Sr. Business Intelligence Analyst

Sammons Financial Group • West Des Moines, IA

3d

About The Position

Responsible for designing and delivering broad business intelligence analysis and metrics needed for appropriate division and senior leadership team. Partner with key business leaders and subject matter experts (SME) to design and implement scorecards and metrics processes to actively manage the business with one set of facts. Continuously communicate the necessary facts and data to drive corrective and proactive changes.

Requirements

• Experience writing BI expressive language like DAX or SAQL Required
• Demonstrated ability to perform a variety of advanced calculations and apply data to solve problems associated with the financial aspects of business
• Ability to interpret data to help in enterprise strategic decision making
• Self-directed, can interpret data to understand trends and derive meaningful business insights for executives with little oversight
• Expertise in developing Tableau, Power BI or Salesforce Einstein solutions using best practices
• Experience manipulating large data sets leveraging and Data Wrangling, pulling data from data warehouses, marts and lakes.
• Comfortable in an Agile environment.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Self-motivated with ability to work independently while also enjoying collaboration with cross-functional teams and other analysts
• Effective communication skills and ability to translate numbers into a story
• Professional and positive demeanor

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Statistics, Finance, Marketing, Computer Science or Business Preferred
• Minimum 3 years' experience with analysis Preferred
• Life insurance experience Preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead the way in data discovery, both proactively and by request, to identify key insights and trends to help drive strategic recommendations; act as data expert.
• Collaborate with SME’s and IT teams to turn data into critical information and knowledge that can be used to make sound business decisions.
• Work with cutting edge modern Business Intelligence (BI) Tools to deliver data visualizations and AI enhanced predictions.
• Collect and understand data to extract value and communicate it both visually and verbally to senior leaders and key stakeholders throughout the organization.
• Collaborate with partners and stakeholders to design and create user accepted dashboards. Bring value add contributions to the process of designed and authoring executive level dashboards and reports.
• Design analytics and reporting deliverables, especially around data visualization best practices and creation.
• Perform data abstraction, cleansing, validation, modeling, interpretation and reporting.
• Play an active role in business reviews, especially in reviewing analytical findings and in strategic planning discussions.
• Support the extraction of actionable information and align with business objectives. Ensure solutions meet the buss needs.
• Consult on all data-related solutions (i.e. program design, report design, data feed design, data aggregation, etc.).
• Be an integral part of a larger BI Analysis Team by mentoring team members.
• Collaborate with division leaders and department SMEs to define routine reporting needs, determine the best method to fulfill these needs, design reports or provide report specifications to other areas as appropriate and deliver analytical solutions for strategic use.
• Commitment to embrace Sammons Financial Group Companies shared values (Accountability, Connection, Openness, Respect and Integrity).
• As stated within the Company Attendance and Punctuality policy, regular attendance is required and expected in order to meet the business service levels and workflow demands.
• Participate in other initiatives and/or projects as necessary.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage for you and your family, including Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA & FSA options, and term life insurance.
• Competitive compensation with a performance-based incentive program tied to clear goals and individual and/or company success.
• Invest in your future with our 100% company-funded Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), plus automatic enrollment in our 401(k).
• Work–life balance that means something. Friday afternoons off year-round, generous paid time off, and paid holidays.
• Commit to your growth with paid development time, tuition reimbursement, and professional development opportunities across industry, individual, and leadership programs.
• Make an impact beyond the workplace through volunteer time off, and our company nonprofit matching gift program, supporting the causes that matter most to you.
• An ownership culture that inspires; join a connected, values-driven workplace where employees take accountability, support one another, and are empowered to do their best work—together shaping our future shared success.

What This Job Offers

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