BUSINESS ANALYST
Chicago, IL - USA
Job Summary
Job Title: Business Analyst
Job Type: (Remote)
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.
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.
Bachelors degree in Business Analytics Business Administration Information Systems Data Analytics Computer Science Finance Economics or a related field.
25 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.
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.
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
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.