Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst

Description

information needs and define functional requirements with audiences that have limited exposure to BI capability. The Analyst is an expert in understanding the need for business information and how to apply BI to support business and/or project objectives. Essential Duties Work closely with all levels of business audiences having complex financial reporting, operational reporting, and analytic needs to clearly define BI requirements in support of strategic and tactical decision making. This encompasses the entire BI stack from standard reports, adhoc analysis, dashboards, scorecards, and planning. Decompose broad business information needs into welldefined data requirements including business measures, reference data, business data definitions; create critical documentation to communicate data requirements such as factqualifier matrices Work with enterprise data architect and business partners to validate rules regarding data integrity and data quality as it relates to the impact on business requirements Define and document the use of BI through user experience/use cases and detailed functional requirements for all levels of user audience/knowledge workers including business executives, business management, and administrative staff Work with development team to create prototypes using BI tools to help end users understand and exploit BI capabilities and confirm the project requirements Collaborate with process analysts to integrate BI and reporting solutions with process improvement initiatives and operational applications for endtoend business solutions Assist quality assurance with the creation of test cases to validate the integrity of both the data and functional requirements Participate in identifying training requirements for the creation of end user support materials related to assigned projects and initiatives Assist business users with requests for adhoc reporting and data analysisCompetencies Analytical Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Collects and researches data; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs work flows and procedures. Innovation Displays original thinking and creativity; Meets challenges with resourcefulness; Generates suggestions for improving work; Develops innovative approaches and ideas; Presents ideas and information in a manner that gets others' attention Business Acumen Understands business implications of decisions; Displays orientation to profitability; Demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; Aligns work with strategic goals. Planning/Organizing Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans. Oral Communication Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; Listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings. Written Communication Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written informationMajor Qualifications Min. three years of experience in gathering business intelligence and data/data warehouse requirements working directly with the end user community on two or more large projects Experience defining requirements for metrics/scorecards, dashboards, OLAP analysis, adhoc, and structured reports for business audiences that have limited exposure to BI capabilities Detailed knowledge of concepts and principles within the business intelligence and data warehouse environment with the ability to clearly demonstrate alignment of BI capability to business improvement Ability to facilitate design sessions including developing presentation material, structuring conversation, and documenting outcomes Knowledge and understanding of relational and dimensional data models, demonstrating the ability to read and interpret a business data model Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to lead a diverse audience through presentations Strong analytic and problem solving skills; strong collaborative skills Experience with and demonstrated understanding of SDLC Experience using UML for requirements gathering is highly preferred