Data & Reporting Analyst

Job#: 3034365

Job Description:

Data Reporting Analyst

Apex Systems is a global IT services provider and our consulting practice has an opening for a Data Reporting Analyst with strong analytical, communication skills and attention to detail to place at our client, a Big Five Bank for an important and growing project.

Client: Big Five Bank – Data Reporting

Terms: 6 month rolling contract.

Perks: Be part of an internationally recognized organization and a highly cohesive, friendly, high performance team!

Location: Halifax/Bedford (Primary), Toronto GTA (Secondary) - Hybrid (4 days/week in office)

Application Process: It is best to apply via the medium on which you are seeing this posting. If you encounter technical difficulties submitting your resume, please send a Word version of your resume to Eric Somerville Please reference: Data Risk Analyst

Job Summary:

A large enterprise organization is building a centralized Data Hub to enable enterprise reporting and self-service analytics.

This role will focus on delivering reporting solutions, semantic data models, and business insights, while supporting a transition toward a self-service analytics model across business units.

The organization operates in a decentralized BI tooling environment, with teams leveraging a mix of Tableau, Power BI, and Excel.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and data models for business stakeholders
• Build semantic data models within the data warehouse (PostgreSQL / Snowflake) Emphasis on modeling within the data layer rather than only in BI tools
• Create and optimize: ViewsData structuresBusiness logic for reporting
• Collaborate with stakeholders to: Refine requirementsIterate on reporting solutionsTranslate business needs into actionable insights
• Support the transition to self-service analytics, including: Providing guidance and best practices to business usersAssisting with troubleshooting and escalations
• Perform data manipulation within BI tools: DAX (Power BI)Calculated fields (Tableau)
• Contribute to data visualization and storytelling best practices Advise on effective presentation of insightsSupport business-led report design and UX decisions

Technical Requirements

• Strong SQL skills
• Experience developing dashboards using: Tableau and Power BI (preferred both)Preference hierarchy: Both > Tableau only > Power BI only
• Experience with semantic data modeling within a data warehouse Not limited to BI-layer modeling
• Hands-on experience with: DAXCalculated fieldsData transformation within BI tools
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL and/or Snowflake (preferred)

Soft Skills & Profile

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across business units
• Patient and collaborative, with a focus on enabling business users
• Naturally curious and eager to learn
• Passion for data storytelling and analytics enablement
• Comfortable working in an environment evolving toward self-service and ad-hoc analytics

This a great opportunity to join a Big Five Bank and continue your career in the financial domain. Be a part of a great work environment with a very well organized team and colleagues who will help you succeed.

This is a position that impacts the bank enterprise wide with great opportunity for career growth within the bank.

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Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.