Senior Data Analyst at IFS

IFS; Dubai; On-site; AED 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

IFS in Dubai seeks a Senior Data Analyst to drive finance, operations and commercial insights. You will design and maintain Power BI dashboards, work with stakeholders to answer business questions and deliver scalable data solutions.

Ideal candidates have strong SQL, advanced Power BI skills and experience with finance analytics, data governance and self-service reporting in a fast-paced SaaS environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in data analysis, business intelligence, Finance analytics or performance reporting.
• Advanced Power BI skills, including report design, dashboard development and data model understanding.
• Strong SQL skills and ability to interrogate, join and validate complex datasets.
• Ability to translate business requirements into analytical solutions and communicate technical topics in simple business language.
• Strong stakeholder management, documentation and presentation skills.
• Good understanding of KPI design, data quality, variance analysis and reporting governance.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment with multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Analyse complex Finance, commercial and operational datasets to identify trends, risks, opportunities and performance drivers.
• Partner with Finance, FP&A, Operations and executive stakeholders to understand business questions and translate them into analytical outputs.
• Design, develop and maintain Power BI dashboards, reports and data experiences with strong usability and consistent metric definitions.
• Support strategic Finance BI initiatives including ARR by Product, Personnel Planning, Finance Dashboard, planning cycles and executive reporting packs.
• Build business requirements, data definitions, KPI documentation and user stories for engineering and analytics delivery.
• Validate data accuracy, investigate variances and work with engineers or business owners to resolve data quality issues.
• Prepare clear insight summaries, commentary and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Drive adoption of self-service analytics by supporting users, improving report usability and promoting consistent data interpretation.
• Use AI-enabled analytics and Copilot-style workflows where appropriate to accelerate analysis, documentation and insight generation.
• Contribute to Finance BI standards for documentation, dashboard design, governance and reporting excellence.

Skills

Data analysis

Power BI

SQL

Stakeholder management

KPI design

Data quality

Presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks

DAX

Power Query

Python

Job description

Senior Data Analyst at IFS in Dubai, DU, AE. This Full time on site position offers great opportunities for career growth.

Company Description

At IFS you will work in a growing, global enterprise software company built upon committed and empowered colleagues who come to work knowing they are making a difference. We work every day within our single platform and embedded digital innovation to help our customers be their best when it really matters to their customers - at the Moment of Service. We take pride in ensuring that our employees are able to achieve the company goals as well as develop their career. We believe empowered autonomy, committed colleagues and being part of a winning team are the keys to our success and what makes us great!

We celebrate that IFS employees have diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds. We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work and be valued for it. It creates a culture that allows us to develop and expand our thinking. It enables us to achieve better results. By embracing and celebrating our differences, we are more representative of the customers, partners and communities we serve.

Job Description

• Analyse complex Finance, commercial and operational datasets to identify trends, risks, opportunities and performance drivers.
• Partner with Finance, FP&A, Operations and executive stakeholders to understand business questions and translate them into analytical outputs.
• Design, develop and maintain Power BI dashboards, reports and data experiences with strong usability and consistent metric definitions.
• Support strategic Finance BI initiatives including ARR by Product, Personnel Planning, Finance Dashboard, planning cycles and executive reporting packs.
• Build business requirements, data definitions, KPI documentation and user stories for engineering and analytics delivery.
• Validate data accuracy, investigate variances and work with engineers or business owners to resolve data quality issues.
• Prepare clear insight summaries, commentary and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Drive adoption of self-service analytics by supporting users, improving report usability and promoting consistent data interpretation.
• Use AI-enabled analytics and Copilot-style workflows where appropriate to accelerate analysis, documentation and insight generation.
• Contribute to Finance BI standards for documentation, dashboard design, governance and reporting excellence.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in data analysis, business intelligence, Finance analytics or performance reporting.
• Advanced Power BI skills, including report design, dashboard development and data model understanding.
• Strong SQL skills and ability to interrogate, join and validate complex datasets.
• Ability to translate business requirements into analytical solutions and communicate technical topics in simple business language.
• Strong stakeholder management, documentation and presentation skills.
• Good understanding of KPI design, data quality, variance analysis and reporting governance.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment with multiple priorities.

Preferred Skills

• Finance, FP&A, SaaS metrics, ARR, ERP, planning or management reporting experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, semantic models, Power Query, DAX, Python or other analytical tools.
• Strong data storytelling and executive presentation capability.
• Experience improving dashboard UI/UX and increasing analytics adoption.
• Exposure to AI-assisted analytics, Microsoft Copilot, Analyst Agents or data agents.

Additional Information

• Bachelor degree in Finance, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Information Systems or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of relevant experience in BI, data analytics, Finance analytics or business analysis.