Data Analyst

## Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced **Data Analyst** for a long-term contract opportunity in the Harrisburg, PA area. This role is ideal for a business-facing analytics professional with strong experience in data analysis, dashboard development, reporting, visualization, stakeholder communication, and data-driven decision support.

The selected candidate will work closely with internal business partners to understand reporting needs, analyze structured and unstructured data, develop visual analytics, identify trends, and translate data insights into practical business recommendations. Strong hands-on experience with **Tableau** is required. Experience with **SQL, Power BI, and Python** is strongly preferred.

## Key Responsibilities

* Partner with internal business stakeholders to understand business goals, reporting needs, questions, and analytics priorities.
* Translate business requirements into clear analytical approaches, project plans, reports, dashboards, and presentations.
* Acquire, compile, clean, validate, and analyze structured and unstructured data from multiple sources.
* Review data for quality, accuracy, completeness, consistency, and reasonableness.
* Perform analysis of historical data to identify trends, patterns, risks, performance issues, and business insights.
* Develop dashboards, visualizations, recurring reports, and analytical deliverables using Tableau.
* Prepare and deliver clear visual presentations that communicate findings and recommended actions to business users.
* Support risk, performance, operational, and business reporting initiatives.
* Develop, manage, and maintain recurring analytics and reporting processes.
* Validate analytical methods, assumptions, calculations, and reporting logic.
* Document data definitions, reporting processes, dashboards, best practices, and analytical procedures.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams on special projects and business intelligence initiatives.

## Required Qualifications

* Minimum **5 years of professional Data Analyst experience**.
* Strong hands-on experience with **Tableau**.
* Experience developing dashboards, reports, visualizations, and analytical presentations.
* Experience working directly with business stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver analytics solutions.
* Experience analyzing historical data to identify trends, risks, performance insights, and actionable recommendations.
* Experience acquiring, compiling, validating, and transforming structured and unstructured data.
* Strong understanding of data quality, data validation, and reporting accuracy.
* Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
* Ability to work independently and manage analytics work from requirement gathering through delivery.
* Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and professional experience.

## Preferred Skills

* Power BI experience.
* SQL experience for querying, joining, filtering, validating, and analyzing data.
* Python experience for data analysis, data transformation, automation, or reporting support.
* Experience with risk analysis, performance reporting, KPI reporting, or operational analytics.
* Experience supporting executive-level reporting or business leadership presentations.
* Ability to prioritize analytics work based on business value and stakeholder needs.

## Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a strong Data Analyst who can work with business teams, understand reporting needs, validate data, build high-quality Tableau dashboards, analyze trends, and clearly communicate insights. This person should be comfortable working independently, managing recurring reports, documenting processes, and presenting findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.