BI & Reporting Manager
Description
Do you want to work to make Power for Good?
We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're guided by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.
We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.
RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.
Our competitive package offers a wide range of benefits and rewards.
The Position
The Manager, BI & Reporting provide technical leadership for activities related to design, standardized development, implementation and operation of business intelligence, operational and financial reporting across the processes supported by the RES ERP and its related integrated technologies.
The position is responsible for aligning Data, BI and Reporting activities with the company's long-term goals and objectives. They have a broad business perspective and are skilled in translating business needs into data strategies. Their role is vital in ensuring that data and reporting investments deliver value, harness innovation and drive competitive advantage.
Key Accountabilities
- Develops and designs standardized reports, dashboards and visualizations, contributes to logical data models, and coordinates with users the development and delivery of reporting and data integration solutions
- Supports across value streams and supporting functions with data-centric operations in IFS (including imports, exports, extracts and maintenance of basic and master data, loading of budgets, forecasts and schedules and registers)
- Identifies data risks and opportunities, driving for improved data quality and improvements in the maturity of data & analytics capabilities and governance
- Collaborates with individuals and groups across multiple teams to design reporting solutions, innovate current solutions and make trusted data available according to agreed design patterns
- Uses quantitative and qualitative data from internal and external data sources to produce dashboards, metrics, or insights and identify trends or anomalies
- Advises on developing and deploying new data technologies and capabilities in support of business strategies and needs
- Responsible for the planning, execution, and delivery of data projects
- Transfers data from external sources like flat files or database tables/views to an IFS Application instance through application business logic
- Executes data migration jobs and procedures, including custom objects and fields
- Utilizes current technology to gather, store, disseminate, and analyze information to ultimately make strategic decision-making data available to system users
- Implements data governance policies and security to ensure compliance and safeguard data assets. (HIPPA, GDPR, GAAP)
- Contributes to data and integration governance, quality control, and information auditing, including working directly with application developers and clients to resolve data conflicts and inappropriate usage
- Provides training, coaching mentoring and support to end-users and cross-functional groups on BI tools and best practices
- Advises and supports the business with systems analysis of variances and reconciliations
- Provides timely and quality resolution support through troubleshooting, research, and resolution
- Assist in planning and consulting on how to effectively deliver designs, models, and reports within the organization
- Assesses and improves the operational health of the data solutions including security, availability, performance, interoperability, and reliability
- Authors and routinely reviews technical documentation necessary to facilitate usage and adoption of data solutions, including user and admin guides; routinely review documentation to ensure accuracy
- Identifies trends in customer issues, recommends improvements, and implements approved improvements
Additional Duties:
- Presents, supports, and leads-by-example with a safety and quality-oriented attitude
- Keeps abreast of the most recent trends, tools and technologies in business intelligence
- Identifies opportunities to enhance existing BI processes and systems
- Participates in the development and implementation of data governance and data quality standards
Knowledge
- Knowledge of IFS-specific reporting options, tools and methods including Lobbies, Operational Reporting, Business Reporter, Report Designer and Power BI Integration
- Knowledge of IFS-specific data migration options, tools and methods
- Exposure to Microsoft Synapse, SQL Server, Azure Data Factory and related technologies
- Foundation understanding of Data science, Statistics, ML/AI
- Experience troubleshooting issues and optimizing performance in a cloud environment
- Experience with PowerBI, Tableau and other common data visualization platforms
- Experience with supporting multi-national organizations with diverse data needs
- Knowledge of help desk ticketing software, preferably ServiceNow
- Familiarity with ITIL v3 or related service delivery frameworks
- Demonstrated experience in Project Management as a team member
- Exceptional verbal and written communication
- Critical thinking skills
- Self-motivated and able to work under pressure
Skills
- Proficient with data management and modeling, methodologies and technologies
- Strong skills in developing data models, process maps, procedural documentation and presentations
- SQL & PL SQL proficiency
- Sufficient UI/UX experience to provide high quality and engaging data visualizations and reports
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Excellent leadership, communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skill
Experience
- Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining enterprise-level data solutions
- Experience in developing solutions for Business Intelligence reporting
- Experience with IFS 10 or IFS Cloud
- Deep Experience in Data Analysis, Financial Reporting or related field
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or related field preferred
- Relevant industry certifications well regarded
At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.