BUSINESS ANALYST

The Helmsman Group LLC
  • Chicago, Illinois
    9 days ago

    Job Description

    Job Title: Business Analyst

    Job Type: (Remote)

    Job Summary

    The Business Analyst — Data & Business Intelligence is responsible for analyzing business data, developing actionable insights, supporting reporting and dashboard initiatives, and translating business requirements into data-driven solutions. This position works closely with business stakeholders, data analysts, data engineers, IT teams, and management to improve decision-making through accurate and meaningful business intelligence.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Gather, analyze, and document business requirements for data, reporting, analytics, and business intelligence initiatives.

    • Work with stakeholders to understand business objectives, performance challenges, reporting needs, and key performance indicators (KPIs).

    • Analyze business and operational data to identify trends, patterns, opportunities, and areas requiring improvement.

    • Develop and maintain business intelligence reports, dashboards, and performance metrics.

    • Create clear and actionable data visualizations using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.

    • Write SQL queries to extract, validate, and analyze data from databases and other data sources.

    • Translate business requirements into data requirements, reporting specifications, and analytical solutions.

    • Define and document KPIs, business metrics, calculations, and data definitions.

    • Perform data validation and reconciliation to ensure the accuracy and consistency of reports and dashboards.

    • Collaborate with data engineers and IT teams to identify data sources and improve data availability and quality.

    • Conduct data profiling, data quality analysis, and root-cause analysis when reporting discrepancies occur.

    • Support the development and maintenance of data models and reporting datasets.

    • Analyze historical and current business performance to identify trends and provide insights to management.

    • Develop ad-hoc reports and analyses to support business decisions.

    • Assist management in interpreting dashboards, reports, and analytical results.

    • Monitor business performance against established KPIs, targets, and objectives.

    • Identify opportunities to automate recurring reports and improve reporting efficiency.

    • Support data-driven process improvement and business transformation initiatives.

    • Participate in user acceptance testing (UAT) for BI reports, dashboards, and data solutions.

    • Document reporting processes, data sources, business rules, calculations, and requirements.

    • Ensure business intelligence solutions align with data governance, security, and organizational standards.

    • Present analytical findings and recommendations to business stakeholders and management.

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics, Business Administration, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Finance, Economics, or a related field.

    • 2–5 years of experience in business analysis, data analysis, business intelligence, or a related field.

    • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

    • Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases.

    • Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or another business intelligence platform.

    • Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, and data analysis.

    • Experience gathering and documenting business requirements.

    • Understanding of data analysis, reporting, KPIs, and business intelligence concepts.

    • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

    • Ability to translate business needs into clear data and reporting requirements.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Experience with data warehouses, data lakes, and ETL/ELT processes.

    • Knowledge of data modeling and dimensional modeling concepts.

    • Experience with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud.

    • Experience with Agile/Scrum development environments.

    • Knowledge of business process analysis and process improvement.

    • Experience with Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar tools.

    • Experience with Python or R for data analysis.

    • Knowledge of data governance, data quality, and master data management.

    • Experience supporting enterprise reporting or BI implementations.

    Key Skills

    • Data & Business Intelligence

    • Business Analysis

    • Data Analysis

    • SQL

    • Power BI / Tableau

    • Dashboard Development

    • Data Visualization

    • Business Requirements

    • KPI Development

    • Data Quality & Validation

    • Data Modeling

    • Reporting & Analytics

    • Requirements Gathering

    • Root-Cause Analysis

    • Data Governance

    • Excel

    • Stakeholder Management

    • UAT Testing

    • Process Improvement

    • Agile / Scrum

    Core Competencies

    • Data Analysis: Ability to analyze business data and convert information into meaningful insights.

    • Business Intelligence: Ability to develop and support reports, dashboards, KPIs, and analytical solutions.

    • Requirements Analysis: Ability to understand business needs and translate them into clear data and reporting requirements.

    • Data Quality: Ability to identify inconsistencies and validate data to ensure accurate reporting.

    • Business Communication: Ability to explain analytical findings and technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

    • Problem Solving: Ability to investigate data and business issues and develop practical solutions.

    • Stakeholder Management: Ability to work effectively with business users, technical teams, and management.

    • Analytical Thinking: Ability to identify trends, relationships, and opportunities through quantitative analysis.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationChicago, Illinois

    Skills

    • Acceptance Testingunmatched
    • Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Atlassian JIRAunmatched
    • Business Administrationunmatched
    • Business Analysisunmatched
    • Business Developmentunmatched
    • Business Intelligenceunmatched
    • Business Operationsunmatched
    • Business Processesunmatched
    • Business Skillsunmatched
    • Business Solutionsunmatched
    • Business Supportunmatched
    • Business Transformationunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Computer Scienceunmatched
    • Data Analysisunmatched
    • Data Modelingunmatched
    • Data Profilingunmatched
    • Data Qualityunmatched
    • Data Visualization Toolsunmatched
    • Data Warehousingunmatched
    • Database Analysisunmatched
    • Database Extract Transform and Load (ETL)unmatched
    • DevOpsunmatched
    • Dimensional Modelingunmatched
    • Economicsunmatched
    • Financeunmatched
    • Financial Reportingunmatched
    • Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
    • Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
    • Master Data Management (MDM)unmatched
    • Microsoft Excelunmatched
    • Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
    • Needs Assessmentunmatched
    • Operational Auditunmatched
    • Performance Analysisunmatched
    • Performance Metricsunmatched
    • Pivot Tablesunmatched
    • Power BIunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Process Analysisunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Quantitative Analysisunmatched
    • Reconciliationunmatched
    • Relational Databases (RDBMS)unmatched
    • Reporting Dashboardsunmatched
    • Requirements Managementunmatched
    • Root Cause Analysisunmatched
    • SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
    • SQL Databasesunmatched
    • Scrum Project Management and Software Developmentunmatched
    • Tableauunmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Training Data Setsunmatched
    • Trend Analysisunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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