BI Data Architecture Consultant @ USA - Remote

Position: BI Data Architecture Consultant - Expert

Location: USA - Remote

Duration: 6 month Contract

Title: Senior BI Data Analyst (Business Intelligence Requirements Lead – FP&A)

Position Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Analyst to serve as a Business Intelligence (BI) Requirements Lead within the Finance organization. This role will act as the key liaison between FP&A stakeholders and BI development teams, ensuring reporting and analytics solutions effectively support financial planning, forecasting, and decision-making processes.

The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) within a banking or financial services environment, combined with experience gathering business requirements, translating financial concepts into technical specifications, and supporting the delivery of Power BI reporting solutions.

Key Responsibilities

·       Collaborate with FP&A stakeholders to gather, analyze, and document business requirements for business intelligence and analytics solutions.

·       Translate complex financial planning concepts, including forecasting cycles, planning seasons, stress testing, P&L analysis, and balance sheet reporting into clear technical requirements.

·       Serve as the primary bridge between business users and BI development teams, ensuring alignment between business objectives and technical deliverables.

·       Facilitate requirement-gathering workshops, stakeholder interviews, and working sessions with finance and business teams.

·       Develop and maintain comprehensive business and functional requirements documentation.

·       Partner with Power BI developers to ensure dashboards, reports, and analytical solutions meet business expectations and timelines.

·       Perform data validation, reconciliation, and quality assurance activities to support reporting accuracy.

·       Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), ensuring delivered solutions satisfy business requirements.

·       Utilize SQL and Python to conduct data analysis, validation, prototyping, and exploratory investigations.

·       Promote best practices in requirements management, stakeholder engagement, and BI solution delivery.

·       Continuously improve documentation standards, processes, and methodologies for requirements gathering and solution development.

Required Qualifications

·       5-8 years experience in FP&A within banking, financial services, or a related finance environment.

·       Strong understanding of financial planning processes, including forecasting, budgeting, planning cycles, and stress testing.

·       5 + years solid knowledge of accounting principles, including:

o  Profit & Loss (P&L) Statements

o  Balance Sheets

o  Income Statements

o  Financial performance reporting

·       Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Data Analytics, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

·       Hands-on experience with Power BI and business intelligence reporting solutions.

·       Proficiency in SQL for querying, validating, and analyzing data.

·       Working knowledge of Python for data analysis, exploration, and validation activities.

·       Experience gathering, documenting, and translating business requirements into technical specifications.

·       Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

·       Proven ability to work effectively with both business stakeholders and technical development teams.

·       Experience supporting enterprise-scale BI or data analytics initiatives.

·       Background in banking, risk management, or financial regulatory reporting.

·       Experience with Agile delivery methodologies.

·       Familiarity with data warehousing and enterprise data management concepts.

Key Competencies

·       Business Analysis & Requirements Management

·       Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

·       Stakeholder Engagement

·       Business Intelligence & Reporting

·       Data Validation & Quality Assurance

·       Problem Solving & Critical Thinking

·       Communication & Facilitation

·       Power BI, SQL, and Python

·       Cross-Functional Collaboration

·       Financial & Accounting Acumen