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This role reports to the Business Intelligence Senior Manager and combines hands-on SQL analysis and report development, working with Finance, Accounting, and HR through the firm's product management team. The person in this seat runs processes with hard monthly and annual deadlines, keeps the underlying data accurate, and produces reporting that firm leadership relies on.\nStrong SQL analysis is the single most important qualification for this role: the ability to read and unravel complex existing SQL matters more than authoring new code. Experience in a law firm or professional services environment is a major plus, and hands-on report development in Power BI, Tableau, or Cognos is highly valued. The ideal candidate is meticulous, discreet with sensitive data, and comfortable owning processes end to end.\nDuties and Responsibilities:\nOwn recurring operational reporting and data processes across firm financial and HR data domains, from daily validation through month-end and year-end close\n\nRead, analyze, and understand complex SQL (views, nested views, stored procedures) to explain how reported numbers are produced, diagnose discrepancies, and make targeted corrections where needed\n\nMonitor daily data validation reporting, investigate discrepancies such as conflicting HR records from upstream system changes, and apply corrections, judging which issues must be fixed before month-end close and which can wait; coordinate with the business analysts who track the same reports\n\nExecute month-end and year-end close activities, including reconciliations and year-end reporting deliverables\n\nPrepare and distribute highly confidential deliverables for firm leadership with complete accuracy and discretion\n\nDevelop and maintain reports in the firm's BI platforms (Power BI, Cognos) and support remaining legacy Crystal reports\n\nWork with the firm's product management team to translate organizational and system changes, such as HRIS changes, into data and report updates\n\nTrace data issues back to their source systems and coordinate corrections with data engineering and system owners\n\nMaintain clear documentation and step-by-step procedures for all recurring processes so they can be run by others\n\nContribute subject-matter knowledge to report modernization efforts, bring consultants up to speed on legacy reports, and validate converted outputs against existing reports\n\nRespond to ad hoc analysis and data requests from firm leadership and administrative departments with fast, accurate turnaround\n\nReduce recurring manual work over time through automation, improved queries, or process changes\n\nEducation and/or Experience:\nRequired:\nBachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Accounting, Finance, or a related field\n\nA minimum of 5 years of experience as a data analyst, reporting analyst, or in a similar role owning recurring operational data processes\n\nExpert-level SQL analysis: the ability to read and unravel complex multi-table logic, nested views, and stored procedures, explain what they produce and why, write queries against them, and make targeted, safe modifications when needed\n\nDemonstrated experience running recurring financial or operational close cycles (month-end, year-end) against hard deadlines\n\nExceptional attention to detail, with a track record in data validation, reconciliation, and correction\n\nProven ability to handle highly sensitive financial and personnel data with discretion and sound judgment\n\nReport development experience with at least one enterprise BI platform such as Power BI, Tableau, or Cognos\n\nExcellent communication skills, comfortable working with product managers, business analysts, and senior administrative stakeholders\n\nAbility to own long-running processes independently, with minimal supervision\n\nStrong diagnostic ability: a track record of tracing an incorrect number through interconnected systems to root cause, rather than patching the symptom\n\nA demonstrated habit of documenting processes, decisions, and fixes in writing as the work happens\n\nPreferred:\nExperience in a law firm or professional services environment is strongly preferred\n\nFamiliarity with legal industry financial and HR systems, such as Elite 3E, Workday, or comparable platforms\n\nExperience with Crystal Reports, including maintaining or retiring legacy reports\n\nReport development experience across more than one BI platform (Power BI, Tableau, Cognos)\n\nFamiliarity with SSIS or similar ETL and scheduled job frameworks, including troubleshooting failed or partial loads\n\nExposure to confidential financial or HR data domains, such as payroll or compensation\n\nFamiliarity with cloud data platforms such as Databricks or Azure SQL\n\nExperience documenting processes in a shared knowledge base such as Confluence\n\nExperience supporting report platform migrations or system transitions\n\nSQL performance tuning skills, such as reading execution plans, are a plus\n\nOther Skills and Abilities:\nThe following will also be required of the successful candidate:\nStrong organizational skills\n\nStrong attention to detail\n\nGood judgment\n\nStrong interpersonal communication skills\n\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills\n\nAble to work harmoniously and effectively with others\n\nAble to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion\n\nAble to work under pressure\n\nAble to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities\n\n#LI-Hybrid\nApplicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or in the future\nThe target salary range for this role is:\n$98,300 - $145,000 if located in Illinois.Salaries vary by location and are based on numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the relevant market, skills, experience, and education of the selected candidate. Our compensation package also includes bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits program. Benefits information can be found at Sidley.com/Benefits.\nTo perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities above satisfactorily and meet the requirements. The requirements listed above are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. 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