams.

As a data analytics leader and strategist, I bring business priorities, stakeholders and reporting delivery together — helping leaders see performance, exceptions and trends with greater clarity.

Practical analytics that supports decisions, not just dashboards.

01

Analytics leadership

Aligning priorities, stakeholders and delivery around the decisions that matter.

02

Power BI & business intelligence

Translating business requirements into dashboards, KPIs and actionable reporting.

03

Data storytelling

Making performance, exceptions and trends clear for leaders and operational teams.

Experience / Selected projects

Selected work.
Practical business value.

Examples of banking analytics experience at Access Bank SA, focused on operational visibility, exceptions and performance reporting.

Banking analytics
01 / 03Payments

Payments visibility

Which payments fail, and what causes the failures?

Power BI dashboards across POS, ATM, RTGS, RTC and EFT, with payment status and drill-through to failure reasons.

Business value

Reduced manual consolidation; easier investigation of payment exceptions.

02 / 03Operations

Operations oversight

Which transactions need attention?

Daily uncleared credit/debit views, customer prioritisation, clearing times, processing status and 0–90+ day ageing.

Business value

Clear visibility into backlogs and delayed transaction processing.

03 / 03Financial reporting

Financial performance

Where is spend diverging from plan?

COO-office reporting across BI, Operations, PMO and IT: actual vs budget, variance %, monthly spend and cost drivers.

Business value

Consistent cost-performance reporting for management review.

04

Alliance partners

Monthly growth, fees, volumes and top-partner rankings.

05

Business & commercial banking

Balances, account activity, exposure and arrears.

Project descriptions reflect selected experience from the accompanying data analytics portfolio.

Consulting / Capability development

Build the insight.
Grow the capability.

Consulting, leadership and coaching through Lean Placements — connecting better reporting with the people who use it.

01 / Analytics delivery

Strategy & BI delivery

Align analytics with business priorities. Define KPIs, translate requirements and build Power BI dashboards for clearer decisions.

Power BIDAXPower QuerySQLExcel
02 / Emerging focus

AI & automation focus

Exploring AI-assisted analysis, sentiment analysis and workflow automation to streamline reporting and strengthen decision support.

Power AutomateAI applicationsUse-case discoveryHuman review
03 / Talent & teams

Coaching & data talent

Coaching graduates and emerging analysts since 2024 in workplace readiness, portfolios, dashboarding, storytelling and stakeholder communication.

Analyst coachingSpecialist recruitmentData storytelling
Tools / Methods / Foundation

A practical toolkit.
A business-first lens.

Combining reporting tools, business analysis and stakeholder communication to make data useful across leadership and operational teams.

Discuss your analytics priorities
Business intelligencePower BI · DAX · Power Query · Excel
Data & queryingSQL · T-SQL · PL/SQL
Automation & AIPower Automate · AI applications · Use-case discovery · Human review
People & deliveryAnalytics leadership · Stakeholder communication · Data storytelling · Specialist analytics recruitment
Foundation

BSc, North-West University  ·  PGDip Management Practice, Henley  ·  Power BI training, Kubicle

Let's work together

Let's turn your data priorities into a practical plan.

Whether you're looking for clearer executive reporting, stronger BI delivery or support for developing analytics talent, let's start a conversation.