Senior Reporting Analyst/Business Intelligence Lead

Senior Reporting Analyst / Business Intelligence Lead

Location : Plano, TX

Experience : 7 - 10+ years

Industry Preference : Financial Services / BFSI

Role Overview :

We are seeking a Senior Reporting Analyst / Business Intelligence Lead to own and drive enterprise reporting, analytics, and data insights across the organization. This is a senior, hands-on role requiring deep technical expertise across the Microsoft data and BI stack, strong business acumen, and the ability to operate with minimal hand-holding. The ideal candidate will act as a bridge between business leadership and technical teams, translating complex business questions into scalable, reliable data models and executive-ready insights.

Key Responsibilities :

- Serve as the primary owner of enterprise reporting and BI solutions, from data ingestion through executive dashboards.

- Design, build, and maintain scalable Power BI / Microsoft Fabric semantic models using STAR schema best practices.

- Partner closely with business stakeholders and C-level executives to define KPIs, metrics, and reporting requirements.

- Lead and present weekly reporting and insights sessions with senior and executive leadership.

- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and trust across all reports and analytics outputs.

- Proactively identify data quality issues, root causes, and remediation strategies.

- Drive automation of reporting, alerts, and data refresh processes to reduce manual effort.

- Collaborate with engineering, data, and application teams to align business logic with source system data structures.

- Mentor junior analysts and establish BI standards, best practices, and documentation.

Technical Skills - Data & Backend :

- Advanced SQL : complex queries, views, stored procedures, and validation against source systems (RDN, Recovery Connect).

- Azure Data Factory : build and manage copy pipelines from SQL sources to data warehouses / dedicated pools.

- Incremental refresh, parameterized pipelines, and schema replication.

- Data warehouse design : STAR schema, fact vs dimension tables, handling deleted records and SCDs.

Technical Skills - Reporting & Frontend :

- Power BI / Microsoft Fabric : Power Query, DAX, and M language expertise.

- Semantic model design (1-to-many, 1-to-1, many-to-1 relationships).

- Query folding and performance optimization best practices.

- Paginated Report Builder (SSRS-style) for automated Excel and PDF reporting.

- Power Automate integration for alerts and workflow-driven notifications.

Data Quality & Analytics :

- Ability to clean, normalize, and reconcile data across multiple systems.

- Strong troubleshooting skills when business definitions and data do not align.

- Translate business terminology into accurate technical mappings and calculations.

Communication & Leadership :

- Serve as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams.

- Comfortable working directly with C-level executives and senior leadership.

- Ability to lead executive-level meetings and clearly communicate insights.

- Self-starter mindset with minimal hand-holding.

Qualifications :

- 7 - 10+ years of experience in BI, analytics, or enterprise reporting roles.

- Preferred experience in financial services or regulated environments.

- Strong experience across the Microsoft BI ecosystem.

Preferred Certifications :

- Microsoft PL-300 (Power BI Data Analyst)

- Microsoft DP-600 (Fabric Analytics Engineer)

- Microsoft DP-700 (Fabric Data Engineer)

What Success Looks Like :

- Executive leadership trusts and relies on BI dashboards for decisions.

- Reporting is automated, accurate, and scalable.

- BI functions as a strategic partner to the business.

Work Authorization :

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. We do not offer visa sponsorship at this time.

Skills

Reporting Analytics, Business Intelligence, Power BI, SQL, Azure Data Factory, Power Query M, DAX Power BI, Data Quality, Data Analytics, Microsoft Fabric