Senior Business Intelligence Analyst

Hitachi - Vantara; Georgia; On-site; USD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Vantara is seeking a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst to advance the organization’s analytical capabilities and modernize FP&A. The role blends technical depth with financial acumen and stakeholder leadership to design enterprise BI solutions, perform advanced financial analysis, and partner with leaders across Finance and Operations.

This position emphasizes automation, governance, and scalable data integration to support executive decision‑making with clear, actionable insights.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in BI, data analytics, FP&A analytics, or related fields.
• Advanced proficiency in Power BI: data modeling, DAX, semantic models, and performance optimization.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Direct Lake, Lakehouse or modern data architectures.
• Familiarity with Python for data transformation or automation.
• Strong data modeling, star schema design and BI governance.
• Understanding of financial statements with revenue, margin and KPI analysis.
• Ability to translate analytics into strategic insights and communicate with non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven leadership in cross-functional analytics initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise Power BI solutions including data models and dashboards.
• Implement Microsoft Fabric components and apply Medallion architecture for scalable analytics.
• Collaborate with data engineering to design ETL/ELT pipelines and integrate datasets.
• Develop advanced DAX measures, KPIs, and financial/operational logic.
• Establish BI standards, governance, version control, and documentation.

Skills

Power BI

DAX

Data Modeling

SQL

FP&A Analytics

Leadership

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Direct Lake

Lakehouse

Python

ETL/ELT

Job description

We're Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world's innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers - from banks to theme parks - can focus on achieving the incredible with data.

If you've seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you've seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate - and wow their customers. Right now, we're laying the foundation for our next wave of growth.We're looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team - and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

* Current US residency and Green Card or US Citizenship required.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Business Intelligence Analyst to advance the organization's analytical capabilities and modernize the FP&A function. This role requires a unique combination of technical depth, financial acumen, and stakeholder leadership. The successful candidate will design and implement enterprise-grade BI solutions, conduct advanced financial analysis, and serve as a strategic thought partner to leaders across the business.

This position will play a critical role in interpreting BMU performance, trends, and category-level insights while driving automation, standardization, and data integration across FP&A. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, technically proficient, and capable of translating complex data into clear, actionable insights that support executive decision-making.

The Role

Business Intelligence & Data Engineering

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise Power BI solutions-including data models, semantic layers, and interactive dashboards-optimized for performance through query folding, model size reduction, and DAX tuning.
• Implement Microsoft Fabric components (Direct Lake, Lakehouse, semantic models) and apply Medallion architecture principles (Bronze/Silver/Gold) to deliver scalable, governed analytics.
• Collaborate with data engineering teams to design and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines, validate data integrity using SQL and business rules, and integrate financial, sales, and operational datasets into unified reporting environments.
• Develop advanced DAX measures, KPIs, and business logic aligned with financial and operational requirements.
• Establish and enforce BI development standards, governance frameworks, version control, and documentation practices across the analytics platform.

FP&A & Stakeholder Engagement

• Develop standardized financial reporting frameworks that support forecasting, budgeting, and performance management, translating complex financial and operational data into executive-ready insights and recommendations.
• Lead FP&A modernization through automation, workflow optimization, and adoption of emerging technologies including AI-assisted analytics and Copilot capabilities.
• Implement repeatable, scalable reporting processes that improve accuracy, reduce cycle times, and enhance analytical consistency across the finance function.
• Serve as a primary analytics partner to leaders across Finance & Operations -facilitating requirements gathering, KPI definition, and analytical alignment across business units.
• Lead cross-functional analytics initiatives, ensuring clarity of scope, timelines, and deliverables, and conduct training and knowledge-sharing sessions to elevate data literacy across the organization.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of experience in Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, FP&A analytics, or related fields.
• Advanced proficiency in Power BI, including: Data modeling, DAX, Semantic model design, Performance optimization.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Direct Lake, Lakehouse, or modern data architecture.
• Familiarity with Python for data transformation or automation.
• Strong understanding of data modeling techniques, star schema design, and BI governance.
• Strong understanding of financial statements with demonstrated experience analyzing revenue, margin, product/category performance, and operational KPIs.
• Proven ability to translate analytical outputs into strategic business insights and clearly communicate complex findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing cross-functional initiatives and effectively prioritizing multiple concurrent projects.

As required by the equal pay and transparency acts, the expected compensation for this position is$80K base plus bonus.The expected pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi Vantara's bonus where applicable, and are subject to the program's conditions and restrictions.

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Function

Finance

Our Company

We're Hitachi Vantara, the data foundation trusted by the world's innovators. Our resilient, high-performance data infrastructure means that customers - from banks to theme parks - can focus on achieving the incredible with data.

If you've seen the Las Vegas Sphere, you've seen just one example of how we empower businesses to automate, optimize, innovate - and wow their customers. Right now, we're laying the foundation for our next wave of growth.We're looking for people who love being part of a diverse, global team - and who get excited about making a real-world impact with data.

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Business Intelligence Analyst to advance the organization's analytical capabilities and modernize the FP&A function. This role requires a unique combination of technical depth, financial acumen, and stakeholder leadership. The successful candidate will design and implement enterprise-grade BI solutions, conduct advanced financial analysis, and serve as a strategic thought partner to leaders across the business.

This position will play a critical role in interpreting BMU performance, trends, and category-level insights while driving automation, standardization, and data integration across FP&A. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, technically proficient, and capable of translating complex data into clear, actionable insights that support executive decision-making.

The Role

Business Intelligence & Data Engineering

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise Power BI solutions-including data models, semantic layers, and interactive dashboards-optimized for performance through query folding, model size reduction, and DAX tuning.
• Implement Microsoft Fabric components (Direct Lake, Lakehouse, semantic models) and apply Medallion architecture principles (Bronze/Silver/Gold) to deliver scalable, governed analytics.
• Collaborate with data engineering teams to design and maintain ETL/ELT pipelines, validate data integrity using SQL and business rules, and integrate financial, sales, and operational datasets into unified reporting environments.
• Develop advanced DAX measures, KPIs, and business logic aligned with financial and operational requirements.
• Establish and enforce BI development standards, governance frameworks, version control, and documentation practices across the analytics platform.

FP&A & Stakeholder Engagement

• Develop standardized financial reporting frameworks that support forecasting, budgeting, and performance management, translating complex financial and operational data into executive-ready insights and recommendations.
• Lead FP&A modernization through automation, workflow optimization, and adoption of emerging technologies including AI-assisted analytics and Copilot capabilities.
• Implement repeatable, scalable reporting processes that improve accuracy, reduce cycle times, and enhance analytical consistency across the finance function.
• Serve as a primary analytics partner to leaders across Finance & Operations -facilitating requirements gathering, KPI definition, and analytical alignment across business units.
• Lead cross-functional analytics initiatives, ensuring clarity of scope, timelines, and deliverables, and conduct training and knowledge-sharing sessions to elevate data literacy across the organization.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of experience in Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, FP&A analytics, or related fields.
• Advanced proficiency in Power BI, including: Data modeling, DAX, Semantic model design, Performance optimization.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Direct Lake, Lakehouse, or modern data architecture.
• Familiarity with Python for data transformation or automation.
• Strong understanding of data modeling techniques, star schema design, and BI governance.
• Strong understanding of financial statements with demonstrated experience analyzing revenue, margin, product/category performance, and operational KPIs.
• Proven ability to translate analytical outputs into strategic business insights and clearly communicate complex findings to non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing cross-functional initiatives and effectively prioritizing multiple concurrent projects.

As required by the equal pay and transparency acts, the expected compensation for this position is$80K base plus bonus.The expected pay is determined based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, depth of experience in the practice area. Employees are eligible to participate in Hitachi Vantara's bonus where applicable, and are subject to the program's conditions and restrictions.

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About us

We're a global team of innovators. Together, we harness engineering excellence and passion for insight to co-create meaningful solutions to complex challenges. We turn organizations into data‑driven leaders that can a make positive impact on their industries and society. If you believe that innovation can inspire the future, this is the place to fulfil your purpose and achieve your potential.

Fostering innovation through diverse perspectives

Hitachi is a global company operating across a wide range of industries and regions. One of the things that sets Hitachi apart is the diversity of our business and people, which drives our innovation and growth.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture based on mutual respect and merit‑based systems. We believe that when people feel valued, heard, and safe to express themselves, they do their best work.

How we look after you

We help take care of your today and tomorrow with industry‑leading benefits, support, and services that look after your holistic health and wellbeing. We're also champions of life balance and offer flexible arrangements that work for you (role and location dependent). We're always looking for new ways of working that bring out our best, which leads to unexpected ideas. So here, you'll experience a sense of belonging, and discover autonomy, freedom, and ownership as you work alongside talented people you enjoy sharing knowledge with.

We're proud to say we're an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, age, disability status or any other protected characteristic. Should you need reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know so that we can do our best to set you up for success.