Global IT Data Analyst Senior Specialist

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What You'll Do

Be part of a team that is transforming BCGs Data Landscape! We are building a centralized Data Lake that will simplify and automate information delivery— further providing advanced insights and analysis to support decision making. To date, the team has launched and operationalized several global scale products and dashboards, enhancing how our leaders engage in information to manage the business.

The Data Analyst role will be an integral part of an Agile team focused on delivering best in class business intelligence. This role will be responsible for helping to define, build and implement new analytic and reporting use cases to support decision making for the firm.

This would include:

• Determine requirements for business, with focus on the reporting and analytic requirements needed to support senior management decision making across the firm (with a focus on Tableau and BO based dashboards)
• Acting as a functional subject matter expert, creating and owning strong functional specification documents and project management skills necessary to scope the requirements and closure from the customers/stakeholders.
• Refine epics and stories to ensure data engineers have solid requirements to work against.
• Working with key stakeholders to gather and document business requirements.
• Understanding multiple data sources and putting together practical and viable data model for the analytics reports being prepared.
• Assessing the gaps between the prioritized requirements and the current reporting capabilities. Generating possible solution options and, with the use of an agreed set of design principles, selecting the preferred option to move forward

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, or Economics. MBA Preferred, but not required
• 5+ years of finance and procurement reporting relevant experience; less experience considered for exceptional performers
• Should have a good understanding of Source to Pay (S2P); experience and understanding of S2P for consulting/services organizations preferred.
• Experience on SQL is a must, with prior experience on snowflake DB a plus.
• Sound analytical and reporting skills combined with excellent communication skills
• Prior experience of working on Coupa platform is an added benefit
• Proven ability to work effectively in a global environment with people at all levels, preferably in a professional services organization
• Strong experience with enterprise software and business intelligence solutions required (Business Objects and Tableau required)

Who You'll Work With

As a member of the Data Portfolio Team, you will interact extensively with a diverse range of stakeholders from across the business, both geographically and functionally. This includes, but is not limited to Local, Regional, Global, and Practice Area Finance teams. As well, as part of the overall Data Tribe team coordinating and working with our other core BIA squads and different functions will play a large part in this role

Additional info

YOU’RE GOOD AT

Problem solving and analytical tasks

• Ability to structure hypothesis, build thoughtful analyses, create functional mapping specs and bring clarity to previously undefined problems.
• Desire and flexibility to work through details with keen attention to accuracy and interdependencies
• Natural curiosity to understand how things work and why, our data, our processes, and our reports. Desire to comprehend root causes when issues arise
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and in an iterative environment

Communication, interpersonal and teaming skills

• Works positively and collaboratively with others and within team; builds strong and lasting relationships
• Working and partnering with remote team members in different time zones
• Adapts style to changing situations and audiences with tact, poise, and patience. Demonstrates persistence to drive change. Contributes to a positive and productive work environment
• Leverages network effectively across functions, offices, regions and/or externally (existing network within BCG will be helpful)
• Experience on data visualization and / or ability to present data analytics in an insightful manner for the leadership will be an added plus

Work Management, organization, and planning

• Must be able to perform successfully in a fast-paced, intellectually intense, service-oriented environment
• Familiarity to work on Agile methodology is a must.
• Strong Organizational skills and process management skills
• Ability to contribute to multiple work streams at once and prioritize efforts accordingly. Demonstrated ability to drive projects to scheduled conclusion

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws. BCG is an E - Verify Employer. Click here for more information on E-Verify.