Senior Power BI Analyst

Our client is looking for a Senior Power BI Analyst for a full-time opportunity Candidates must be located in BC, or willing to relocate to BC as this is a hybrid role with an office in Vancouver, BC Experience with Power BI, DAX, SQL Experience working with finance teams Strong communication skills with the ability communicate with internal stakeholders What & Why: Our client is looking for a Senior Power BI Analyst who will work closely with the Finance teams to transform data into insights that will drive business value by enabling senior leaders and stakeholders to make data-driven decisions. You will be well-versed in how to use BI software and tools to mine complex data. The Senior Power BI Analyst role combines programming, data modelling and statistics with communication, analytical thinking and problem-solving to create robust reporting. This will be a hybrid work environment based in Vancouver, BC.

Key Responsibilities: Develop visually appealing and robust Power BI dashboards that entails analyzing company’s financial and operational performance by combining data from various data sources in an efficient manner. Having a comprehensive knowledge about the diverse data sources within the finance function, collaborating with various teams in finance, liaising with senior stakeholders to scope out reporting requirements and setting appropriate expectation. Lead and participate in projects analyzing the reporting needs of the various Finance functions, performing gap analysis of various systems and partnering with Finance to create reports including monthly, KPIs, ad-hoc, forecasting and budgeting. Reviewing and analyzing data from multiple internal and external sources.

Partnering with Finance and Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) teams to use internal data and compare to external benchmarks (competitors and industry trends), for predictive modelling, and creating visualizations to effectively communicate findings to the organization. Ensuring data integrity and data consistency across the various platforms through testing and validation (defining, developing, and implementing QA practices and procedures). Exposure to working with APIs to extract data from web-based sources and set up data pipelines for reporting in Power BI. Who: Our client is a highly successful, very reputable company, is recognized as a Best Managed Company and one of Canada’s Top Employers.

You: You will bring the following education, skills and experience to the role: Bachelor’s degree in business, mathematics, economics, statistics, accounting, computer science or related field with several years of work experience in finance. 5 years’ experience in business intelligence/ETL and analytics, implementing data visualization (Power BI, Tableau); experience with Workday or any other ERP tool. Strong background in data preparation, data analysis with an emphasis on the use of analytical and reporting tools (SQL, SAS). Preferably experienced in Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) or Wealth and Asset Management (WAM) industry.

Advanced knowledge of MS Excel and BI tools. You have superior written and verbal communication skills in English. You have proven exceptional attention to detail and proven ability to multi-task, think logically and problem solve effectively. Must be legally eligible to work in Canada for any employer.

Next Steps: If the sound of this opportunity excites you, and you’re confident that it’s a good fit for your experience and career goals, then we’d love to hear from you Please send your updated resume to us by applying to this posting and one of our awesome team of recruiters will be in touch.

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