Business Data Analyst

The Business Data Analyst supports a business team’s ability to leverage data in support of business monitoring and decision management. Applies a range of analytics and data management techniques to generate accurate data and relevant insights, including the creation of visualizations and dashboards to optimize business decisions and outcomes.

Essential Functions

Engage with business teams to clarify needs and define business requirements for data analysis in support of business optimization and decision-making

Perform data exploration and analysis to identify and interpret trends and patterns in datasets

Create dashboards, visualizations, and reports to support business performance monitoring and stakeholders’ ability to be data-driven

Work collaboratively with the enterprise analytics & information management team to articulate business needs

Contribute to data inventory and stewardship efforts, including contributions to metadata management, data profiling, data quality remediation, and data cleansing

Perform research within the business area to determine the appropriate definition and logic for cataloging and modeling data within the analytics ecosystem

Perform user acceptance testing to confirm data output and capabilities meet business expectations and align to business processes

Troubleshoot data discrepancies and inconsistencies and partner with the enterprise analytics & Information management team to detect issues and automate resolutions

Maintain high standards and adhere to all enterprise policies and guidelines regarding data security and privacy, data management, data quality, and data governance; regard data as an enterprise asset that is to be protected and used both strategically and appropriately

Department: Remote.

ATS provider: Paylocity.