IT - Data Analyst

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for the evaluation, development, design, implementation, and maintenance of key business applications.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Partners with business user community to capture and analyze business needs and defines the scope of activities required to address those needs, including requirement definition, process review, and impact analysis.
• Also plays a supporting role in all phases of a project’s SDLC, including executing implementation activities to ensure successful and timely project completion while achieving intended business results. 
• Works with business users and technical staff to conduct complex data analysis, as well as assists with the design, development, and implementation of reporting solutions across multiple data sources to support key business decisions.
• Provides technical expertise and support for problem solving, troubleshooting, and resolving system/data/application issues, as well as configuration and connectivity problems. 
• Supports the development of business intelligence delivery strategies, standards, and policies in addition to development of data visualization models.
• Works with business users, technical staff, and support teams to maintain a sound and compatible computing environment between systems that adhere to the company’s business continuity plan and strategy.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITES:

• Create and sustains business literacy in the IT organization.
• Support audit requests and ensure systems comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements.
• Participate in the evaluation and recommendation of BI tools for information analysis.
• Support development of strategies and applications allowing users to consume information via data discovery.
• Develop and maintains technical and project documentation.
• Conduct training on new applications and changes as required.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education - Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering or related discipline.

Further Training - Project Management training or certification preferred.

Professional Experience - 

• Minimum of two years of overall progressive broad-based business and information systems experience, including hands-on ERP applications and project implementation experience.
• Experience in the design and development of business reports using reporting tools. SSRS, Yardi Spreadsheet Reporting, and Dev Express reporting tools preferred.

Computer Skills - 

• PC proficiency to include but not limited to) Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.), Microsoft Project and Visio.
• Knowledge of SQL, SQL Server RDBMS
• Experience with reporting tools, preferably SSRS, Yardi Spreadsheet Reporting, or Power BI.
• Experience with Yardi Voyager (or other ERP systems).

Other Requirements -

• Demonstrated ability to work systematically and logically analyze business issues, identify root causes, and anticipate implications.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize concurrent assignments.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills including the ability to communicate complex and technical concepts to an appropriate level based on audience.
• Prior experience in the commercial, retail, industrial and/or multi-family real estate industry preferred.