Business Analyst, insightsoftware
Power BI
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Connected solutions for the office of the CFO
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Connected solutions for the office of the CFO
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower organizations with the financial confidence to achieve greatness.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will have a strong mix of business acumen, technical expertise, and excellent communication skills
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, or a related field
- Experience in Power BI development and business intelligence consulting
- Experience in industries such as finance, healthcare, retail, or manufacturing is a plus
- Microsoft Power BI certification (e.g., PL-300: Power BI Data Analyst)
- Strong expertise in Power BI (Power Query, Power BI Desktop, Power BI Service, DAX, and M Query)
- Experience designing data models and ETL processes within Power BI
- Proficiency in SQL for querying and transforming data from various sources
- Understanding of Azure services (e.g., Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL)
- Knowledge of Power Automate and Power Apps integration with Power BI
- Experience with non-Microsoft data sources (Snowflake, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Synapse, Big Query) advantageous
- Row Level Security (Analysis Services, PowerBI.com, SQL Server)
- Performance optimisation (Partitioning, Understanding of columnar database concept, SQL indexing)
- Troubleshooting (SQL Profiler or other profiler tools, Tabular Editor, DAX Studio, Power BI datasets, RLS security)
- Strong ability to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions
- Experience in estimating implementation efforts and defining project scopes
- Ability to work with stakeholders at all levels, including senior executives
- Excellent communication and presentation skills for client-facing interactions
- Proven track record of delivering end-to-end Power BI solutions in a consulting or business setting
- Willingness to travel to client sites as needed
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced Power BI Business Analyst to work closely with clients, understanding their business needs and translating them into use cases that can be implemented using Power ON
- Power ON extends Power BI's functionality by providing write back capability
- This role involves engaging with stakeholders to scope and define use cases, estimate implementation efforts, and deliver robust Power ON solutions that drive business insights and decision-making
- Engage with business stakeholders to understand their reporting, analytics, and data visualization needs
- Conduct discovery workshops to gather requirements, define use cases, and assess data sources
- Translate business requirements into clear functional and technical specifications
- Provide recommendations on Power ON best practices, governance, and adoption strategies
- Design scalable and efficient Power ON solutions, including data models, dashboards, and reports
- Develop datasets, measures (DAX), and visuals to support business insights
- Maintain data accuracy, integrity, and security within the Power BI environment
- Optimise performance of reports and dashboards for a seamless user experience
- Implement Power ON configurations, including workspaces, security, and sharing policies
- Estimate project effort, timeline, and resource requirements for Power ON implementations
- Define project milestones and collaborate with project managers to ensure timely delivery
- Develop prototypes and proof-of-concepts to validate solutions before full implementation
- Support UAT (User Acceptance Testing) and gather feedback for refinements
- Conduct training sessions for end-users to drive adoption of Power ON solutions
- Provide post-implementation support, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
- Act as a trusted advisor to clients on Power ON strategies and future enhancements
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Our take
With a goal to support efficiency in the office of the CFO, insightsoftware delivers solutions for finance, accounting, and operations. Its extensive offerings help users turn information into insights so that they can more strategically drive the success of their organizations.
The company boasts a global footprint and a host of positive case studies from clients across industries - a clear indicator that it is doing something right. The trend towards data-led operations has no doubt helped the company grow, as more and more leaders look to streamline their operations and unlock those crucial, competitive insights.
Lately, insightsoftware has been enhancing its offerings through a list of acquisitions, integrating capabilities such as business intelligence, improved analytics and new automations. Most recently, it acquired LeaseAccelerator which enhances its lease accounting and administration solutions as well as bolstering its US presence.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jul 2021
$1bn
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Nov 2017
$12m
SERIES D
Total funding: $1.1bn
Company HQ
North Raleigh, Raleigh, NC
Leadership
Michael Sullivan
(CEO, not founder)Former CEO of Acquia. Was also the SVP and General Manager of SaaS and Information Management at Micro Focus as well as the CEO of Autonomy Protect at HP Autonomy.
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