Data Operations Analyst

Fortive•Greenville, SC

About The Position

This professional analytics position is responsible for the reporting and analytics necessary to support strategic growth initiatives. The preferred candidate will have experience supporting cross-functional, internal teams, be comfortable managing large data sets, have strong attention to detail, a curious and creative problem-solving mindset, the ability to build financial models, and the ability to build and communicate narratives with data. They will work cross-functionally across sales, operations, finance, and marketing with the primary objective of enabling leadership to make effective and analytically driven decisions. This role will work together with Data Ops in building tools and reports that support field teams and aid various business decisions while supporting day-to-day operations.

Requirements

Minimum: Bachelor's degree in a technical or business-related field or 3-5 years’ experience managing and analyzing large data sets, and 2-4; years working with Business Intelligence tools
Solid analytical problem-solving skills, including familiarity with analyzing reports & deriving insights from data
Strong financial acumen & demonstrated ability to apply business financial knowledge to support growth and to provide meaningful analytics
Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work with, influence and communicate with a variety of key stakeholders, including Leadership.
Ability to learn the use of BI tools and programming languages for reporting business metrics and financial performance
Proficient in Microsoft Applications Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, & Power BI)
Advanced proficiency in data manipulation, statistical analysis, and data visualization using Power BI, SQL, and Excel
Experience working with Marketo connecting data and process mapping
Excellent organizational and project management skills, including the ability to execute multiple initiatives at the same time while not sacrificing quality and maintaining keen attention to detail
Proactive, self-directed, with the ability to structure weekly and 2-week sprint schedules to be successful
Learns quickly when facing new challenges; and is motivated by solving problems
Flexible; readily accepts change; open to new ideas, willingness to tackle the “impossible,” and views new experiences as growth opportunities

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the Data Operations Manager, this position will be responsible for reporting and analytics to support the coordination and execution of corporate, market, or regional initiatives.
The primary responsibility for this position is to design, build and support Power BI reports that improve our ability to provide outstanding service to our external clients
Assist in the development and reporting of key performance metrics to help drive growth
Assist with annual strategic planning, policy deployment, and monthly forecasting processes to support financial leadership team
Understands key metrics to identify trends and opportunities
Works directly with Leadership on business-critical reporting needs
Integrate and model data from diverse data sources to create informative data stories through Power BI reports
Provide support for existing Power BI reports, troubleshooting data issues
Assist in the implementation and training of existing and new Power BI reports
Identify opportunities to optimize and modernize legacy reports and data models
Continuously improve reporting catalog and data infrastructure
Develop strong working relationships with cross-functional business partners
Leverage Agile project management tools to track progress on multiple projects simultaneously and support team success.
Other duties as assigned