BUSINESS ANALYST

As a Senior Business Analyst , you will work as part of the Business Intelligence team responsible for the development, implementation and ongoing growth of the company’s data warehouse and Business Intelligence capabilities. Your role will provide expertise in analyzing and documenting business processes, requirements and functional needs. You will support support business needs and help solve production problems by gathering data, performing analysis and helping to conduct gap analyses between business requirements and software.

Responsibilities

·         Gather, analyze and document business processes and functional requirements.

·         Translate business needs into technical specifications used in the design, development, and deployment of Business Intelligence applications.

·         Define the data integration processes to load data from transactional systems to the data warehouse.

·         Design operational and analytical reports for end users using BIDS (Business Intelligence Development Studio) and OBIEE.

·         Work closely with business partners, project teams and IT teams on the analysis, design, development, and deployment of Business Intelligence applications.

·         Work as part of a team environment as well as work independently with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

·         Bachelor’s degree in business or technically related degree. Will consider significant relevant experience in lieu of degree.

·         Three or more years Business Intelligence / Data Warehousing work experience; understanding of data warehouse best practices and methodologies desired.

·         Experience working in a wholesale distribution environment preferred.

·         Proficient in SQL; experience with BI tools (i.e. MS BI Suite, OBIEE, COGNOS TM1, Hyperion) preferred.

·         Experience with full cycle development.

·         Personal accountability, initiative and motivation in achieving personal and project goals.

·         Strong organizational, time management and interpersonal skills. Balance creativity and innovation against practical and cost effective approaches.

·         Excellent oral and written communications skills with the ability to present technical and business solutions concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences from a business perspective.

·         Collaboration and teamwork skills. The ability to interact successfully with all areas of the organization.

·         Strong business acumen & problem solving skills; ability to work with problems or concepts and make good business decisions; ability to think strategically and develop an approach that is appropriate for business needs.