Unknown Company

BUSINESS ANALYST

chicago, il • Posted Today
Remote Full Time Finance

Job Title: Business Analyst


Job Type: (Remote)


Job Summary


The Business Analyst — Data & Business Intelligence is responsible for analyzing business data, developing actionable insights, supporting reporting and dashboard initiatives, and translating business requirements into data-driven solutions. This position works closely with business stakeholders, data analysts, data engineers, IT teams, and management to improve decision-making through accurate and meaningful business intelligence.


Key Responsibilities



  • Gather, analyze, and document business requirements for data, reporting, analytics, and business intelligence initiatives.


  • Work with stakeholders to understand business objectives, performance challenges, reporting needs, and key performance indicators (KPIs).


  • Analyze business and operational data to identify trends, patterns, opportunities, and areas requiring improvement.


  • Develop and maintain business intelligence reports, dashboards, and performance metrics.


  • Create clear and actionable data visualizations using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.


  • Write SQL queries to extract, validate, and analyze data from databases and other data sources.


  • Translate business requirements into data requirements, reporting specifications, and analytical solutions.


  • Define and document KPIs, business metrics, calculations, and data definitions.


  • Perform data validation and reconciliation to ensure the accuracy and consistency of reports and dashboards.


  • Collaborate with data engineers and IT teams to identify data sources and improve data availability and quality.


  • Conduct data profiling, data quality analysis, and root-cause analysis when reporting discrepancies occur.


  • Support the development and maintenance of data models and reporting datasets.


  • Analyze historical and current business performance to identify trends and provide insights to management.


  • Develop ad-hoc reports and analyses to support business decisions.


  • Assist management in interpreting dashboards, reports, and analytical results.


  • Monitor business performance against established KPIs, targets, and objectives.


  • Identify opportunities to automate recurring reports and improve reporting efficiency.


  • Support data-driven process improvement and business transformation initiatives.


  • Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) for BI reports, dashboards, and data solutions.


  • Document reporting processes, data sources, business rules, calculations, and requirements.


  • Ensure business intelligence solutions align with data governance, security, and organizational standards.


  • Present analytical findings and recommendations to business stakeholders and management.



Qualifications



  • Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Finance, Economics, or a related field.


  • 2–5 years of experience in business analysis, data analysis, business intelligence, or a related field.


  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.


  • Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases.


  • Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or another business intelligence platform.


  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, and data analysis.


  • Experience gathering and documenting business requirements.


  • Understanding of data analysis, reporting, KPIs, and business intelligence concepts.


  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


  • Ability to translate business needs into clear data and reporting requirements.



Preferred Qualifications



  • Experience with data warehouses, data lakes, and ETL/ELT processes.


  • Knowledge of data modeling and dimensional modeling concepts.


  • Experience with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.


  • Experience with Agile/Scrum development environments.


  • Knowledge of business process analysis and process improvement.


  • Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.


  • Experience with Python or R for data analysis.


  • Knowledge of data governance, data quality, and master data management.


  • Experience supporting enterprise reporting or BI implementations.



Key Skills



  • Data & Business Intelligence


  • Business Analysis


  • Data Analysis


  • SQL


  • Power BI / Tableau


  • Dashboard Development


  • Data Visualization


  • Business Requirements


  • KPI Development


  • Data Quality & Validation


  • Data Modeling


  • Reporting & Analytics


  • Requirements Gathering


  • Root-Cause Analysis


  • Data Governance


  • Excel


  • Stakeholder Management


  • UAT Testing


  • Process Improvement


  • Agile / Scrum



Core Competencies



  • Data Analysis: Ability to analyze business data and convert information into meaningful insights.


  • Business Intelligence: Ability to develop and support reports, dashboards, KPIs, and analytical solutions.


  • Requirements Analysis: Ability to understand business needs and translate them into clear data and reporting requirements.


  • Data Quality: Ability to identify inconsistencies and validate data to ensure accurate reporting.


  • Business Communication: Ability to explain analytical findings and technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.


  • Problem Solving: Ability to investigate data and business issues and develop practical solutions.


  • Stakeholder Management: Ability to work effectively with business users, technical teams, and management.


  • Analytical Thinking: Ability to identify trends, relationships, and opportunities through quantitative analysis.


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BUSINESS ANALYST in chicago at Unknown Company

This position is listed as full time and able to be worked remotely.

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