Sr. BI Analyst

Company Description

The future. It’s on you. You & Western Digital. We’ve been storing the world’s data for more than 50 years. Once, storage was the most important thing we could do for data. Now we’re helping the world capture, preserve, access and transform data in a way only we can. The most game-changing companies, consumers, professionals, and governments come to us for the technologies and solutions they need to capture, preserve, access, and transform their data. But we can’t do it alone. Today’s exceptional data challenges require your exceptional skills. It’s You & Us. Together, we’re the next big thing in data.

Job Description

This person will a be part of Western Digital's IT analyst team focusing on Finance CoE & responsible for Business Analytics & BI solutioning. Closely working with Business stakeholder & super users, they will strive for operational excellence and project implementation as directed by the IT Enterprise Analytics group leaders.

Primary responsibilities include

• Applying quantitative and analytical methodologies to assimilate / analyze data into impactful & actionable insights in a clean concise manner
• Transforming business objectives to requirements for data and reporting with a focus on the economic value of the need
• Collaborating with internal partners and cross functional teams to ensure successful implementation of processes & projects
• Contributing Functional expertise to the Requirements Gathering & Solution Design sessions for projects
• Analyzing & triaging user queries for operational & close activities liaising with technical & process teams for resolution as required
• Working to ensure we have the right views & visuals in place for KPI data gathering and reporting on a periodic basis
• Researching & advocating best practice to allow for more efficient process design and tooling for BI use cases
• Periodic transition to offshore teams to hand-off work elements

Qualifications

Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Finance / Administration / Data Science / related field along with 7+ years of relevant professional experience in following areas & technology:

Must Have:

• Financial Accounting, Planning & Reporting process fundamentals
• Statistical analysis, data modeling & visualization techniques 
• Strong oral & written business communication
• Business Engagement & Agile Project delivery

Highly Preferred:

• Hands-on experience with prominent BI tools such as Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Oracle BI, Tibco Spotfire, Oracle EPM Reports, etc.
• Understanding of Data Warehousing concepts, Data Lake ecosystem, etc.
• Familiarity with Oracle Fusion Cloud and EPM source systems

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York.  This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital’s Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance.  Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.