Business Information Analyst

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This company is a family owned and operated business that designs and distributes giftware to large national retailers, smaller independent stores and a growing B2C market.

Over the past 2 years, they have progressed far on a journey to be more data driven, but now need a full time business analyst to drive further forward.

Power BI is now well used throughout the business with different reports and dashboards for various business functions. An analyst is required to work with users to adapt these, build new reports and dashboards and encourage adoption.

The majority of the data for the reports comes from a bespoke SQL database that sits behind our bespoke ERP, supplemented by financial data from MS NAV 2019 and some other external sources (e.g. Google analytics).

A successful applicant needs the technical skills to enhance and build reports and dashboards (utilising the in house development team when required), whilst having the people skills to understand requirements and encourage adoption and the analytical skills to drive insight.

The role is fairly autonomous, with direction directly from the managing director. A successful applicant will need to demonstrate the ability to create methods of approach and plan a roadmap of delivery and adoption.

A keen commercial awareness is required to ensure that reports are not produced for vanity but can drive real, value adding insight.

The role is predominantly office based (OL9) with the opportunity for some remote working.

Responsibilities

Capturing Data Requirements

- Work with all areas of business to understand what data insights will help them to get more value from their areas of responsibility

Design and Build Power BI reports and dashboards

- Create and edit both the data models and front-end reports

- Escalate data engineering tasks to the in-house development team if and when required

Manage adoption of reports and dashboards

- Actively work with all elements of the business to ensure they understand the reports and dashboard available to them and can use them to drive value

Drive insight from the data available

- Regularly review the data to spot trends / other insights and highlight these to the relevant business areas, particularly the MD

Feed the product backlog with data capture ideas

- Work with the in house development team to ensure data is captured to feed the reports

From time to time the role holder may be required to undertake other duties, tasks and responsibilities within the company as the need arises

Qualifications/Experience Requirements

- MS PowerBI development experience is highly encouraged

- Basic SQL knowledge is highly encouraged

- Experience in producing business information reports is mandatory

- Experience in gathering business insight requirements is mandatory