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Job Details
About the BI Team: The Kantar BI team is a dynamic, integrated function that delivers expert data tools and insights to Finance across Kantar. Our primary focus is to empower business teams with seamless access to high-quality data while managing best-in-class business intelligence solutions. By enhancing data quality and streamlining BI processes, we drive operational excellence and elevate the overall business experience.
Why this job is important
As a Business Intelligence Analyst within Kantar’s BI team, you will play a key role in executing and supporting the company’s business intelligence strategy. Reporting directly to the BI Manager, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality reporting, analytics, and data-driven insights that align with strategic objectives. Your contributions will help transform raw data into valuable business intelligence, whether through reports, analyses, or by enhancing the team’s existing BI assets.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Project Ownership: Take charge of assigned projects, ensuring alignment with team priorities and strategic goals. Oversee the entire delivery process from inception to completion, adhering to deadlines and maintaining quality standards.
- Data Analysis & Reporting: Create and sustain strategic dashboards, offering data-driven insights regarding performance across all financial dimensions.
- Stakeholder Management: Manage stakeholder expectations throughout the project lifecycle. Provide regular updates on project progress, address concerns, and ensure deliverables meet stakeholder requirements.
- Advanced Analytics Support: Facilitate the application of advanced analytics models, such as forecasting, collaborating with the BI Manager to ensure new models are seamlessly incorporated into existing systems and processes.
- Continuous Improvement: Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by identifying areas for process optimization and innovation. Support the team’s efforts to enhance reporting and analytics capabilities by facilitating automation of reporting with BI Tools.
- Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with all team members to ensure effective collaboration. Communicate effectively to ensure alignment on project goals and deliverables.
- Training & Education: Participate in training and education programs to enhance your BI skills and knowledge. Support the broader team’s efforts to promote a data-driven culture within the organisation.
The Skills & Experience Needed As Business Intelligence Analyst
- Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in business administration, engineering, data science, computer science, or a related field.
- Experience: Previous experience in a business intelligence, data analysis, or similar role.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in BI tools (such as Power BI, Tableau, or MicroStrategy), data analysis techniques, and proficiency in Excel. Familiarity with ERP Reporting Platforms (Maconomy, SAP, Oracle) is a plus.
- Analytical Skills: Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.
- Task Management: Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with team priorities.
- Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to engage effectively with senior stakeholders.
- Problem-Solving: A proactive approach to problem-solving, with the ability to identify challenges and develop effective solutions.
- Collaboration: A team player with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional environment.
What’s In It For You
- Flexible hybrid working
- Up to 25 days off, plus your birthday off and two days paid for volunteering
- Meal card and flexible benefits where you are allocated funds to spend on a variety of benefits such as transport cost, education related and more
Country
Portugal
Why join Kantar?
We shape the brands of tomorrow by better understanding people everywhere. By understanding people, we can understand what drives their decisions, actions, and aspirations on a global scale. And by amplifying our in-depth expertise of human understanding alongside ground-breaking technology, we can help brands find concrete insights that will help them succeed in our fast-paced, ever shifting world.
And because we know people, we like to make sure our own people are being looked after as well. Equality of opportunity for everyone is our highest priority and we support our colleagues to work in a way that supports their health and wellbeing. While we encourage teams to spend part of their working week in the office, we understand no one size fits all; our approach is flexible to ensure everybody feels included, accepted, and that we can win together. We’re dedicated to creating an inclusive culture and value the diversity of our people, clients, suppliers and communities, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds and sections of society. Even if you feel like you’re not an exact match, we’d love to receive your application and talk to you about this job or others at Kantar.
