BA BI - Marlborough, MA

Position ID: NAL-14-13

Type: Full Time
Interview Type: F2F

SUMMARY:

The Business Analyst for Global Business Intelligence (BI BA) provides broad functional and technical expertise within multiple business areas in the review, analysis, development and implementation of business processes and applications with minimal supervision.  The incumbent will be responsible for designing, implementing and modifying reporting systems, specifically focusing on OBIEE, Cognos, TM1, and other tools that may be utilized in the future. The incumbent will work closely with business leaders worldwide to understand critical information needs and translate them into reporting solutions.  The BI BA provides guidance to business team members on the availability of data, the capability of systems to deliver information needs, and provides subject matter expertise regarding current systems.

 The BI BA is responsible for the gathering and analysis of business information needs, the preparation of system requirement documentation, testing, and transition to end users.   The incumbent may perform specified project management related activities as well.  The ideal candidate will have a solid background in business intelligence needs throughout business areas, data warehousing, ETL and modeling, reporting and dashboard development, strategic data analysis, and generating actionable business insights.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Focuses on reporting needs for assigned area(s) within the organization
• Consultant to Business Analysts in troubleshooting complex user and reporting application or data validation problems
• Provide functional and technical expertise within multiple business areas, and provide strategic, forward-looking vision when configuring or customizing solutions to maintain flexibility and future integration opportunities
• Provide consulting support on cross-functional reporting processes, reporting system issues, and the review, acquisition and implementation of new products
• Collect, document and analyze business requirements and functional specifications for complex cross-functional projects to provide the best reporting solutions for business needs
• Identify operational inefficiencies, conflicting business practices and integration issues, suggesting alternative solutions to cross-functional problems
• Develop business relationships and integrate project activities with project team members, primarily Quality Assurance and Software Developers, to ensure successful implementation and support of projects
• Track all project work through the enterprise project administrative tools, such as Oracle timesheets, Project Server, ALM, ticketing system, etc.and keep the project manager informed of any issues
• Create or assist with the creation and execution of test scripts to ensure that reporting issues are minimal after implementation of new enhancements, changes or upgrades
• Maintains knowledge of software tools that effectively support the data warehouse environment

 OTHER:

• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• None

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Solid knowledge of information technologies and methodologies, particularly with implementations of Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, Cognos or TM1, leveraging several disparate data sources, including Oracle eBusiness Suite and custom applications
• Two  or more  years of recent BI experience with Cognos Business Intelligence products
• Possesses strong working knowledge of application systems providing source data as well as BI front end tools
• Understanding of the business and key performance indicators (KPIs), and their direct relationship/translation into business intelligence needs
• Proficient in project management techniques and experience on cross functional projects
• Excellent organizational skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project and Visio
• Detail oriented, able to multitask and meet deadlines
• Self-directed, able to inspire a team and work independently with minimal direction
• Understanding of relational databases and query tools
• Ability to support multiple applications or modules and multiple business groups
• Ability to understand business concepts and determine the impact of business changes on systems
• If supporting Oracle applications,         
• Working knowledge of Oracle E-Business Suite
• Conceptual knowledge of Oracle methodologies
• The incumbent must be flexible as there may be workweeks that require more than 40 hours, and/or international travel, to ensure the positions expectations and responsibilities are met

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree or related experience  required
• Minimum of four years professional experience in business analysis, application design, implementation, and support in an online environment required
• Previous work experience supporting international teams preferred

Primary Location

North America-USA-MA-Marlborough

Other Locations

North America-USA-MA-Woburn

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