Business Intelligence Analyst

Job Description

At Regions, the Business Intelligence Analyst drives business decisions by providing quantitative and qualitative data analysis. This position applies data mining techniques and conducts statistical analysis to report key findings in order to improve processes and provide data-driven forecasts of potential costs, risks, and profits of new business initiatives.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collects, aggregates, and analyzes complex data from multiple internal and external sources to drive insights into business performance
• Produces actionable reports that show key performance indicators, identifies areas of improvement for current operations, and displays root cause analysis of problems
• Communicates complex findings and insights to stakeholders and provides business strategy recommendations for optimizing business performance
• Provides reporting solutions and responds to moderately-complex ad-hoc report requests
• Prepares visual reports/presentations to present analysis to key stakeholders
• Assists business intelligence developers in the design and development of business intelligence reporting tools
• Serves as a subject matter expert and acts as an enterprise data liaison for the business unit
• Analyzes trends in information to ensure business decisions are modernized, keeping pace with the growing industry
• Partners with the centralized Data Governance team to implement and support data governance and data quality requirements

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, Finance, Statistics, or related field and six (6) years of related experience
• Or High School Diploma or GED and ten (10) years of related experience

Preferences

• Experience applying statistical skills such as distributions, statistical testing, and regression analysis
• Experience using data visualization tools such as Tableau and Qlik View
• Experience using relational databases such as SQL and Oracle
• Experience using query development, scripting, and programming skills such as Excel Power Pivot and Dax
• Experience with in the financial services industry

Skills and Competencies

• Ability to clearly articulate complex concepts, features, and benefits of analyses to any audience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.)
• Strong verbal, written communication, and organizational skills
• Strong work ethic and self-motivation

Additional Qualifications

Primary Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and optimize SQL queries to support Quality Control’s data needs
• Build and maintain automated data quality tests
• Lead annual validation of import queries and automated tests
• Participate in technology projects to identify impacts to existing and future data needs
• Analyze and validate results from query-derived populations and reporting outputs, leveraging knowledge of the technology environment and data architecture to identify, investigate, and resolve issues affecting reports, dashboards, and data queries
• Support and mentor junior BI Analysts

Preferred Experience

• Prior experience in data analytics within the banking or financial services industry
• Strong experience in data analysis and interpretation, including KPIs, metrics, and business performance indicators
• Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau
• Experience utilizing analytical software such as SQL, SAS, and Microsoft Office applications
• Advanced SQL and data querying skills; experience with SAS, Git Hub, and/or Python is a plus
• Experience writing automated test queries

Location

The role is intended to be onsite with regular in-office work expectations. The primary location is Birmingham, AL, with exceptions for current Regions associates who work remotely. Relocation is not provided.

Regions will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position at this time. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Riverchase Operations Center, Hoover, Alabama

Equal Opportunity Employer / including Disabled / Veterans

Job applications are accepted electronically through Regions’ career site for a minimum of five business days from the date of posting. Higher-volume postings may remain active longer due to business needs and may be closed at any time at the discretion of the company.