Senior Business Intelligence Consultant - Wipfli LLP
Chicago, IL 60606
About the Job
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Responsibilities:Under the direction of Managers or Master Consultants, the Senior Consultant associate will collect detailed requirements and direct development of enterprise data-management and business-intelligence solutions for clients in a variety of industries. The Senior Consultant will be expected to conduct and lead development successfully in multiple technology platforms (particularly Snowflake, Microsoft Azure and Power BI, and/or Qlik) and to create solutions that support delivery of analytic products to end users through a combination of dashboards, custom web applications, and packaged data products. Responsibilities:- Work with clients in the role as Business Analyst to collect detailed requirements to define star-schema data models, integrate data to populate those data models, and deliver results through data visualizations and custom web applications.- Estimate work efforts required to develop these analytic solutions based on Wipfli staffing and project-management models.- Assist Project Managers to develop project plans.- Conduct development, and lead the efforts of data engineers, ETL developers, and business-intelligence developers to develop, test, and deploy analytic applications that combine enterprise data-management and business-intelligence components.- Properly document developed and unit-tested data-management components so that Wipfli managed-services staff or client’s system-administration staff can maintain the system after deployment.- Participate in developing standardized approaches and methodologies for improving the quality and time-to-delivery of advanced analytic solutions.- Earn and maintain certifications associated with enterprise-data and/or business-intelligence technology platforms.- Learn new technologies, or new features of existing technologies, so that Wipfli can incorporate these into our service offerings.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:Required Qualifications:- Bachelor’s degree in relevant subject area.- Four to six years of experience in business analysis, enterprise database development, or business-intelligence development. Preference to candidates with experience in all three disciplines.- Ability to communicate with and collaborate with clients to define requirements for analytic applications.- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.- Demonstrated problem-solving experience and capabilities.- One or more vendor data-management or data-engineering certifications (relevant examples include: Snowflake Snowpro Certification, Microsoft Data Engineering or Data Analytics Certification, Qlik Business Analyst Certification, etc.)- One or more documented examples of requirement definitions for enterprise-database or business-intelligence applications.- Experience with estimating work efforts for development and deployment of the same applications.- Training or experience with Agile and/or Waterfall development methodologies. Skills and Abilities:- Requirements documentation- Work-effort estimation and planning- SQL coding- ETL development (particularly if used with cloud database management systems)- Data profiling- Ability to develop entity-relationship diagrams and ETL requirement documents- Business-Intelligence development- Familiarity with data-source connection options (API, file-base, relational databases, etc.)Wipfli is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All candidates will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identify, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws. Wipfli is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or participate in our recruiting process, please send us an email at hr@wipfli.com Wipfli supports equal pay for equal work and values each candidate’s unique experiences and skill sets. The estimated pay range for this position is: $75,000 to $130,000. Compensation within the range is determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, individuals' skills, experience, training, licensure and certifications, business needs and applicable employment laws. Individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, subject to participation rules and based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual and Firm performance. Wipfli cares about our associates and offers a variety of benefits to support their well-being. Highlights include 8 health plan options (both HMO & PPO plans), dental and vision coverage, opportunity to enroll in HSA with potential Firm contribution and an Employee Assistance Program. Other benefits include firm-sponsored basic life and short and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) savings plan & profit share as well as Firm matching contribution, well-being incentive, education & certification assistance, flexible time off, family care leave, parental leave, family formation benefits, cell phone reimbursement, and travel rewards. Voluntary benefit offerings include critical illness & accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, legal, long-term care, pet insurance, ID theft protection, and supplemental life/AD&D. Eligibility for all benefits programs is dependent on annual hours expectation, position status/level and location. Wipfli offers flexibility for many positions to be performed remotely; please discuss your work preferences with your recruiter during the interview process. Benjamin Dzanic, from our recruiting team, will be guiding you through this process. Visit his LinkedIn page to connect! #LI-REMOTE #LI-BD1