Functional Consultant – Data Analytics & Reporting

Decskill; Portugal; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Decskill is seeking a Functional Consultant specialized in Data Analytics & Reporting to drive finance-related data analytics projects in Portugal. The role focuses on translating business needs into technical solutions, supporting reporting apps, and ensuring data quality and integration with backend sources.

The candidate will analyze requirements, perform testing, operate with Jira for project tracking, and collaborate with stakeholders across national and international contexts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• 3+ years in IT Functional/Applications Support or similar role supporting business applications.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Basic SQL and relational database knowledge for data analysis and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Understanding of data analytics, data visualization, and reporting solutions integration with backend sources.
• Experience in system testing, QA, and data quality validation.
• Familiarity with Jira for incident, task, and project management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for data issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional and technical support for Finance-related data analytics and reporting applications.
• Support users in understanding and troubleshooting reporting applications and data issues.
• Translate business requirements into functional and technical solutions.
• Perform system testing and QA to ensure data accuracy and reliability.
• Investigate and resolve user-reported issues.
• Support data quality testing and validate data across sources.
• Use SQL to retrieve, analyze, and validate data for troubleshooting.
• Assist data visualization and reporting solutions integration with backend sources.
• Guide end-users and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with project team to identify solutions.
• Manage incidents, tasks, and project activities via Jira.
• Propose improvements aligned with business needs.

Skills

SQL

Data analytics

Excel

Finance reporting

Jira

Power BI

Snowflake

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Business Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Jira

Snowflake

Power BI

SQL databases

SAP

Job description

We are growing. And we are looking for talented people.

At Decskill, we believe that technological excellence is driven by human talent.

We are an IT consulting company with more than 10 years of consolidated experience in the market, focused on building long-term relationships with both our clients and our people. Today, we are a community of over 800 professionals, working from Lisbon, Porto, and Madrid, contributing to impactful technology initiatives.

As part of the Astek Group, we combine a strong local culture with a global presence, being active in around 23 countries across 4 continents. This allows us to offer an international context, diverse challenges, and long-term career opportunities, while staying close to our teams.

We would like to meet a Functional Consultant – Data Analytics & Reporting for a project based in Portugal

Responsibilities:

• Provide functional and technical support for Finance-related data analytics and reporting applications.
• Support business users in understanding and troubleshooting reporting applications and data-related issues.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into functional and technical solutions.
• Perform system testing and quality assurance to ensure application performance, data accuracy, and reliability.
• Investigate and resolve user-reported issues, ensuring effective problem analysis and resolution.
• Support data quality testing and validate data consistency across reporting applications and backend sources.
• Use SQL queries to retrieve, analyze, and validate data, supporting troubleshooting and business analysis activities.
• Support data visualization and reporting solutions, ensuring proper integration with backend data sources.
• Provide guidance and support to end-users, business stakeholders, and project teams.
• Analyse business questions and collaborate with the project team to identify appropriate solutions.
• Manage and track incidents, tasks, and project activities using Jira.
• Research and propose improvements to reporting applications and data solutions, aligned with business and customer needs.
• Communicate complex data and technical issues clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Take ownership of assigned topics, make informed decisions, and proactively drive issues towards resolution.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Business Information Systems, or a related field.
• More than 3 years as an IT Functional Consultant, Application Support Consultant, or in a similar IT role supporting business applications.
• Good understanding of business processes and the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Basic knowledge of SQL and relational databases, including the ability to write queries for data analysis and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
• Understanding of data analytics, data visualization, and reporting solutions, including their integration with backend data sources.
• Experience in system testing, quality assurance, and data quality validation.
• Familiarity with Jira for incident, task, and project management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate and explain data-related issues.
• Ability to provide functional support and guidance to end-users and business stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Snowflake, Power BI, and SQL databases is a plus.
• Experience with Finance reporting processes and ERP data sources, particularly SAP, is a plus.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Proactive mindset, customer-oriented approach, and ability to work independently.
• Fluent in English (B2+ – mandatory, both spoken and written).

Are you looking for an environment that values curiosity and commitment? Here, your contribution has real impact and individual growth is taken seriously.

What you can expect from us

• Long-term projects with national and international context
• Opportunities to grow technically and professionally
• A people-first culture, focused on transparency and trust
• Teams that value ownership, collaboration and stability

At Decskill, we are committed to equal opportunities and non-discrimination. We promote a culture of diversity and inclusion, where recruitment and career progression are based solely on talent, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, race, nationality, or any other form of discrimination incompatible with human dignity.