Business Decision Support Prof -SAS and BI

TEEMA; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Business Decision Support Professional to enhance strategic decision-making processes within the organization. This role involves translating complex business insights into actionable strategies, facilitating collaboration among stakeholders, and maintaining strong relationships to ensure project success. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in business analysis, advanced skills in data analysis tools, and the ability to communicate effectively in a professional environment. Join this dynamic team and contribute to impactful business improvements in a complex and regulated setting.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of strategic business analysis experience or equivalent.
• Advanced MS Office skills required for effective reporting and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Translate business insights into actionable options for decision-making.
• Facilitate decision-making across diverse stakeholder groups.

Skills

Strategic Business Analysis

Communication Skills

Critical Thinking

Persuasive Influencing

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business

Bachelor’s degree in Law

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

Bachelor’s degree in Economics

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

SAS

SQL Server

VBA

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Job Title: Business Decision Support Prof -SAS and BI
Job ID:79399
Location:Burnaby, British Columbia

Overview:
The Business Decision Support Professional facilitates complex decision-making in support of the design and implementation of business change or improvement initiatives. The Business Decision Support Professional is most likely an expert in business, specializing in a particular field such as Risk Management, Policy Advisory, Strategic Planning, Business Process Improvement, or Business Transformation.

What you will be doing:

• Translate business insights into strategic, actionable options by obtaining and organizing key business information, enabling informed decision-making.
• Facilitate decision-making across diverse groups of stakeholders by using excellent skills in communication, critical thinking, and persuasive influencing to deliver recommendations that align to the business goals.
• Maintain meaningful business relationships by prioritizing strategic considerations in a complex environment with diverse groups of stakeholders so that projects are implemented as planned.
• Plan and organize business initiatives by using knowledge in business drivers, risk tolerance, and trade-off processes, to enable successful integration and adoption in the company’s complex and regulated environment.
• Deliver recommendations based on an analysis of business processes and user needs, enabling informed decision-making in support of the overall business strategy.
• Identify business process efficiencies and opportunities by using advanced analytical and modeling skills, focusing on detail and accuracy to deliver recommendations that align to the business goals.
• Help managers understand business data and trends by creating relevant reports and easy to use tools that effectively communicate complex information to support strategic decision-making.
• Maintain meaningful relationships with stakeholders through regular reporting and communication using excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, enabling timely progression of projects.
• Continuously improve the business analysis process by recommending more efficient reports and tools to translate complex information into a better understandable format.
• Provide advice to the acquiring manager by translating business insights into actionable options to help deliver quality projects safely on scope, on time, and budget.

What you must have:

• A minimum eight (8) years of strategic business analysis experience or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Advanced MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Extensive working knowledge of data analysis, querying large amounts of data in SAS and SQL Server, VBA, and visualization programs, including Tableau, Power BI.
• Advanced English skills for a professional environment, written and spoken.

Salary/Rate Range: $49.00 – $60.00 per hour

Term: 12-month contract; most likely to extend.