Data Scientist

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Putting people first, every day BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust. In turn, we offer an award‑winning environment that fosters a people‑first culture with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Your Opportunity We are seeking a talented Data Scientist with a strong specialization in Data Analytics & Visualization to join our Innovation and Change team. This role is pivotal in transforming raw data into actionable insights that enhance operational efficiency, support audit, tax, and advisory engagements, and enable data‑driven decision‑making across the firm. As a member of the Data Analytics team, you will not just analyze data—you will be responsible for the "last mile" of our data strategy : translating complex internal data into sophisticated, interactive dashboards and data products for business users across the organization. You will work directly within our Databricks lakehouse and SQL data warehouses to architect data models, curated datasets, and predictive tools that enable firmwide insight generation.

Key Responsibilities

• Dashboard Development : Design, build, and maintain advanced Power BI dashboards that track firm KPIs, workforce utilization, financial performance, and internal quality metrics.
• Data Modeling & Transformation : Write complex SQL queries and utilize Databricks to clean, aggregate, and structure raw data for visualization and data product layers.
• Data Product Development & Maintenance : Design, build, and maintain curated data products—standardized, reusable, business‑ready datasets that serve as trusted sources of truth.
• Predictive Analytics & Modeling : Deploy predictive models to support firmwide decision‑making and identify opportunities for optimization.
• Stakeholder Collaboration : Partner with internal Finance, HR, Market Intelligence and Business teams to gather requirements.
• Communication & Storytelling : Clearly communicate technical analysis and results to stakeholders.
• Automation : Automate data refresh schedules and reporting workflows.
• Governance : Ensure all internal data handling complies with our firm’s strict security, privacy, and compliance standards.

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Why BDO?

Our people‑first approach to talent has earned us a spot among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2025.

We offer flexibility : a blend of office, client site, and virtual work.

Giving back adds up : We support staff with local and national events to contribute to community.

Total rewards that matter : Competitive total cash compensation, flexible benefits, market‑leading personal time off, and wellness initiatives.

Everyone counts : We uphold diversity, equity and inclusion, offering accommodations to all applicants. If you require accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us.

Code of Conduct : We maintain clear ethical standards and guiding principles.

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