Senior Analyst - Analytics & Reporting

Western Alliance Bank•Chandler, AZ

23h

About The Position

The Senior Analyst - Analytics & Reporting drives data-informed decisions across the organization by developing and maintaining reporting, analytics, forecasting, and business intelligence solutions. The role serves as a strategic partner to business leaders, using large and complex datasets to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and business drivers and to provide actionable recommendations that support growth, profitability, and operational effectiveness. The analyst communicates complex findings clearly to stakeholders and ensures analytical work meets data governance standards. Working with business and technology partners, the analyst enhances reporting capabilities, promotes data integrity and accessibility, and supports adoption of AI, automation, and emerging analytics technologies. The role also develops and maintains models, metrics, reporting frameworks, and forecasting solutions that support strategic planning and business initiatives.

Requirements

At least 3 years of related experience in data analytics and data management or a similar field.
Bachelor's degree in a related field.
Entry-level to intermediate knowledge of general banking operations, including deposit operations, loan administration, treasury management, and/or other commercial banking products and services.
Entry-level to intermediate knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, and industry standards and practices.
Intermediate experience with data analysis tools such as SQL and Excel and data visualization platforms such as Tableau or Power BI.
Experience with project management and managing multiple priorities and deliverables.
Intermediate experience presenting findings from large datasets in a clear, actionable way.
Intermediate speaking and writing communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with predictive modeling, statistical analysis, or machine learning.

Responsibilities

Analyze large and complex datasets to identify trends, patterns, risks, opportunities, and key business drivers.
Provide actionable insights and recommendations for forecasting, profitability, growth strategies, performance management, and operational improvements.
Lead the design, development, and maintenance of dashboards, scorecards, reporting tools, and business intelligence solutions.
Identify and implement automation opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, and user experience.
Partner with business leaders to understand reporting and analytical needs and translate business questions into analytical solutions.
Communicate findings, recommendations, and performance insights clearly to stakeholders.
Use Power BI, Power Query, SQL, and other analytical tools to extract, transform, model, and analyze data from multiple systems.
Develop and maintain data models, reporting frameworks, performance metrics, and forecasting solutions.
Design and implement processes for data accuracy, integrity, and reliability through validation, quality assurance, and governance practices.
Collaborate with technology and business partners to improve data accessibility and support adoption of AI, automation, and emerging analytics technologies.