Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Step Up For Students empowers families to pursue appropriate learning options for their children. The Business Data Analyst gathers and documents data-management and business intelligence requirements, liaises between business units and BI developers, and tests and validates data solutions, reports, and visualizations.
Responsibilities
- Develops and maintains knowledge of the business needs as it relates to data
- Elicits and documents requirements from stakeholders for reports, dashboards, metrices, and KPIs
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and understanding of requirements and technical solutions
- Performs data analysis, data mapping, process flow analysis and design, assists with data and report testing and issue identification
- Tests enhancements and fixes to ensure they meet the requirements or corrected issues
- Assures integrity between data warehouse, data lake, and other systems as business rules change
- Validates accuracy of transactions between integrated systems
- Creates source to data warehouse mapping specifications, data models, and data flow diagrams for use by data development resources
- Builds user stories with acceptance criteria for team backlog refinement and prioritization
- Participates in Agile and SCRUM methodologies that are utilized by the organization to bring projects to fruition
- Reviews user stories in backlog refinement meetings to ensure alignment and clear understanding by the Scrum team
- Participates in the development and implementation of reporting that improves efficiency and enhances productivity
- Develops and manages effective working relationships with other departments, groups and personnel with whom work must be coordinated or interfaced
- Meets professional obligations through efficient work habits such as meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, coordinating resources and meetings in an effective and timely manner, and demonstrates respect for others
- Constantly examines, develops, maintains, and updates team’s supporting documentation, standards, and guidelines. Ensures team adheres to industry standards and actively utilizes best practices
- Possesses strong organizational and analytical skills including the ability to understand financial systems and workflows
- Provides clear and concise business update reports to management
- Cognizant of emerging technologies, operate dynamically, propose effective data solutions and technologies into the BI solutions, where appropriate
- The above is not an all-inclusive list of all duties performed by this job title, only a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other additional duties as assigned
Skills
- The Data Business Analyst has experience in data analysis, warehousing, and reporting
- Bachelor's degree in a business, operations, computer science, data analytics or a related field from a four-year college or university or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Minimum of 3-5 plus years of related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Understanding of and experience with data analysis techniques, standards and best practices
- Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent relationship management, communication, teamwork, influence and leadership skills are essential
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proven ability to communicate clearly and comfortably with stakeholders at all levels
- Exhibits strategic thinking and planning
- Works well under pressure, with professional demeanor, using good judgment, negotiation, listening, diplomacy and tact
- Continually questions the status quo, identifies areas in need of improvement and recognizes inefficiencies
- Possesses an understanding of information systems, data modeling, business intelligence, relational and dimensional database design
- Has knowledge of data exploration, research, warehousing concepts, testing and principles of business architecture
- Experience using BI tools for data visualization and reporting
- Experience working with cubes, measures, dimensions
- The ideal candidate has a good understanding of SQL scripts, reporting & visualization techniques such as SSRS and Power
- Beginner to mid-level SQL certification, and Microsoft Data Analyst Associate certification in Power BI or a related certification would be beneficial
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- HSA, FSA, and Lifestyle Spending Accounts
- 401(k) with company match
- Remote work options
- 14 paid holidays
- Care and Parental Leave
- Flexible Leave policy
- Mentorship programs
- Management training
- Professional development opportunities
- Dedicated coaching team
- Employee-led committees
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