Senior Reporting Analyst

Datamatics Technologies; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consulting firm is seeking a Senior Reporting Analyst who is an Arabic speaker. This role focuses on developing, managing, and optimizing data visualizations in Power BI, and requires collaboration with stakeholders to support data-driven decision-making. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in a related field and over 5 years of experience in data analysis or business intelligence. This position is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is ideal for individuals with advanced skills in Power BI and SQL.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data analysis, business intelligence, or reporting.
• Strong focus on Power BI, with flexibility to work on other reporting platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize dashboards and reports in Power BI.
• Maintain reports across multiple BI platforms ensuring consistency.
• Perform in-depth business data analysis to identify trends and insights.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand reporting needs.
• Document reports, dashboards, and data sources for transparency.
• Monitor and optimize report performance and data refresh.
• Design, write, and optimize complex SQL queries for reporting.
• Provide training to end-users of reporting tools.

Skills

Advanced Power BI skills

Ability to work across BI tools

Expert-level SQL skills

Strong analytical mindset

Excellent communication skills

Strong documentation skills

Knowledge of monitoring and optimizing performance

Experience in training end-users

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field

Master’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Power BI

Metabase

Apache Superset

SQL

Job description

Job Title

Senior Reporting Analyst Must be an Arabic Speaker

Job Purpose

The Senior Reporting Analyst is responsible for developing, managing, and optimizing data visualizations and reports to support data‑driven decision‑making across the organization. The role primarily focuses on Power BI, with flexibility to work on additional reporting platforms such as Metabase, Apache Superset, or similar tools. It requires strong business data analysis capabilities and close collaboration with stakeholders to gather requirements, translate them into actionable insights, and ensure reporting solutions align with organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

1. Report Development & Visualization Design: develop and optimize interactive dashboards and reports in Power BI, ensuring data accuracy, usability, and adherence to visualization best practices.
2. Cross‑Platform Reporting Flexibility: develop and maintain reports across multiple BI platforms (e.g., Metabase, Apache Superset), ensuring consistency, quality, and standardization of reports across tools.
3. Business Data Analysis & Insights: perform in‑depth business data analysis to identify trends, insights, and opportunities, and provide actionable recommendations to support informed decision‑making.
4. Requirement Gathering & Stakeholder Collaboration: collaborate with business stakeholders to understand reporting needs and translate business requirements into effective reporting and visualization solutions.
5. Documentation & Reporting Standards: maintain clear documentation of reports, dashboards, data sources, calculations, and assumptions to ensure transparency, governance, and reproducibility of reporting assets.
6. Performance Monitoring & Optimization: monitor and optimize report and dashboard performance, ensuring scalability, responsiveness, and efficient data refresh across platforms.
7. SQL Development: design, write, and optimize complex SQL queries to support data extraction, transformation, and reporting requirements.
8. Training & Knowledge Sharing: provide training and ongoing support to end‑users, improving data literacy and adoption of Power BI and other reporting tools.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field (Master’s degree or equivalent experience is preferred).
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in data analysis, business intelligence, or reporting.
• Strong focus on Power BI, with flexibility to work on other reporting platforms.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Advanced Power BI skills, including DAX and Power Query.
• Ability to work across tools such as Metabase, Apache Superset, or similar platforms.
• Expert‑level SQL skills for writing, optimizing, and troubleshooting complex queries.
• Hands‑on experience with semantic layers such as dbt, cube.dev, or similar tools, ensuring standardized metrics and consistent data definitions.
• Strong analytical mindset with a focus on generating actionable business insights.
• Excellent communication skills to engage with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strong documentation skills for reporting processes, data sources, and calculations.
• Knowledge of monitoring and optimizing report performance and user experience.
• Experience in training end‑users and supporting adoption of BI tools.