Data Quality & Reporting Analyst (Contract)

dfwHR; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

dfwHR is seeking a Data Quality Business Analyst for a contract opportunity in Dallas, TX. The role focuses on ensuring accuracy and completeness of 1099 reporting data, coordinating with finance, technology, and an external filing vendor, and supporting testing and production filing activities.

The ideal candidate brings strong data validation, reconciliation, and documentation skills, with experience in multi-source datasets and issue resolution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, information systems, data analytics, or related field
• 3+ years of experience in business analysis, data analysis, finance ops, accounting ops, tax reporting, or related
• Experience analyzing large and/or multi-source datasets, doing reconciliations, finding data-quality issues, and coordinating issue resolution
• Strong understanding of: requirements gathering, process documentation, testing, defect management, implementation support
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills; able to manage multiple tasks/dependencies/deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communication (able to explain issues to technical + non-technical audiences)
• Demonstrated problem-solving, initiative, accountability; able to escalate
• Ability to collaborate in a deadline-driven environment and adapt to changing priorities

Responsibilities

• Review 1099 reporting data for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with applicable reporting requirements.
• Analyze data from multiple sources to identify missing information, anomalies, duplicate records, calculation discrepancies, and other data-quality issues.
• Document discrepancies, assign follow-up actions, and coordinate with appropriate stakeholders to drive issues through resolution.
• Collaborate with business units to gather required information, clarify reporting questions, communicate expectations, and monitor completion of assigned activities.
• Partner with finance and technology teams to validate source data, system logic, calculations, file outputs, and end-to-end reporting processes.
• Gather and document business requirements, business rules, data definitions, process flows, and recommendations for process improvements.
• Coordinate with external vendors on file specifications, testing cycles, data validation, defect resolution, production readiness, and final filing activities.
• Develop and execute test scenarios, document results, track defects, retest corrections, and validate that solutions meet business requirements.
• Perform reconciliations and quality checks before files are released for testing or production filing.
• Maintain issue logs, action trackers, testing documentation, project status updates, and filing-readiness reports.
• Communicate findings, risks, decisions, and outstanding action items to business, finance, technology, and project stakeholders.
• Identify recurring data-quality issues, investigate root causes, and recommend sustainable controls and process improvements.
• Create and maintain process documentation, procedures, file specifications, testing evidence, and training materials.
• Manage assigned project activities and competing priorities to meet established testing, review, correction, and filing deadlines.

Skills

Data analysis

Business analysis

Finance ops

Tax reporting

Requirements gathering

Process documentation

Testing

Defect management

Advanced Excel

Communication skills

Deadline-driven

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Oracle Fusion

NetSuite

Workday

SharePoint Online

Smartsheet

Job description

dfwHR is seeking a Data Quality Business Analyst for a contract opportunity in Dallas, TX. The role focuses on ensuring accuracy and completeness of 1099 reporting data, coordinating with finance, technology, and an external filing vendor, and supporting testing and production filing activities.

The ideal candidate brings strong data validation, reconciliation, and documentation skills, with experience in multi-source datasets and issue resolution.