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BUSINESS ANALYST


Job Location:

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 1 October 2026 (17 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 29 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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
  • 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.

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.