Power BI Data Analyst – Aerospace & Finance Analytics

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a Power BI Data Analyst to transform complex financial, operational, and program data into actionable insights for aerospace programs.

This on-site role develops dashboards, data models, and analytics solutions to improve financial transparency and decision-making across business units. Responsibilities include designing and maintaining BI dashboards, collaborating with finance, program management, and IT teams, ensuring data accuracy, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, computer science, or a related field.
• One (1) year of experience in data management, analysis, reporting, and statistics.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Power BI dashboards that support financial performance tracking, program sustainability, contract lifecycle management, and forecasting across aerospace operations.
• Partner closely with financial services, program management, and operational leaders to understand analytical needs and translate them into scalable BI solutions.
• Develop and optimize data models that integrate financial data with aerospace operational datasets, including supply chain, labor costs, and contract deliverables.
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across financial workflows by applying strong data governance practices, validating inputs and outputs, and performing regular QA checks.
• Analyze financial trends, cost drivers, program variances, and operational KPIs to highlight risks, opportunities, and performance insights for executive leadership.
• Collaborate with IT and business enterprise systems teams to ensure secure, efficient data pipelines that support high-volume aerospace financial data.
• Troubleshoot report issues and implement process improvements to ensure continuous reporting reliability and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Provide training and support to cross functional users, equipping them to use and interpret dashboards and leverage BI tools effectively.
• Stay current on Power BI and evolving best practices in financial data management.

Skills

Power BI

SQL

Data modeling

DAX

Stakeholder comms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration or related field

Bachelor’s degree in data analytics or related field

Tools

Power Apps

Job description

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. is seeking a Power BI Data Analyst to transform complex financial, operational, and program data into actionable insights for aerospace programs.

This on-site role develops dashboards, data models, and analytics solutions to improve financial transparency and decision-making across business units. Responsibilities include designing and maintaining BI dashboards, collaborating with finance, program management, and IT teams, ensuring data accuracy, and