Role Overview :

We are seeking a Senior Reporting Analyst / Business Intelligence Lead to own and drive enterprise reporting, analytics, and data insights across the organization. This is a senior, hands-on role requiring deep technical expertise across the Microsoft data and BI stack, strong business acumen, and the ability to operate with minimal hand-holding. The ideal candidate will act as a bridge between business leadership and technical teams, translating complex business questions into scalable, reliable data models and executive-ready insights.

Key Responsibilities :

- Serve as the primary owner of enterprise reporting and BI solutions, from data ingestion through executive dashboards.

- Design, build, and maintain scalable Power BI / Microsoft Fabric semantic models using STAR schema best practices.

- Partner closely with business stakeholders and C-level executives to define KPIs, metrics, and reporting requirements.

- Lead and present weekly reporting and insights sessions with senior and executive leadership.

- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and trust across all reports and analytics outputs.

- Proactively identify data quality issues, root causes, and remediation strategies.

- Drive automation of reporting, alerts, and data refresh processes to reduce manual effort.

- Collaborate with engineering, data, and application teams to align business logic with source system data structures.

- Mentor junior analysts and establish BI standards, best practices, and documentation.

Technical Skills - Data & Backend :

- Advanced SQL : complex queries, views, stored procedures, and validation against source systems (RDN, Recovery Connect).

- Azure Data Factory : build and manage copy pipelines from SQL sources to data warehouses / dedicated pools.

- Incremental refresh, parameterized pipelines, and schema replication.

- Data warehouse design : STAR schema, fact vs dimension tables, handling deleted records and SCDs.

Technical Skills - Reporting & Frontend :

- Power BI / Microsoft Fabric : Power Query, DAX, and M language expertise.

- Semantic model design (1-to-many, 1-to-1, many-to-1 relationships).

- Query folding and performance optimization best practices.

- Paginated Report Builder (SSRS-style) for automated Excel and PDF reporting.

- Power Automate integration for alerts and workflow-driven notifications.

Data Quality & Analytics :

- Ability to clean, normalize, and reconcile data across multiple systems.

- Strong troubleshooting skills when business definitions and data do not align.

- Translate business terminology into accurate technical mappings and calculations.

Communication & Leadership :

- Serve as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams.

- Comfortable working directly with C-level executives and senior leadership.

- Ability to lead executive-level meetings and clearly communicate insights.

- Self-starter mindset with minimal hand-holding.

Qualifications :

- 7 - 10+ years of experience in BI, analytics, or enterprise reporting roles.

- Preferred experience in financial services or regulated environments.

- Strong experience across the Microsoft BI ecosystem.

Preferred Certifications :

- Microsoft PL-300 (Power BI Data Analyst)

- Microsoft DP-600 (Fabric Analytics Engineer)

- Microsoft DP-700 (Fabric Data Engineer)

What Success Looks Like :

- Executive leadership trusts and relies on BI dashboards for decisions.

- Reporting is automated, accurate, and scalable.

- BI functions as a strategic partner to the business.