Job InformationJob Code: ITS Level 4 Grade: Senior AssociateJob Title: IT Data AnalystReports to Position: Senior Manager, Data Governance Department (Name/ID): Information Technology (72)
Job Summary
The Data Analyst is expected to use their strong business acumen skills to effectively work with business partners to understand their data needs and develop technical designs and requirements to meet those needs. This role works to help identify, organize and report on the Firm’s valuable data assets to achieve better operational efficiencies and provide better services to its clients through data-driven insights and actions. This role, in collaboration with data architects and other IT teams, will operationalize and document data platforms. This role is also responsible for supporting technologies for the benefit of the Firm. Finally, this role assists in developing strategies, policies and governance models to ensure the Firm’s data remains accurate, timely and relevant to the Firm’s goals.
Job Duties
• Works with stakeholders and data architects to define and design data solutions to support the Firm’s data initiatives• Understands and locates where data assets exist within the Firm’s systems and design solutions integrating disparate data sources to solve problems and provide business value• Mock-up solution designs, visualizations and reports to effectively demonstrate proposed solutions and deliverables• Acts as a subject matter expert, evangelist and catalyst to educate on the Firm’s data platforms and best practices as they relate to the usage and hygiene of the Firm’s data assets• Works with data scientists and developers to use emerging and advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify and extrapolate hidden patterns and trends, increasing the value of the Firm’s data• Builds and maintains constructive working relationships with project team members, vendors and other departments involved with projects, systems, and IT strategies• Documents metadata and maintains the Firm’s metadata catalog and data dictionaries• Ensures master data management principles are followed through the course of day-to-day data usage and solution design• Identifies and executes continuous improvement efforts to ensure the Firm’s data remains accurate and timely• Works closely with the Information Security and Compliance teams to ensure the firm’s data strategy and technologies meet or exceed both internal policies and external regulatory requirements• Collaborates with BDO Global and other BDO member firms to ensure standards between organizations are followed in support of reusable models and rapid deployment of shared technology• Understands and follows Project Management basics and Project Management Office policies and procedures• Other duties as required
Supervisory Responsibilities:• N/AQualifications, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Education• High School Diploma or GED, required• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Mathematics, Statistics or other relevant field, required
Experience• Three (3) or more years working as a data analyst or similar analyst roles, required• Two (2) or more years working with PowerBI, Tableau or similar data visualization products, required• Demonstrable proficiency in developing and understanding custom and ad-hoc SQL queries, required• Two (2) or more years working within commercial cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure, preferred• Experience working within a large, complex enterprise with significant regulatory and compliance requirements, preferred• Professional service firm experience, preferred
License(s)/Certification(s)• N/A
Software• Strong proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite, specifically Excel, required
Language(s)• English, required
Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities• Strong analytical, organizational and problem-solving skills• Excellent written communication skills, maintaining accurate documentation and technical authorship of complex documents• Ability to facilitate meetings efficiently and effectively• Ability to follow an issue through to its logical conclusion, and escalate as necessary• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team• Excellent interpersonal and customer relationship skills• Capable of working in a deadline-driven environment, while handling multiple complex projects/tasks simultaneously with a focus on details• Capable of working well under pressure while dealing with unexpected issues in a professional manner• Ability to work after hours and weekends as needed• Capacity to travel as needed