Business Intelligence Analyst

About Us:

Propel (TSX: PRL) is the fintech company building a new world of financial opportunity by facilitating access to credit for consumers underserved by traditional financial institutions. Through its AI-driven platform, Propel evaluates customers in a more comprehensive way than traditional credit scores can. Our revolutionary fintech platform has already helped consumers access over one million loans and lines of credit and over one billion dollars in credit.

To build a new world of opportunity we bring together the brightest talent to help us build opportunities. We are entrepreneurs and believe in measuring success through results and growing within; talent and hard work never goes unnoticed. At Propel, we are here to change the way employees, customers and shareholders succeed together.

We are a team of passionate entrepreneurs, who foster curiosity and growth in our employees. Our culture is why we’ve been so successful and why our employees choose Propel to build their careers. It’s also why we’re one of North America’s fastest growing companies and a Best Place to Work.

Join us as we change the way employees, customers and shareholders succeed together.

About You:

As a fast-growing fintech, we stay true to our startup roots.  You picture yourself within a vibrant and entrepreneurial organization where your ideas will be heard, and you have an opportunity to showcase your talent. You are motivated by goals, a self-starter and like to wear multiple hats.

Reporting to the Director of Business Intelligence, you will work closely with other analysts on the centralized BI team to support all departments across the company with accurate and reliable data and deliver key insights. You will wrangle data from different sources, consolidate and prepare clean and effective datasets, analyze the data to identify opportunities for business growth, and communicate findings to business users. Maintaining our BI platform is a critical part of your job. 

Responsibilities

• Maintain our business intelligence platform to ensure data are accurate, clear, and concise for the end-user.
• Dive into large amounts of data to extract information, gain insight, and create predictive variables to present within various reports and presentations.
• Develop and maintain regular and ad-hoc reports to monitor and analyze performance to support business objectives.
• Collaborate with other BI team members to ensure reporting across the company is consistent and accurate and that queries run efficiently.
• Create and maintain key metric reports tailored for external business partners, such as bank programs and data providers.
• Work with all departments across the company to ensure accurate representation of KPIs related to each respective area.
• Identify opportunities to enhance sales, marketing, and risk strategies through the collection and consolidation of data-driven analytics.
• Participate in the development and implementation of the annual business plan, providing insight and analysis, as required.
• Effectively communicate findings and insights to internal team members in a professional, concise, and easy-to-understand way.

Requirements

• University degree in Computer Science, Finance, Economics, Analytics, Business, Math, Statistics or related field.
• 3-5 years of practical analytical experience in a professional environment or business setting, preferably in the Fintech industry.
• Advanced knowledge of SQL to query relational databases.
• Advanced skills in using and implementing data visualization tools such as Power BI, D3, Tableau, or DOMO.
• Strong ability to extract, prepare, manipulate, and analyze large amounts of data to draw appropriate conclusions.
• Experience showcasing analytical results to business users via verbal and written communication.
• Attention to detail with the ability to spot inconsistencies and troubleshoot potential issues.
• Experience with open-source languages such as R, Python is an asset.
• Strong time management skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to work both independently and in teams. 

Benefits to Joining Propel

• Growth and opportunity – we pride ourselves on promoting from within
• Incredible company culture
• Competitive salary and health benefits
• Comprehensive vacation package
• Group health and dental benefits
• Group RRSP program
• Support for new parents
• Diverse and inclusive workplace

Should you require accommodation throughout any stage of the recruitment and selection process, please specify your requirements when submitting your application and we will work with you to accommodate your needs.

We welcome and encourage applications from individuals from all groups, including aboriginal, women, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities, regardless of race, ethnicity, family status, national origin, age, people from gender and sexually diverse communities, and/or people with intersectional identities.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No agencies or phone calls.