Power BI Developer - F&O

JR United Kingdom; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a proactive Power BI Developer to join their Enterprise Integration and Reporting team. This role requires strong analytical skills and a deep understanding of financial processes to deliver accurate and insightful reporting using Power BI. The successful candidate will work closely with finance stakeholders and contribute to the continuous development of BI solutions.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of Power BI, DAX, Power Query, and data modeling best practices.
• Multiple years’ experience delivering Power BI solutions with hands-on experience with D365 Finance.
• Excellent communication skills to work across business and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and maintain Power BI reports and dashboards.
• Work with finance stakeholders to understand reporting requirements.
• Connect, transform, and model data from D365 Finance and Operations.

Skills

Power BI

DAX

Power Query

Data modeling

Finance principles

Communication skills

Tools

Azure Data Lake

Synapse

Job description

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Element has an exciting opportunity for a proactive and detail-oriented Power BI Developer. You will need to have strong analytical capabilities, a deep understanding of finance processes, and a passion for turning complex data into clear insights using Power BI.

This role is responsible for working within the Enterprise Integration and Reporting team, alongside the Finance team and other business areas. The purpose is to deliver accurate, timely, and insightful financial reporting through Power BI, predominantly using Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations.

Core Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and maintain Power BI reports and dashboards that meet finance business needs.
• Work with finance stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and translate them into data models and visualizations.
• Connect to, transform, and model data from D365 Finance and Operations and other relevant systems.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across reporting outputs.
• Assist in the governance and documentation of BI solutions, including data dictionaries and report inventories.
• Support the rollout of new Power BI capabilities and train users where necessary.
• Collaborate with IT Systems and Finance teams on data improvement initiatives and performance optimization.

Skills / Qualifications

Knowledge and Skills Needed to Fulfill the Role:

• Solid understanding of Power BI, DAX, Power Query, and data modeling best practices.
• Experience working with Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, particularly its finance modules and data structures.
• Strong grasp of financial principles, terminology, and common reporting requirements.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across business and technical teams.
• Familiarity with Azure Data Lake, Synapse, or similar tools (desirable but not essential).

Experience Needed to Fulfill the Role:

• Multiple years’ experience delivering Power BI solutions with hands-on experience working with D365 Finance and Operations data sources.
• Track record of delivering impactful and user-friendly reports to non-technical audiences.

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest-growing testing, inspection, and certification businesses in the world. Globally, we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together, we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers ensure their products, materials, processes, and services are safe, compliant, and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals, and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers in achieving assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail, and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.