Power BI Report Writer and Trainer

Gulf Coast Automation Group•Chicago, IL

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

TalentFish is hiring a Power BI Report Writer and Trainer specializing in Microsoft Fabric for a three-month contract in Chicago, with strong potential for extension. This hybrid role supports a finance and accounting team transitioning from static reports to dynamic Power BI reporting built on a Microsoft Fabric lakehouse. The successful candidate will create practical, user-friendly reports from existing data models and help the team learn to build, maintain, and use reports independently. The role includes assessing users’ current skills, developing a training plan, preparing power users and end users, and creating curriculum, guides, and documentation. The trainer will work with finance and accounting stakeholders and internal data engineers to identify reporting needs, communicate requirements for data models or relationships, and support technology adoption. Work onsite in Chicago may be needed for training and meetings, including on a bi-weekly basis as needed.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience designing and delivering technical training to business users, including live sessions, workshops, and one-on-one coaching.
At least 5 years of experience writing reports and dashboards in Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service.
Experience building reports from existing semantic models in Microsoft Fabric or Power BI, including relationships, filters, and common DAX measures.
Experience creating training curriculum, step-by-step guides, quick reference materials, and report documentation.
Experience supporting change management and technology adoption among users with varying technical skill levels.
Ability to translate business reporting needs into clear requirements for data engineering teams.
Patient, approachable teaching style that encourages users to ask questions.
Authorization to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience with financial or accounting data.
Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate (PL-300), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), or a training or instructional design credential.

Responsibilities

Learn the existing Microsoft Fabric environment and data models alongside internal data engineers.
Assess the finance team’s current skill levels and build a training plan for power users and end users.
Train power users to create, edit, and maintain reports independently.
Train finance end users to navigate, filter, slice, and export reports.
Partner with finance and accounting stakeholders to identify high-value reporting use cases.
Write clear, executive-level Power BI reports consolidating data across financial, planning, and grants systems, and use them as hands-on teaching examples.
Create training materials, guides, and documentation to help the team become self-sufficient.
Hold office hours and follow-up sessions to reinforce learning and support adoption.
Identify when new data models or relationships are needed and communicate requirements to the IT team.
Work onsite in Chicago as needed for trainings and meetings.