Job#: 3034365

Job Description:

Apex Systems is a global IT services provider and our consulting practice has an opening for a Data Reporting Analyst with strong analytical, communication skills and attention to detail to place at our client, a Big Five Bank for an important and growing project.

Client: Big Five Bank – Data Reporting

Terms: 6 month rolling contract.

Perks: Be part of an internationally recognized organization and a highly cohesive, friendly, high performance team!

Location: Halifax/Bedford (Primary), Toronto GTA (Secondary) - Hybrid (4 days/week in office)

Application Process: It is best to apply via the medium on which you are seeing this posting. If you encounter technical difficulties submitting your resume, please send a Word version of your resume to Eric Somerville [email protected] Please reference: Data Risk Analyst

A large enterprise organization is building a centralized Data Hub to enable enterprise reporting and self-service analytics.

This role will focus on delivering reporting solutions, semantic data models, and business insights, while supporting a transition toward a self-service analytics model across business units.

The organization operates in a decentralized BI tooling environment, with teams leveraging a mix of Tableau, Power BI, and Excel.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and data models for business stakeholders
• Build semantic data models within the data warehouse (PostgreSQL / Snowflake)
  • Emphasis on modeling within the data layer rather than only in BI tools
• Create and optimize:
  • Views
  • Data structures
  • Business logic for reporting
• Collaborate with stakeholders to:
  • Refine requirements
  • Iterate on reporting solutions
  • Translate business needs into actionable insights
• Support the transition to self-service analytics, including:
  • Providing guidance and best practices to business users
  • Assisting with troubleshooting and escalations
• Perform data manipulation within BI tools:
  • DAX (Power BI)
  • Calculated fields (Tableau)
• Contribute to data visualization and storytelling best practices
  • Advise on effective presentation of insights
  • Support business-led report design and UX decisions

Technical Requirements

• Strong SQL skills
• Experience developing dashboards using:
  • Tableau and Power BI (preferred both)
  • Preference hierarchy: Both > Tableau only > Power BI only
• Experience with semantic data modeling within a data warehouse
  • Not limited to BI-layer modeling
• Hands-on experience with:
  • DAX
  • Calculated fields
  • Data transformation within BI tools
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL and/or Snowflake (preferred)

Soft Skills & Profile

• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across business units
• Patient and collaborative, with a focus on enabling business users
• Naturally curious and eager to learn
• Passion for data storytelling and analytics enablement
• Comfortable working in an environment evolving toward self-service and ad-hoc analytics

This a great opportunity to join a Big Five Bank and continue your career in the financial domain. Be a part of a great work environment with a very well organized team and colleagues who will help you succeed.

This is a position that impacts the bank enterprise wide with great opportunity for career growth within the bank.

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EEO Employer

Apex is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [email protected] or 844-463-6178.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.