Business Intelligence & Project Analyst

M. G. Newell • Greensboro, NC

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About The Position

The Business Intelligence & Project Analyst supports organizational operations by developing, maintaining, and improving business reports, dashboards, and business intelligence solutions while assisting with cross-functional systems and process improvement projects. They work closely with business users and leadership to gather requirements, ensure reporting accuracy, coordinate project activities, support testing and implementations, and identify opportunities for process improvement and automation. The role works directly with the Business Systems Manager to move reporting and technology initiatives from initial request through development, validation, communication, and completion.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor's degree in Business, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Project Management, Computer Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
• Professional experience developing reports or dashboards using Microsoft Power BI.
• Working knowledge of DAX, Power Query, Microsoft Excel, and relational data.
• Experience gathering requirements and working directly with business users, stakeholders, or leadership.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and documentation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to independently validate work before presenting it for review.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical information to non-technical users.
• Ability to proactively communicate progress, questions, blockers, risks, and changes without requiring repeated follow-up.

Nice To Haves

• 2–5 years of experience in business intelligence, reporting, business analysis, project coordination, business systems, or a related role.
• Experience writing SQL queries and working with relational databases.
• Experience with Microsoft Power Automate, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365.
• Experience working with ERP, WMS, or other transactional business systems.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV or Dynamics 365 Business Central.
• Experience developing reports for manufacturing, distribution, engineering, sales, finance, inventory, or project-based environments.
• Experience with Power Apps, Dataverse, REST APIs, or Microsoft Graph is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, test, and publish Power BI reports, dashboards, datasets, and supporting data models.
• Meet with stakeholders to understand business needs, reporting requirements, data definitions, and expected outcomes before development begins.
• Perform independent QA and validate report accuracy, calculations, filters, relationships, totals, date logic, and business rules prior to deployment.
• Investigate reporting discrepancies, unexpected results, and source-data concerns and work with stakeholders to determine root causes.
• Support business systems, reporting, automation, and process improvement projects from planning through implementation.
• Proactively communicate project and development progress, blockers, delays, questions, decisions, and changes in priorities or timelines.
• Develop and maintain workflow automations using Microsoft Power Automate, SharePoint, Outlook, Teams, Excel, and other Microsoft 365 tools.
• Evaluate existing reports, processes, and workflows and recommend opportunities to simplify, improve, consolidate, or automate them.
• Maintain documentation for reports, datasets, calculations, data sources, workflows, business processes, project decisions, assumptions, and known limitations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level