Business Analyst

DESCRIPTION:
Responsible for developing Oracle BI Analysis reports, Oracle Analysis dashboards, ad-hoc requests and reporting.
Support business by rapidly developing, documenting and migrating market-specific reports.
Partner with the business to make enhancements to existing BI queries, and market-specific Analysis dashboards and reports.
Interact with the IT technical teams.
Other special projects include providing systems analysis including data sourcing, reporting strategy and Legacy retirement.
Candidate is expected to understand projects from both the business and technical perspectives.
Should be able to work well independently to rapidly build BI reporting solutions for business customers.
Document and migrate completed work-in-process reports
Enhancements to existing Analysis queries and market-specific dashboards and reports.
Report requirements gathering and prototyping.
Bring a business-based perspective to reporting and proactively suggest BI changes and initiatives.
Develop at-a-glance executive-style dashboards.
Train the Financial Systems team in the use of Oracle Analysis and support the group as they develop new reports and dashboards.
Attend meetings to understand all future releases in BI for both initial releases and enhancements.
Assist project leadership in designing the approach for a project, estimating/planning, and setting technical direction.
Combines expert knowledge of BI technology areas with knowledge of the targeted business function to define and document the business requirements.
Consult with the customer to understand what their technology needs are based on what the customer wants from the technology.
Prioritize work for local market BI requests.
Create Analysis queries for one-off questions or requests.
Work with business to understand report metrics and where to source data from.
Work with technical team to make all reporting needs visible in BI.
Other systems support and projects as needed.
Ability to express ideas effectively, verbally and in writing. SKILLS:

EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Accounting, or Finance required
7 years of total experience with one of the following:
1.) At least 5-7 years of hands-on OBIEE toolset experience OR
2.) At least 2-3 years of hands-on OBIEE toolset experience and 3+ years with a competitive BI product such as Cognos, MicroStrategy, etc.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Experience working with business areas and other non-technical groups, translating requests into requirements
Strong analytical, problem solving, and organizational skills
Experience with Oracle Hyperion a plus

Additional Skills:
Analysis; Developing Charts; Developing Diagrams; Ability to follow up; MS Project; Oracle