Senior Analyst - Data Management

The Sr. Data Analyst will be primarily responsible for supporting the leaders of Global Payments finance and operations teams with business process improvement, data analysis, and developing business intelligence (BI) tools. The Sr. Data Analyst will work to gather, analyze, and translate data that has been collected regarding Global Payments initiatives and production into a format to enable better business decisions. Primary Responsibilities/Objectives:

• The position will be responsible for writing and maintaining SQL queries to support multiple BI projects.
• Coordinate with leadership team to identify critical data to capture and report on
• Consolidate and summarize data for business decision making and continuous improvements
• Create graphical representations of data/analysis for easy consumption
• Perform statistical analysis (correlation, regression, or time series analysis)
• Inspect and cleanse data for accuracy and quality
• Some data ETL/ELT responsibilities as needed
• Other responsibilities as assigned

Core Competencies:

• Strong understanding of reporting requirements and structural hierarchies for reporting in a collaborative environment. Query, analyze and transform complex data sets to optimize dashboard flexibility and performance.
• Rationalize and identify use cases for developing data visualization, including identifying different personas for each use case.
• The Sr. Data Analyst will work with large amounts of data: facts, figures, and number crunching. The candidate will need to see through the data and analyze it to find conclusions. One needs to be strong in logic and mathematics.
• Communication Skills: Sr. Data Analyst will be expected to present their findings or translate the data into an understandable document. This candidate will need to write and speak clearly, easily communicating complex ideas. Needs to possess the ability to work in a team environment as well as individually.
• Critical Thinking: Sr. Data Analyst must look at the numbers, trends, and data and come to conclusions based on the findings.
• Presentation Skills: Ability to organize data and supporting information into visual representations that allow consumers to easily dissect and make decisions based on data provided.
• Attention to Detail: Data is precise. Data analysts have to make sure they are vigilant in their analysis to come to correct conclusions. Must make every effort not to only meet but also preempt customer needs. Strong experience with hands-on building and deploying MicroStrategy, Tableau, PowerBI or Spotfire data visualizations and dashboards
• Strong understanding of data visualization concepts. Thoughtfully connects these concept business metrics and KPIs to achieve business goals.
• Experience in relational database concepts with a solid knowledge of SQL Server or similar

Education/Experience:

• Position requires knowledge typically associated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, MIS, Economics, Business, Mathematics, Statistics, related technical field, or equivalent work experience
• 6+ years of applicable experience as a Data Analyst or similar role
• Understanding of the Bankcard Industry or Commission Based Sales is a plus

Preferred Qualities:

• Motivated self-starter
• Detail oriented
• Cautious
• Consistent
• Tenacious
• Ability to manage a project
• Approachable and willing to offer helpful solutions
• Ability to search relentlessly for better solutions

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