Senior BI Analyst, Assistant Vice President
State StreetAbout the role
Data Operations and Strategy Team (DOST), serves as a techno-functional team that builds data analytics capabilities and drives data related projects and the overall data strategy for Finance. DOST also owns and manages key Finance, Treasury and Risk data repositories support critical and regulatory processes across Finance, Treasury and Risk. The team drives data solutions to ensure consistent use of authoritative sources of data and implements effective governance and controls for management of data across the data supply chain. Additionally, it is the role of DOST to leverage Finance data across various platforms and technologies and build appropriate strategic reporting and analytics tools to address data needs for our users.
This role interacts with upstream business process owners and downstream data consumers to build out cutting edge reporting and analytics tools. Hence, the candidate will require experience across finance and technology teams. The candidate will have been agile and hands-on in terms of the end to end analysis of requirements and delivery of solution. The candidate must build a thorough understanding of current state data infrastructure and bring perspective on latest reporting and analytics tools, industry best practices.
This candidate will bring strong communication, analytical and technical skills to the role to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and completeness of BI tools to fulfil data needs for customers. They will lead the reporting team as a SME and mentor.
What we value
These skills will help you succeed in this role:
High affinity to Technology, Finance and Numbers, proficiency in using reporting tools
Strong analytical mindset with the ability to take ownership, solve problems and improve on existing reporting processes
Independent and structured way of working
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
Being organized, self-motivated and having the drive to work on multiple related initiatives at the same time
People management skills including mentoring and staff development
What you will be responsible for
Oversee the design and implementation of reporting processes for Finance Organization, ensuring that each process is suitably designed and operationally feasible, in compliance with regulatory, data governance and internal audit requirements
Design and build queries, reports, and dashboards using business intelligence tools adhering to established frameworks and standards
Actively participate in and influence discussions around reporting requirements, infrastructure needs, and design; Influence business process improvements by integrating data/tools with people/purpose
Interface directly with clients and project team members to understand the needs and objectives of the business
Consistently deliver high-quality business intelligence solutions and services to clients on schedule
Bring structure to ambiguous business problems and recommend visualization solutions that can be easily interpreted by users
Serve as end user support for the organizational user base
Sponsor teamwork and encourage collaboration
Familiarity with ETL concepts will prove helpful
Strategic thinking, Strong communication skills, at both senior management level and team/project level.
Education & Preferred Qualifications
Minimum bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of professional experience as a business/reporting analyst, in a dynamic business environment, with demonstrated reporting, analytical, and database experience
5+ years of experience with business intelligence tools and data visualization Tools (i.e. Spotfire, Power BI, Tableau) is a must
Sound understanding of BI best practices/ methodologies; experience with relational structures, structured query language (SQL), data warehouse and reporting techniques is a must
Self-motivated, well-rounded, analytical self-starter with ability to work in a dynamic, collaborative, Agile team environment with aggressive deadlines, regular releases and multiple priorities
Strong analytic skills with the ability to gather, synthesize, and organize data to solve complex problems
Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills
Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with business and systems personnel
Familiarity with Finance products and balance sheet concepts
Understanding of Agile SDLC methodology
Practical experience in SQL is a must and Python is preferable
Experience with Reporting and system design best practices,
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