Business Analyst with BI
Allentown, PA
Long term
Business analyst with Business Intelligence and data warehousing expertise to assist with project implementations, report and dashboard development, production support, and process improvements across multiple business areas in the energy industry.
Additional responsibilities include:
Provides expert knowledge and leadership regarding clients business intelligence and reporting tools. Responds to customer and business analyst questions on the use of technology tools, hardware and software.
Act as liaison between clients Business Intelligence Team and clients business end users, helping to manage major business intelligence projects including custom development of new BI solutions and targeted modification and integration of existing systems.
Leads business requirements gathering process, facilitates interviews and meetings with cross-functional team members to elicit requirements, document current state and future state business processes as required including the creation of associated deliverables.
Assists business team in test planning activities such as developing test scenarios and test scripts and test execution for development projects.
Working with project management teams, performs a full range of project management activities including development of project plans, cost/benefit analysis, work estimating, project oversight/leadership, project methodology and progress reporting.
Builds partnerships with clients business customers to gain a clear understanding of their business needs. Collaborates with vendors, consultants, business, and ISD personnel to design and implement solutions that achieve desired results, meeting identified business needs, and solve problems. Accurately translates business requirements into system functionality.
Creates clear and compelling business cases.
Assists the Supervisor or Lead Business Systems Analyst with planning, directing, and reviewing the day-to-day work of other team members. Also assists with training ISD and/or business customer staff regarding technical and business issues.
From time to time, leads or participates on special projects or teams to resolve business issues and implement appropriate solutions.
May function as a non-supervisory technical group lead directing and guiding the work of one or more business analysts below the senior level.
Candidate Qualifications :
Candidates must meet the basic qualifications to receive consideration.
Basic Qualifications
BA degree with 5 to 7 years of relevant IT experience or High School diploma with 7 to 9 years of relevant IT experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with a business intelligence reporting tool such as MicroStrategy, Pentaho, Cognos, Oracle Discoverer, SQL Server Reporting Services, Tableau, or Business Objects is a plus.
Masters degree in a business area, engineering, computer science, or finance, or MBA. Equivalent work experience considered.
Strong knowledge of corporate information systems and business processes.
Strong proficiency in MS Office tools.
Ability to present ideas in a concise and focused manner.
Ability to accurately translate business requirements into system functionality.
Project Management experience a plus.

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