Business Intelligence & Project Analyst

M. G. Newell Corporation; Greensboro, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

M. G. Newell Corporation, based in Greensboro, NC, seeks a Business Intelligence & Project Analyst to develop and maintain Power BI reports, dashboards, and data models, and to support cross-functional systems projects.

You will partner with leadership to gather requirements, validate data accuracy, and drive process improvements across the organization. The role requires a bachelor’s degree and Power BI proficiency, with experience in DAX, Power Query, Excel, and SQL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Analytics, Information Systems or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Professional experience developing reports or dashboards with Microsoft Power BI.
• Working knowledge of DAX, Power Query, Excel, and relational databases.
• Experience gathering requirements and collaborating with business users or leadership.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, test, and publish Power BI reports, dashboards, datasets, and data models.
• Meet with stakeholders to understand needs, definitions, and outcomes before development.
• Perform QA and validate report accuracy, calculations, and data relationships.
• Investigate discrepancies and root causes with stakeholders.
• Support projects from planning through implementation and automation.
• Communicate progress, blockers, and changes clearly to teams.
• Develop workflow automations using Microsoft 365 tools.
• Evaluate and improve existing reports and processes.
• Maintain documentation for reports, data sources, and processes.

Skills

Power BI

DAX

Power Query

Excel

Requirements gathering

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/IS/Analytics

Tools

SQL

Power Automate

SharePoint

Power Apps

Dataverse

Job description

JOB TITLE: Business Intelligence & Project Analyst

DEPT: Operations

SUPERVISOR: Business Systems Manager

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

The Business Intelligence & Project Analyst supports organizational operations by developing, maintaining, and improving business reports, dashboards, and business intelligence solutions while assisting with cross-functional systems and process improvement projects. They work closely with business users and leadership to gather requirements, ensure reporting accuracy, coordinate project activities, support testing and implementations, and identify opportunities for process improvement and automation. The role works directly with the Business Systems Manager to move reporting and technology initiatives from initial request through development, validation, communication, and completion.

JOB DUTIES:

• Develop, maintain, test, and publish Power BI reports, dashboards, datasets, and supporting data models.
• Meet with stakeholders to understand business needs, reporting requirements, data definitions, and expected outcomes before development begins.
• Perform independent QA and validate report accuracy, calculations, filters, relationships, totals, date logic, and business rules prior to deployment.
• Investigate reporting discrepancies, unexpected results, and source-data concerns and work with stakeholders to determine root causes.
• Support business systems, reporting, automation, and process improvement projects from planning through implementation.
• Proactively communicate project and development progress, blockers, delays, questions, decisions, and changes in priorities or timelines.
• Develop and maintain workflow automations using Microsoft Power Automate, SharePoint, Outlook, Teams, Excel, and other Microsoft 365 tools.
• Evaluate existing reports, processes, and workflows and recommend opportunities to simplify, improve, consolidate, or automate them.
• Maintain documentation for reports, datasets, calculations, data sources, workflows, business processes, project decisions, assumptions, and known limitations.

REQUIRED SKILLS, EDUCATION AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Requires a bachelor's degree in Business, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Project Management, Computer Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
• Professional experience developing reports or dashboards using Microsoft Power BI.
• Working knowledge of DAX, Power Query, Microsoft Excel, and relational data.
• Experience gathering requirements and working directly with business users, stakeholders, or leadership.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and documentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to independently validate work before presenting it for review.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical information to non-technical users.
• Ability to proactively communicate progress, questions, blockers, risks, and changes without requiring repeated follow-up.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2–5 years of experience in business intelligence, reporting, business analysis, project coordination, business systems, or a related role.
• Experience writing SQL queries and working with relational databases.
• Experience with Microsoft Power Automate, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365.
• Experience working with ERP, WMS, or other transactional business systems.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Dynamics 365 Business Central.
• Experience developing reports for manufacturing, distribution, engineering, sales, finance, inventory, or project-based environments.
• Experience with Power Apps, Dataverse, REST APIs, or Microsoft Graph is beneficial.

M. G. Newell Corporation has been in business for over a century providing sanitary process components and integrated process systems to the food, dairy, citrus, beverage, pharmaceutical and personal care industries. With divisions in Greensboro, North Carolina; Louisville, Kentucky, and Nashville, Tennessee, our services extend to the Mid-West, MidAtlantic, and Southeast United States.

M.G. Newell is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.