Power BI Lead Developer

Job Summary:

The Power BI Lead Developer is a role withing the Finance department where hands on experience designing, building, and deploying Power BI solutions is required. A successful candidate has a passion for consulting with our internal stakeholders to understand their needs, visual storytelling, and modeling data to deliver Power BI based solutions. This position brings and maintains in-depth knowledge on visual design and data modeling best practices within Power BI, performance tuning, deployment, and architecture planning, as well as being an expert in SQL.  

Job Duties:

• Leads the design, development, and implementation of the company’s BI architecture and strategy
• Collaborates with data governance team in developing data modeling standards, standardized datasets, and governance frameworks
• Serves as the technical authority for Power BI development
• Creates reusable components and templates for Power BI development
• Understands business requirements and design data models to transform raw data into meaningful insights and compelling stories
• Creates effective and compelling “art of the possible” presentations to help highlight solutions
• Builds visualizations that take complex information and make it more accessible, understandable, and usable to derive insights and enable better business decisions
• Takes branding standards and creates intentional design choices, color palette, and report design standards, choosing appropriate locations for objects with intention, and utilizing fonts and colors to design easily consumable reports 
• Explores large data sets and relational databases, perform analyses and identify unique storytelling opportunities
• Implements modern data visualization methodologies and maintains an up-to-date knowledge of data visualization approaches
• Imports, cleans and analyzes large data sets from disparate data sources
• Creates relationships between data and develop tabular data models
• Creates complex Data Analysis Expression (DAX) measures to support the data analysis needs of visualizations
• Maps data models to source systems and track entire data lineage
• Configures incremental refresh logic for reports and understands how to design a model which supports incremental refresh, including writing and deploying the XML for Analysis (XMLA) commands to customize incremental refresh
• Creates data model documentation explaining algorithms, parameters, models, and relations
• Develops training documentation for Power BI reports
• Collaborates with data engineers in ingesting and warehousing data to support data models 
• Serves as a leader to other team members, reviewing proposed solution designs, conducting code reviews, and troubleshooting advanced technical issues
• Manages workspaces, user permissions and deploys Power BI apps
• Designs and supports complex Row Level Security (RLS) within Power BI
• Maintains a broad and current understanding of advancements and best practices in the design and development of data analytics solutions
• Stays up-to-date on Power BI monthly updates
• Trains and mentors team members on Power BI best practices
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree, required; degree in Computer Science, Accounting, or Finance, preferred

Experience:

• Five (5) or more years of experience within Data Analytics, Business Intelligence or Application Development, required
• Five (5) or more years of experience with Power BI, required 
• One (1) or more years of experience with Data Modeling, Semantic Model Definition or Star Schema Construction, required
• Experience working with Finance data, preferred

Software:

• Strong SQL skills, required
• Strong ETL/ELT processes, required
• Microsoft Power Automate Experience, preferred
• Oracle Database Experience, preferred

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to interact effectively with people at all organizational levels and communicate complex concepts to senior and non-technical audiences
• Capacity to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and client personnel
• Solid organizational and excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to successfully multi-task while working independently or within a group environment
• Comprehensive knowledge of data design, data modeling, data management, and data visualization
• Strong analytical and research skills related to the retrieval and organization of high volumes of information
• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment, and handle multiple projects simultaneously
• A team player who can lead and initiate
• Ability to work after hours and weekends as needed
• Excellent organizational and time management skills

Keywords:  Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, Machine Learning, Power BI, Azure, DAX, API, RLS, Row Level Security, Application Programming Interface, Data Analysis Expression, Power Automate, Python

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

National Range:  $85,000 - $110,000
California Range:  $85,000 - $110,000
Colorado Range:  $85,000 - $110,000
Maryland Range:  $85,000 - $110,000
Minnesota Range:  $85,000 - $110,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range:  $85,000 - $110,000
Washington Range:  $85,000 - $110,000
Washington DC Range:  $85,000 - $110,000

Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement. Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world. 

At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities. BDO is proud to be an ESOP company, reflecting a culture that puts people first, by sharing financially in our growth in value with our U.S. team.  BDO professionals provide assurance, tax and advisory services for a diverse range of clients across the U.S. and in over 160 countries through our global organization.

BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions. 

We are committed to delivering exceptional experiences to middle market leaders by sharing insight-driven perspectives, helping companies take business as usual to better than usual. With industry knowledge and experience, a breadth and depth of resources, and unwavering commitment to quality, we pride ourselves on:

• Welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clients
• Empowering team members to explore their full potential
• Our talented team who brings varying skills, knowledge and experience to proactively help our clients navigate an expanding array of complex challenges and opportunities
• Celebrating ingenuity and innovation to transform our business and help our clients transform theirs
• Focus on resilience and sustainability to positively impact our people, clients, and communities
• BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.”  Click here to find out more!

*Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets