Data Analysis Lead (Finance)

ROLE PURPOSE:

• Save the Children International (SCI) is looking for a Senior data analyst (Finance) to lead on developing visual, self-service information assets for Finance on Power BI.
• The current Finance Reporting suite predominantly consists of SQL reports drawing data from the transactional Finance system. These reports challenge the performance of the Finance system, are inflexible, and in many cases data in-or exclusions and calculation of the reported measures are not fully understood.
• Over the next 1-2 years, we are planning to move the majority of Finance reporting away from the Financial system to a Data Warehouse solution (Azure), with Power BI as analytics and visualisation tool

This role will:

• Lead on developing visually intuitive information assets for Finance end users on Power BI
• Introduce best practices for information visualisation in the Finance context
• Educate the Finance Reporting team and Finance super users in developing information assets
• Provide input and play a significant role in moving Finance Reporting to the DWH
• Help transform the Finance Reporting team into an innovative central information service for Finance that anticipates Finance information needs and provides options for all Finance stakeholders to access available information.
• Contribute to the wider SCI data analytics community and SCI's data analytics maturity
• Be accountable for providing key financial information which informs far-reaching decisions by senior decision makers on Programmes, in Country, Regional and Centre (e.g. investment decisions or rightsizing decisions by CDs/ CFOs/ Operations Directors; RDs/ RFDs / Regional Ops Directors; SCI CFO, COO)

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

Qualification:

• Degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Business Information Systems or similar disciplines.
• Professional qualifications or related certificates in the following in Data analytics, Finance (e.g. bachelor) and qualifications on Power BI would be an added advantage

Skills:

• 7 years+ experience in designing and building data assets for business stakeholders
• Expert knowledge of techniques, best practices and trends in - data modelling, data base design and data warehousing
• data analysis and data reconciliation
• data visualisation and UX
• Expert knowledge of Power BI Platform including Power Apps, DAX, Integration with Office 365 apps, Desktop and Mobile, Report Server, Report Builder
• Good understanding of Finance processes, stakeholders and related information requirements
• Demonstrated leadership and passion for advancing BI in an organisation; future orientated, strategic thinking
• Demonstrated ability to translate Finance requirements into specifications required for their production, and to manage production stakeholders across Finance and IT
• Analytical approach to problem solving, excellent prioritisation and time management skills
• INGO Sector knowledge would be an added advantage
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Experience with training approaches for roll-out of Finance BI tools