Finance System Reporting Analyst / BI Developer (Tableau)

Michael Page; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page seeks a Finance System Reporting Analyst / BI Developer for a 12-month fixed-term contract in Birmingham. You will collaborate with Finance and Operational teams to deliver analytical reports and Tableau dashboards.

You will manage report requests, extract data with SQL and Power Query, ensure data quality, and design SQL queries for recurring and ad hoc reporting. The role requires strong stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• 3 years experience as a reporting analyst / BI Developer.
• Experience in a professional services organisation or Finance Function.
• Hands-on data warehousing experience (SSMS).
• Strong SQL query writing skills and ability to produce moderately complex queries.
• Experience with Tableau for dashboards and data visualisation.

Responsibilities

• Manage a ticketing system for report requests from stakeholders.
• Extract key management information using SQL and Power Query.
• Assess data quality and reasonableness of information.
• Design, amend and maintain SQL queries for recurring and ad hoc reporting.
• Maintain catalogue of standard reports and identify gaps.
• Support Tableau reporting suite for finance.
• Communicate results of data analysis to stakeholders.

Skills

Reporting & BI development

SQL & data querying

Tableau dashboarding

Data warehousing

Stakeholder communication

Analytical mindset

Tools

SSMS

SQL Server

SSRS (Visual Studio)

Power Query

Tableau

Job description

This leading Professional Services company require a Finance System Reporting Analyst / BI Developer on a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. The role with work closely with the Finance and Operational teams to provide analytical reports and visualisation / dashboarding in Tableau.

Client Details

Leading Professional Services organisation

Description

This leading Professional Services company require a Finance System Reporting Analyst / BI Developer on a 12 month fixed term contract to cover maternity leave. The role with work closely with the Finance and Operational teams to provide analytical reports and visualisation / dashboarding in Tableau. Reporting to the Finance Business Manager, you will work with internal stakeholders across departments and also assess current reporting and analytics capabilities across the firm to seek improvements or efficiencies.

Key responsibilities:

• Managing a support ticketing system for report requests from stakeholders within the business.
• Extraction of key management information and data internal systems using SQL and Power Query
• Critical assessment of information produced for reasonableness and data quality/ accuracy
• Designing, amending and keeping up to date a variety of SQL queries that drive systematic reporting on a number of platforms alongside ad hoc reporting and data extraction.
• Defining and maintaining a catalogue of standard reports to use as a reference for future requests and to identify gaps in current information
• Support the Finance Business Manager in maintaining suite of management reports on the firm's reporting platform Tableau
• Support the Head of Finance and Finance Business Manager with ad hoc analytical tasks
• Communicate the results of data analysis in written and verbal form to stakeholders.

Key Skills:

• Experience of working in a professional services organisation or Finance Function and have an enquiring and analytical mind-set
• Three years experience as a reporting analyst / BI Developer
• Hands-on experience in data warehousing (SSMS) and principles
• Experience with SQL Server, and SSRS (Visual Studio)
• SQL query writing skills, with the ability to write moderately complex queries to retrieve or update data.
• Experience with prioritising tasks and communicating directly with stakeholders
• Experience with using Tableau for design and maintenance of dashboards is preferable
• The ability to use tools and techniques to cross-check results and ensure data quality and resolve errors
• The ability to present data in a coherent and easy to absorb format

Profile

• Experience of working in a professional services organisation or Finance Function and have an enquiring and analytical mind-set
• Three years experience as a reporting analyst / BI Developer
• Hands-on experience in data warehousing (SSMS) and principles
• Experience with SQL Server, and SSRS (Visual Studio)
• SQL query writing skills, with the ability to write moderately complex queries to retrieve or update data.
• Experience with prioritising tasks and communicating directly with stakeholders
• Experience with using Tableau for design and maintenance of dashboards is preferable
• The ability to use tools and techniques to cross-check results and ensure data quality and resolve errors
• The ability to present data in a coherent and easy to absorb format

Job Offer

Opportunity to work for a leading Professional Services organisation

Opportunity to enhance analytics in a finance function