Reports Analyst Job Description
Reports analyst
provides data transformation rules; and (5) performing data mining and data/system analysis using SQL, MS-Excel, and MS-Access.
Reports Analyst Duties & Responsibilities
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Design, code, test, debug and document ETL processes, SQL queries and stored procedures
Act as interface and coordinator of strategic and tactical analytic solutions with functional organization
Actively participate in the evolution of the Business Analytic team
Extracts/generates quantitative information from a single or multiple tools (ei
List production & mining of customer data to support marketing, sales, product, & finance
Data querying, filtering, cleansing, grouping, sorting & organizing
Assemble customer transactions (lists, metrics, kpi’s, analytics) information for marketing, product, and sales initiatives
Execute on projects of short duration and delivery
Standardize data to ensure consistent formatting
Acquire data from several RDMS sources and maintain databases and spreadsheets
Reports Analyst Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Reports Analyst
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: DEC, ITIL, CECRL, B2, CPA
Education for Reports Analyst
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the reports analyst job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Business, Education, Computer Science, Finance, Statistics, Economics, Technical, Business/Administration, Accounting, Information Technology
Skills for Reports Analyst
Desired skills for reports analyst include:
MS Access
MS Word
SQL
VBA
Linked data
Macros
Pivot chart tools
Design tools
Excel
Objectives of data analysis
Desired experience for reports analyst includes:
1 – 3 years’ experience with data analysis, sales and marketing administration and / or customer service
Knowledgeable in quantitative analysis, forecasting, and planning
Strong background in data mining, statistical analysis, marketing research, and/or quantitative analysis and problem solving
Proficient in English, appropriate accent and pronunciation of words, speech techniques, vocabulary, grammar, both oral and written
Proficiency with Oracle a plus
Sold work ethic in terms of sense of urgency, ownership of projects, attendance and tardiness record
Reports Analyst Examples
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of reports analyst. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for reports analyst
- Create and maintain organized datasets & databases to house results of data mining activity
- Present, report, calculate, and analyze marketing campaign results
- Assemble data elements from operational, marketing, product, delivery and other source systems to create a holistic view of the customer
- Create reports, charts, alerts and dashboards from application logging data
- Work with stakeholders across technology and management to gather requirements and deliver operational dashboards/reporting that meets good design and data principles
- Develop the reporting layout and content, in line with requirements and available logging data
- Assist in developing KPI (Key Performance Indicators) dashboards and reports
- Document workflows and specific configurations for reports and dashboards
- Be the most popular person on our team (everyone here loves data), so you will be regularly asked to conduct ad-hoc analysis to assist with problem solving and be consultative (not an order taker)
- Be the go-to person for all things reporting (create, run, and maintain Recruiting’s report and audits portfolio)
Qualifications for reports analyst
- Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, MIS, IT or Statistics
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in reports and data analysis
- Working Knowledge in Predictive Analytics and Modeling
- Experience working with specific BI software programs, such as Oracle, Tableau, IBM Cognos, Microsoft Power BI, or SAS and others
- Ability to work in a collaborative team environment a must
- Bachelor of Science degree in any business related fields (Business, Statistics, Mathematics, Accounting, Finance or related field preferred)
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Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of reports analyst. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for reports analyst
- Provide daily, weekly and monthly Care operational reports through data collection, analysis, validation and cleansing
- Extract and analyze data from various sources, including databases, manual files, and external websites
- Effectively communicate both executive and operational ad-hoc reports required by different business units and/or work streams within and outside the Customer Care organization for projects or initiatives
- Document reporting requirements and processes, and validate data components as required
- Actively participate in reporting optimization, consolidation and communication of analytics
- Participate and monitor reporting standardization initiatives across channels, regions and business units
- Facilitate the coordination of documentation requirements (tax forms, new legal entities .)
- Develops and oversees dynamic reporting solutions for both internal and external clients to include on time and accurate distribution of daily/weekly/monthly reports as required
- Analyzes reports for trends in activity and performance and provides data analysis tools such as charts, graphs, pivot tables, and the like
- Identifies new reporting opportunities to include supplemental reporting, control reporting, and illogical conditions reporting to improve operational insight into business activity
Qualifications for reports analyst
- At least 3 years relative experience in metrics reporting and analytics
- Experience in the Industrial sector (Operations, Finance, Marketing or Accounting)
- Experience in Sales & Operations Planning environment preferred
- Can understand/interpret technical documents such as product datasheets & price lists
- Good working knowledge on data interpretation & business processes
- Knows how sales & marketing functions support business goals
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Our company is looking to fill the role of reports analyst. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for reports analyst
- Identifies and implements process improvement opportunities to include the accuracy and efficiency of assigned reports, the distribution process for internal/external reports, and the data sources for the reports
- Documents and maintains detailed report specifications for all assigned reports
- Creates business requirement specifications for new or existing systems
- Train helpdesk staff on operational procedures and troubleshooting techniques
- Provide support as needed for business infrastructure, including e-mail, printing, wireless and wired network connectivity, phones, VPN
- You will prepare and share with management and key stakeholders periodical reports on Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) related to total market, Company and key competitors’ performance
- You will analyse the KPI’s in order to identify key underlying trends and issues/threats that can impact achievement of the Company’s objectives and report the findings to management and other stakeholders
- You will develop and periodically update a database/tracker of best practices based on past information related to the Company and key competitors past performance and share it with key stakeholders as an essential input to the Company’s business planning process
- You will take part in the process of setting up (and periodical update of) the KPI’s for the Company and participate in the process of establishing the best ways to share the KPI’s reports with management and key stakeholders (including setting up the automated reporting tools, KPI’s dashboards )
- You will ensure all KPI’s databases are up-to-date and data is checked/verified for integrity, consistency and reliability
Qualifications for reports analyst
- Can provide data in an efficient and understandable manner
- Capable of simultaneously using various systems/tools to complete requests
- Understands business concepts like "quote to cash" and supply & demand
- Able to work towards ambitious targets, working independently or as part of a team
- Detail-oriented, team player with a positive attitude
- Must be pro-active & have good situational judgment
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of reports analyst. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for reports analyst
- Drive the set up and production of dashboards measuring KPIs across LOBs within the firm
- Drive innovation with LOB stakeholders during development sessions to create and improve dashboards leveraging newly on-boarded data sources
- Query data and create datasets to merge information from diverse data sources as required
- Analyze data using tools such as Tableau to develop and automate reports or analysis that lead to actionable business insights
- Resolve any data inconsistency errors or questions between the LOB and Governance team
- Keep abreast of and provide recommendations for testing new and emerging technology
- Submit invoicing for reimbursable expenses to fund partners and maintain receivable records within the general ledger
- May be asked to analyze trends, such as investment flows
- Create concepts for new Intelligent Routing reports which will track metrics to validate success of a critical project
- These reports will be used to help identify staffing needs, ensuring that requirements are being met and project objectives are on schedule
Qualifications for reports analyst
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in reports and data analysis
- 2 years leading fit/gap analysis efforts in the HR business domain
- Knowledge in SQL is a plus but not required
- 3+ years of directly applicable work focus with lists, reports, metrics, and analytics
- 2+ years implementing data mining & manipulation techniques on large datasets containing names, emails, phones, addresses
- 2+ years of demonstrated competence with turning data into information (mined, manipulated, filtered, cleansed, reported)
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a reports analyst. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for reports analyst
- Working under minimal supervision, provides detailed budget and data analysis, including trending, and provides recommendations to partners and management
- Responsible for budget planning and monthly metrics/budget reports and drives creation and utilization of consistent budget practices across the business
- Provides complex analysis, forecasting and trending and provides observations and recommendations for review by senior management
- Consults with business partners to determine reporting, analysis, and timing needs for current and future planning and insights
- Develops and implements reporting processes, deliverables and timeline for each assigned case
- Participate on and/or leads project teams in a Matrix environment responsible for overseeing improvements to data collection, output, reporting, analysis, and/or presentation
- Researches requests and downloads data in order to prepare complex exhibits, summaries, presentations, and/or reports for use by business management
- Maintains reports and databases, ensures integrity of data, and remains current on applicable business functions and technology tools
- Develop and coordinate business review packages and meetings
- Leads and motivates department wide and cross LOB teams
Qualifications for reports analyst
- 2+ years data mining & manipulation of customer transactions information (product, channel, sales, etc)
- 2+ years of demonstrated competence with multi-variate reporting
- Must be familiar with reporting and analytics in an IT environment
- Strong knowledge of report building and working with data/log dissemination
- Experience with dashboarding tools like Splunk, Tableau, Alteryx, ELK
- Web development experience with Javascript and HTML a plus