Senior Analyst - Planning & Reporting

Job Description:

1. Power BI Report Testing & Quality Assurance

• Conduct end‑to‑end functional and data testing for new/enhanced reports before UAT and production release.

• Validate calculations, filters, hierarchies, navigation, RLS/OLS, visuals, and KPIs for accuracy and business relevance.

• Perform regression testing during refresh cycles, model changes, or source updates.

• Collaborate with BI developers to triage, track, and retest defects.

2. Daily Data Quality Control (QC)

• Review daily QC checks for data availability, completeness, and refresh status.

• Diagnose data gaps, spikes, mismatches using source extracts and refresh logs.

• Work with Tech teams on refresh failures or schedule delays.

• Recommend improvements for QC automation and monitoring.

3. Functional Data Understanding & Source System Awareness

• Build strong knowledge of core source systems and data flows (UMS, SAC, BPC, D365, market reporting).

• Track upstream changes and assess impact on report logic, models, and visuals.

• Engage with SMEs to understand KPIs, definitions, mappings, and metric uplift needs.

4. Issue Resolution & Collaboration with BI Tech Team

• Perform detailed root‑cause analysis for data discrepancies, refresh failures, performance issues, and visual inconsistencies.

• Work closely with BI Tech teams for timely resolution.

• Document findings, RCA notes, and recommendations.

5. Metadata, Glossary & Documentation Management

• Maintain and update the RCoE report glossary with business definitions, KPIs, and source logic.

• Support reporting catalogue alignment and maintenance.

• Ensure version control, test scripts, access logs, and issue logs are well‑organized and audit‑ready.

6. Governance, Compliance & Ways of Working

• Provide updates in governance forums on testing status, data issues, and access compliance.

• Contribute to continuous improvement in testing frameworks, QC automation, and knowledge sharing.

Required Skills & Experience

• 3–5 years in Power BI testing, data validation, QC, or BI support (6–8 years total experience).

• Finance domain knowledge (P\&L, Revenue, Margins, Cost Centres) is a plus.

• Exposure to UMS, SAC, BPC, D365, or similar systems.

• Hands‑on SQL or advanced Excel for data validation.

• Ability to diagnose complex data and refresh issues across upstream systems.

• Experience collaborating with global, cross‑functional teams.

• Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.

• Experience with QA automation or monitoring tools is an advantage.

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