Business Analyst

Ektello; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Ektello in Plano, TX is seeking a detail oriented Business Analyst / Reporting Specialist to support daily data operations, recurring reporting cycles, and BI processes. You will ensure data integrity and manage scheduled reporting pipelines for cross-functional stakeholders.

Strong Excel with SAP and Power BI skills and 2–3 years in reporting or data operations are required. You will validate data, generate dashboards, distribute reports, and document procedures to ensure continuity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 2–3 years of experience in reporting, data operations, or a similar role with recurring deliverables.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities (pivot tables, lookups, reference functions, conditional logic, large datasets).
• Hands-on proficiency with SAP and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Daily Data Upload: Upload source data into the reporting environment on a fixed daily schedule and confirm completeness before reports are generated.
• Data Validation: Reconcile uploaded data against source systems, identify missing, duplicate, or out-of-range values, and correct or escalate.
• Report Generation: Produce daily, weekly, and monthly reports from established templates, ensuring figures, periods, and formats are consistent with prior cycles.
• Distribution: Distribute completed reports by email to defined stakeholder lists on schedule, with clear subject lines and summaries.
• Error Handling: Investigate reported errors and data questions, trace to source system or upload step, coordinate with the data owner, and track resolutions.
• Stakeholder Support: Respond to stakeholder questions on report contents, metric definitions, cut-off timing, and methodology; escalate items requiring analytical judgment.
• Documentation: Maintain written procedures for each recurring report—data sources, steps, recipients, and schedules.
• Process Improvement: Identify repetitive manual steps and propose automation opportunities.

Skills

Business Analysis

Data Visualization

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Business Analyst / Reporting Specialist Location: Plano, TX (Fully Onsite) Duration: 12+ month contract (Hire + multi-extension capability) Pay Rate: $38.80 / hour on W2 Schedule: Monday – Friday, Standard Business Hours (Fully Onsite)

Job Overview We are seeking a detail-oriented Business Analyst with strong technical foundations to support daily data operations, recurring reporting cycles, and business intelligence processes. In this role, you will ensure data integrity, manage scheduled reporting pipelines, and provide dependable operational support to cross-functional stakeholders.

Top Required Skills

• Business Analysis (Process documentation, requirement support, and operational analysis)
• Power BI (Reporting and data visualization)
• SAP (Enterprise resource planning and data extraction)

Key Responsibilities

• Daily Data Upload: Upload source data into the reporting environment on a fixed daily schedule and confirm completeness before reports are generated.
• Data Validation: Reconcile uploaded data against source systems, identify missing, duplicate, or out-of-range values, and correct or escal
• Report Generation: Produce daily, weekly, and monthly reports from established templates, ensuring figures, periods, and formats are consistent with prior cycles.
• Distribution: Distribute completed reports by email to defined stakeholder lists on schedule, featuring clear subject lines and a short summary of any notable changes.
• Error Handling: Investigate reported errors and data questions, trace them to the source system or upload step, coordinate with the data owner, and track each issue through to resolution.
• Stakeholder Support: Respond to stakeholder questions on report contents, metric definitions, cut-off timing, and methodology; elevate items requiring analytical judgment to the reporting manager.
• Documentation: Maintain written procedures for each recurring report—including data sources, steps, recipients, and schedules—so the cycle can run without interruption during absences.
• Process Improvement: Identify repetitive manual steps in the cycle and propose simplification or automation opportunities to the reporting manager.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Experience: 2–3 years of experience in reporting, data operations, business analysis, or a comparable role with recurring deliverables.
• Technical Skills: Advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities (pivot tables, lookup and reference functions, conditional logic, and comfort working with large datasets).
• Hands-on proficiency with SAP and Power BI.
• Core Competencies: Demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail in a deadline-driven, repeating work cycle.
• Communication: Clear, professional written communication skills suitable for stakeholder-facing email correspondence.
• Autonomy: Ability to work independently on a fixed schedule with limited day-to-day supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to sales, pricing, or trade finance data within a consumer electronics or consumer goods environment.
• Prior experience documenting or automating recurring reporting processes.

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