Data Analyst (contract)

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC; Zeeland (MI); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

Creative Financial Staffing, LLC is seeking a Data Analyst to enhance and maintain our reporting systems and build new features focused on data integration and performance in a SQL-based environment.

The role emphasizes developing Power BI dashboards, real-time budget reporting, and labor reporting by integrating Dayforce and other data sources to compare hours worked vs. hours paid. Hybrid work arrangement with onsite first week.

Qualifications

• Experience building Power BI dashboards and reports from ERP and business applications.
• Ability to create real-time budget and expense reporting for managers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports using ERP data and other business apps.
• Create budget reporting tools showing monthly spend, budget utilization, and expense categories.
• Build reporting solutions with POs and PRs for forward-looking budget tracking.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

M365 Applications

ERP Systems

Tools

Power BI

SQL

M365 Applications

ERP Systems

Job description

Position: Data Analyst
Compensation: $35.00 - 41.00 per hour
Job Type: W-2 Contract, weekly pay (1-3 months, potentially longer)
Location: Holland, MI (Hybrid, onsite first week)

Job Overview: This role focuses on enhancing and maintaining existing systems while also building new features that improve functionality, scalability, and integration across our product suite. You will play a key role in modernizing and unifying multiple applications into a cohesive product family, leveraging API-driven architecture and backend-focused development. This position is ideal for a developer who enjoys balancing hands-on coding with system improvement, solving complex problems, and continuously optimizing performance in a SQL-based environment.

Responsibilities of the BI Analyst:

• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports using data from the company ERP system and other business applications.
• Create budget reporting tools that provide managers with real-time visibility into monthly spending, budget utilization, and detailed expense categories.
• Build reporting solutions that incorporate approved purchase orders (POs) and purchase requisitions (PRs) to provide forward-looking budget tracking similar to a checkbook register.
• Enhance and support existing Power BI reports and dashboards while taking ownership of current reporting solutions.
• Partner with Finance and department managers to understand reporting requirements and deliver meaningful business insights.
• Identify and automate manual reporting processes, particularly within manufacturing operations, to improve efficiency and reduce spreadsheet-based workflows.
• Develop labor reporting by integrating data from Dayforce and other systems to compare hours worked versus hours paid.
• Analyze manufacturing and operational data to identify trends, improve visibility, and support business decision-making.
• Collaborate with ERP and business system administrators to access, validate, and optimize data sources.

Preferred Experience of the BI Analyst:

• Power BI (Dashboard, reports, DAX, Power Query)
• SQL (queries, stored procedures, tables, joins)
• M365 Applications
• ERP Systems

Bonus Experience of the BI Analyst:

• Manufacturing
• QAD
• Financial experience