Reporting Analyst

Under the supervision of the Application Development Manager and a Lead Developer, this position will be responsible for developing reports, performing Business Objects development tasks on a project team, translating functional / technical specifications to a working universe, documenting technical approaches and code and resolving issues with business analysts and/or project lead.  

Duties:

• The successful candidate must be able to handle multiple high priority tasks simultaneously with superior organizational skills.   
• Candidate must be comfortable interfacing with Sr. management and non-technical staff. 
• The candidate will be explaining technical issues to non-technical people so verbal communication is critical.
• This position is responsible for the various activities associated with the development of (example: Business Objects Universes, Reports and Dashboards).
• Collect, analyze, evaluate business requirements; translate into production reports.
• Recognize and denote issues & problems; develop recommendations & solutions; and implement problem resolution; conduct post-mortem analyses. 
• Work effectively with management, independently, and follow through on assignments. 
• Participate in a team environment.
• Communicate issues orally, and in writing, to management.
• Effectively bridge the communication gap between technology and business entities.

Experience:

• 2-3 years experience with (example: Business Objects design, development, deployment and support.)
• 2-3 years experience with (example: Crystal Reports 8.5 and 9 Designer, Crystal Report Enterprise)
• Ad-hoc reporting experience.
• Microsoft tools: Office Suite, Project/Visio.
• Solid Database Knowledge (table structure, views, queries) 
• Ability to take requirements and formulate flexible reporting application designs based on established enterprise standards and defined system architectures.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Experience with informally training users on how to trouble shoot reports. 
• Complex problem analysis skills.  
• Must be detail-oriented and have a demonstrated expertise in all aspects of designing structured information reports, developing ad hoc queries and writing queries.  
• Must demonstrate a logical and methodical approach to technical problem resolution. Business analysis proficiency in developing structured documentation of existing or new processes and conducting test/quality assurance activities. 
• Four year college degree a definite plus.