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BI Analyst Position

Position Overview:

The Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst is responsible for analyzing data to provide actionable insights and support business decision-making processes. The BI Analyst works closely with business stakeholders to identify data requirements, design reports, and create data visualizations. The role involves gathering, transforming, and analyzing data from various sources to provide reports, dashboards, and data-driven insights that guide strategic business decisions.

**Must be located in Chicago.

Key Responsibilities:

Data Analysis & Reporting:

• Collect, analyze, and interpret large volumes of data from business stakeholders
• Create reports and dashboards that highlight key business metrics and trends.
• Develop and maintain regular and ad-hoc reports for different departments, ensuring accuracy and relevance.

Data Visualization:

• Design and implement data visualizations to present complex data in a clear, understandable format for non-technical stakeholders.
• Utilize BI tools to create user-friendly reports and dashboards.
• Contribute to data modeling and analysis standards and sets best practices for reporting and analytic solutions

Business Insights:

• Work with business units to understand their needs and provide insights to improve processes, reduce costs, and enhance performance.
• Offer recommendations based on data analysis to support strategic decision-making.

Collaboration & Communication:

• Liaise with cross-functional teams to understand their data needs and provide actionable insights.
• Present findings and recommendations to key stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.

Tool and System Management:

• Maintain, enhance, and optimize BI tools and platforms for optimal performance and usability.
• Stay updated on BI best practices and emerging tools/technologies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, or related field.
• Proven experience as a BI Analyst, Data Analyst, FP&A Analyst, or similar role.
• Strong proficiency with SQL development
• Proficiency in BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, QlikView, etc.).
• Understanding of data warehousing concepts and ETL processes.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.

Desired Skills:

• Familiarity with Power Apps or similar workflow-automation / RPA software and other similar platforms
• Proficiency with programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, Ruby, or R
• Background in financial analysis or experience with actuarial concepts and techniques
• Familiarity and experience with the insurance business domain

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