Sr Analyst - Reporting - Maximus
Shreveport, LA 71101
About the Job
Since 1975, Maximus has operated under its founding mission of Helping Government Serve the People, enabling citizens around the globe to successfully engage with their governments at all levels and across a variety of health and human services programs. Maximus delivers innovative business process management and technology solutions that contribute to improved outcomes for citizens and higher levels of productivity, accuracy, accountability and efficiency of government-sponsored programs. With more than 30,000 employees worldwide, Maximus is a proud partner to government agencies in the United States, Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit https://www.maximus.com.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Responsible for designing, creating, analyzing, building, and distributing reports based on data collected by MAXIMUS and its vendors in order to provide information regarding performance and compliance. - Collect data and produces, troubleshoot and distribute routine reports regarding project operations on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi- annual, and annual basis on an aggressive, deadline oriented schedule. - Supervise the maintenance of updated inventory of reports and report distribution lists. - Research and document key reporting requirements with an understanding of business processes, contract deliverables, and resource limitations. - Assist with design, implementation, and quality review of reports and reporting processes. - Select appropriate data and use defensible data mining techniques to investigate issues, conduct ad hoc analysis, and quality control reports. - Analyze and interpret findings in the light of business conditions and contractual requirements. - Provide key decision makers with concise written summaries of analysis, including assessment of the impact of trends, hot issues, and significant events. - Maintain a general understanding of the various databases, systems, programs, policies, business processes, resource constraints, and contractual requirements to facilitate appropriate data gathering, reporting and data interpretation. - Monitor changes to determine their impact on data gathering, reporting and analysis. - Collaborate with quality assurance staff on quality related tasks such as policy or procedure analysis and redesign, audits, benchmarking and performance standard setting, etc. - Assist end-users and software development to clearly define reporting needs, identify key performance measures, set benchmarks and design and develop measurement tools and reports. - Communicate to ensure that measurement tools, reports and data are understood accurately and consistently across work groups. - Serve as a primary subject matter expert and custodian of certain project wide data. - Participate in the development, documentation, and performance of procedures related to maintenance, clean up, and consolidation of this information. - Provide management with data analysis in quantitative and narrative formats for trending, forecasting, and decision support, which may involve written or oral presentation in formal or informal settings. - Provide technical and procedural guidance to staff, across the project, that track data or perform reporting tasks, including review of tracking tools and data for accuracy and adherence to standards and deadlines. - Develop uniform reporting standards, processes, and documentation to schedule, prioritize, deliver and quality control the projects reporting and data analysis needs. - - Manage/coordinate workflow to ensure all required reports are submitted within contractual or internal deadlines. Monitor and coordinate the involvement of others in these processes. - Identify and addresses expected and unforeseen data complexities to mitigate their impact on the analytic outcome and associated business decisions. - Perform other duties as assigned by management. Minimum Requirements: - Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience. - Advanced degree or professional designation preferred. - Develop solutions to a variety of complex problems. - Work requires considerable judgment and initiative. - Exerts some influence on the overall objectives and long-range goals of the organization.
Maximus is looking to hire Sr Analyst - Reporting to support the FSA Department of Education portfolio.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for designing, creating, analyzing, building, and distributing reports based on data collected by MAXIMUS and its vendors in order to provide information regarding performance and compliance.
- Collect data and produces, troubleshoot and distribute routine reports regarding project operations on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi- annual, and annual basis on an aggressive, deadline oriented schedule.
- Supervise the maintenance of updated inventory of reports and report distribution lists.
- Research and document key reporting requirements with an understanding of business processes, contract deliverables, and resource limitations.
- Assist with design, implementation, and quality review of reports and reporting processes.
- Select appropriate data and use defensible data mining techniques to investigate issues, conduct ad hoc analysis, and quality control reports.
- Analyze and interpret findings in the light of business conditions and contractual requirements.
- Provide key decision makers with concise written summaries of analysis, including assessment of the impact of trends, hot issues, and significant events.
- Maintain a general understanding of the various databases, systems, programs, policies, business processes, resource constraints, and contractual requirements to facilitate appropriate data gathering, reporting and data interpretation.
- Monitor changes to determine their impact on data gathering, reporting and analysis.
- Collaborate with quality assurance staff on quality related tasks such as policy or procedure analysis and redesign, audits, benchmarking and performance standard setting, etc.
- Assist end-users and software development to clearly define reporting needs, identify key performance measures, set benchmarks and design and develop measurement tools and reports.
- Communicate to ensure that measurement tools, reports and data are understood accurately and consistently across work groups.
- Serve as a primary subject matter expert and custodian of certain project wide data.
- Participate in the development, documentation, and performance of procedures related to maintenance, clean up, and consolidation of this information.
- Provide management with data analysis in quantitative and narrative formats for trending, forecasting, and decision support, which may involve written or oral presentation in formal or informal settings.
- Provide technical and procedural guidance to staff, across the project, that track data or perform reporting tasks, including review of tracking tools and data for accuracy and adherence to standards and deadlines.
- Develop uniform reporting standards, processes, and documentation to schedule, prioritize, deliver and quality control the projects reporting and data analysis needs.
- Manage/coordinate workflow to ensure all required reports are submitted within contractual or internal deadlines. Monitor and coordinate the involvement of others in these processes.
- Identify and addresses expected and unforeseen data complexities to mitigate their impact on the analytic outcome and associated business decisions.
- Perform other duties as assigned by management.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience.
- Advanced degree or professional designation preferred.
- Develop solutions to a variety of complex problems.
- Work requires considerable judgment and initiative.
- Exerts some influence on the overall objectives and long-range goals of the organization.
- Experience coding in Microsoft SQL Server to create advanced processes that support the various business needs.
- Experience working with large datasets in SQL Server or Hadoop.
- Experience using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) to create scheduled jobs to load data to SQL Server and execute advanced processes.
- Experience with creating web based applications that are used for data inputs.
- Experience creating visually appealing reports utilizing SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) or Tableau.
Additional Requirements as per contract/client:
- Must reside in the U.S.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must be able to pass a criminal background check.
- Must not be delinquent or in default on any federal student loans.
- Employment and continued employment are contingent upon obtaining and maintaining a favorable clearance. Final suitability determination is the sole discretion of the Department of Education.
Home Office Requirements:
- Hardwired internet (ethernet) connection
- Internet download speed of 20mbps or higher required (you can test this by going to www.speedtest.net )
- Private work area and adequate power source
EEO Statement
EEO Statement: Active military service members, their spouses, and veteran candidates often embody the core competencies Maximus deems essential, and bring a resiliency and dependability that greatly enhances our workforce. We recognize your unique skills and experiences, and want to provide you with a career path that allows you to continue making a difference for our country. We're proud of our connections to organizations dedicated to serving veterans and their families. If you are transitioning from military to civilian life, have prior service, are a retired veteran or a member of the National Guard or Reserves, or a spouse of an active military service member, we have challenging and rewarding career opportunities available for you. A committed and diverse workforce is our most important resource. Maximus is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Maximus provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status or disabled status.
Pay Transparency
Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.