Data Analyst - F&L

Job Role Summary

• Support Value Chain Analytics user base by ensuring reliability and sustainment of analytics data models (SAP/HANA above foundation data models)  
  • Visualization: translate business requirements into an effective visualization solution
  • Execution: of certain analytics platform activities in support of business process analytics and transactional/operational data analytics
  • Data Integrity:  Ensures that data contained in SAP/HANA is available, accurate, and accessible to VC user groups
  • Coordination: system-enabled business processes within the SAP/HANA/TDT/other subject areas
  • Provides user support on data integrity and system functionality

Job Role Responsibilities

• If new data model is needed, in collaboration with the Data Architect and IT team, contribute to translate business visualization requirements into effective technical specifications. Assist to acceptance testing and validation

• SAP/HANA above foundation data models:

  • Data Load: Monitor and review the data file upload status report; continuous analysis and optimization of data loads to optimize user work processes;  maintenance of source flat files used in data modeling

  • Incident escalation:  Coordinate and lead the remedy ticket status/prioritization with EMIT

  • Testing:  Facilitate and document user-testing on break/fix resolution, enhancements and service projects

• Data Integrity & Healthchecks:

  • Validates data extracted from semantic layer (using reconciliation workbooks/queries) to ensure data models reconcile with source

  • Coordinates investigations of data discrepancy/resolution between source and HANA/data-models

• Communication:  Promptly communicate all SAP/HANA related issues/scheduled maintenance/upgrades etc to the appropriate user groups

• Advice:  on data model access processes and entitlements

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Experiences

• 2+ years of experience using visualization tools (Power Pivot, Power Query, Tableau)
• Strong knowledge of front-end data extraction tools (Analysis for Office)
• Basic knowledge of SAP R3;  good working knowledge SAP/HANA reporting environment including data modeling and extraction, query and workbook development
• Good business judgment, strong communications skills and root cause analysis skills
• Strong initiative, change management and multi-tasking skills
• Strong interpersonal skills; able to work remotely in a “virtual team”; work independently with minimal day-to-day instruction
• Advanced English level required