BI Analyst

DESCRIPTION

- Work with business stakeholders to define data requirements that will drive efficiencies in the business taking into account the entire picture as well as the details.
- Interview Business Partner end users to determine and document requirements for data, reports, analysis, metadata, training, service levels, data quality, and performance.
- Submit compiled data requirements which support reporting, analytics, and business strategy needs.
- Work with data architects and BI developers to understand/review the translation of business requirements into technical specifications.
- Understand/review potential data sources; escalate any gaps identified between requirements and proposed solution.
- Provide business impact/perspective to any changes to requirements or design.
- Plan, facilitate, and participate in working sessions with cross-functional resources.
- Ability to conduct peer reviews to solicit feedback on materials created.

SKILLS:

SKILLS REQUIRED

- Experience using data warehouse or analytic tools for business purposes.
- Understanding of ETL Development Tools and SQL.
- Experience with ad-hoc query development (Crystal Reports, Business Objects, SAS, or other).
- Experience developing reports using a reporting tool such as Crystal Reports.
- Demonstrates thorough working knowledge of various business process and system modelling tools including: Data Flow Diagrams, Process Models, ER diagrams, Dimensional Data Models, Context Models, Event Modeling, State Modeling, Process decomposition, and Use Case Scenarios.
- Demonstrates thorough working knowledge of the system development life cycle.
- Demonstrates thorough working knowledge to effectively manage time, prioritize work, multi-task across many assignments, create deliverables and delegate to others as well as monitor their work for completion.
- Ability to assess the impact of new requirements on an existing suite of complex applications.
- Technical writing skills producing clear and unambiguous deliverables.