BI Consultant (Remote) - Jobs in Toronto, ON

Job Description

As an integral member of our consulting team, the Business Intelligence (BI) Consultant is responsible for the analysis of client’s reporting requirements and development of specifications; modification of cubes, pipelines and processes to support report development; development of custom reporting; and training of clients in use of BI tools. Given our broad geographical footprint, they can be located anywhere in the US or Canada.Responsibilities:

• Lead requirements gathering and design activities with client
• Translate business requirements into specifications that will be used as the basis to develop the required reports, dashboards and budget templates
• Develop reports, analytics, dashboards and budget templates to meet clients’ requirements using appropriate BI tool
• Modify data warehouse, cubes, pipelines and/or data models to support reporting and dashboard requirements
• Develop SQL views to support reporting and dashboard requirements
• Convert legacy reports (FRx, Management Reporter and others) to BI tool
• Provide formal training to clients on use of various BI tools
• Provide technical assistance to clients as they develop reports on their own
• Provide technical assistance and cross training to other team members
• Proactively communicate status, issues, and concerns to Director of BI and/or project manager
• Maintain (or obtain within 6 months of hire) certification in at least one of the following BI tools: Sage Data & Analytics (SD&A), Sage Enterprise Intelligence (SEI), Solver, Prophix
• Understand and follow NexTec Implementation Methodology and best practices
• Independently manage work schedule and organize assigned tasks to meet deadlines. Independently resolve scheduling/workload conflicts while responsible for multiple activity streams and tasks
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Bachelors’ Degree in Accounting, Business, MIS, Computer Science, Finance, Supply Chain or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3+ years experience with Corporate Performance Management and/or Business Intelligence Tools developing automated reports and/or dashboards. Prior experience Solver (BI360), Sage Enterprise Intelligence (SEI) / Nectari , Sage Data & Analytics (SD&A / Zapbi), Prophix, Power BI all plusses
• Experience with BI for Sage X3, Microsoft GP, Acumatica a plus
• Solid working knowledge of basic accounting principals required
• SQL skills preferred
• Prior consulting experience a plus
• Excellent interpersonal (verbal and written) communication skills
• Strong analytical, conceptual and problem-solving abilities
• Experience in delivering end-user training
• Results-oriented individual who can prioritize and execute activities in a high-pressure environment
• Demonstrated ability to deliver work product on-time and within budget
• Demonstrated ability to work within defined project scope and recognize client request that are outside of scope
• Customer facing, outgoing, and confident personality
• Professional demeanor, able to work well with other team members as well as customers
• Ability to take direction, as well as work autonomously
• Ability to travel in the US and Canada from 10% to 15%

About NexTec:NexTec Group is a consulting firm with offices, customers and employees spread throughout the US and Canada, specializing in technology to help our clients manage and transform their business. This includes Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Business Intelligence (BI), Cloud and On-premise solutions for mid-sized businesses. In the 25+ years that NexTec has been in business, we’ve developed close working relationships with our customers, partners and each other. Consistently recognized on of the top 100 VARs by Bob Scott and Accounting Today, we have the biggest and most experienced Sage team in the industry with multiple Sage awards throughout the years and our Acumatica team is a Gold-certified partner and President’s Club member.Quick Apply

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