Reporting Analyst
Create reports that influence business strategies and operations.
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- What's it like to be a Reporting Analyst?
- How to become a Reporting Analyst
- Latest Reporting Analyst jobs
- Top skills and experience for Reporting Analysts
- Reporting Analyst role reviews
What's it like to be a Reporting Analyst?
Reporting Analysts gather and analyse data to guide an organisation’s decision making and improve performance. They identify requirements and design and implement reporting systems based on these needs. A Reporting Analyst needs to communicate clearly and be comfortable using both logic and creative thinking to solve diverse business problems. They work in many industries including banking, financial services, health care and insurance.
Tasks and duties
- Creating reports and developing tools and processes to automate reports.
- Analysing large amounts of data relating to sales, customers or financial performance.
- Using Structured Query Language (SQL) and other coding languages to extract data.
- Aligning reports to business objectives and key performance indicators.
- Collaborating with other business areas and leaders to identify reporting needs.
- Accessing existing databases and creating processes for storage of new data.
How to become a Reporting Analyst
You usually need a bachelor degree in business, IT or a similar field to work as a Reporting Analyst. Advanced data analysis skills are essential. Some employers prefer candidates with the ability to code.
- Complete a bachelor degree in computer science, IT, data science, finance or economics. This usually takes three years. Seek internship opportunities while studying to gain workplace experience.
- Build experience working in an entry-level analyst role in a relevant industry such as banking, financial or professional services, health care services or insurance.
- Consider completing postgraduate study, such as a Master of Data Science or Master of Analytics. You can also advance your skills by completing additional vendor certifications.
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St Peters, Sydney NSW
Full Time
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Business Performance Reporting Analyst
Mansell Taylor Consulting
Brisbane QLD
Full Time
Accounting8d ago
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Reporting Analyst employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Microsoft Power BI
SQL Query Language
Tableau
Data Analysis
Analysis
Microsoft Excel
Accounting
Analytical Thinking
Process Improvement
Financial Reporting
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Latest Reporting Analyst reviews
Dec 2024
• Over 5+ years of experience in Data Analysis, Integration, and Reporting. • Certified Power BI, and Tableau Analyst with extensive hands-on experience in creating interactive dashboards, automated reports, and KPIs to enhance data visibility and facilitate informed decision-making. • Accredited Data Analyst in using on-premises services for building, and optimizing SQL queries to extract, manipulate, and analyze data. • Accomplished data preprocessing, transforming, and building workflows. • Transformed complex data into actionable insights driving business decisions and process optimizations. • Leveraging technical expertise and project management skills in a dynamic data-driven environment. • Developed detailed project plans within an Agile framework, outlining timelines, sprint goals, and deliverable expectations for iterative progress.
Reviewer's QualificationBachelor of Technology
Experience5 – 9 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationInformation & Communication Technology
The good thingsAs a Reporting Analyst, I love to work in
Data-Driven Insights: Uncovering hidden stories in the data and providing actionable insights that impact decisions.
Problem Solving: Analyzing trends, patter...
The challengesData Quality Issues: Dealing with incomplete, inconsistent, or unreliable data can be frustrating and time-consuming.
Tight Deadlines: Being expected to produce accurate and detailed reports on short ...
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Nov 2024
transform complex data into actionable insights
Reviewer's QualificationDiploma of Business Administration
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeLarge (200+ employees)
SpecialisationBanking & Financial Services
The good thingsIt’s enjoyable to turn raw data into a narrative that stakeholders can understand and act upon
The challengesDifferent departments might have conflicting priorities or varying expectations about the level of detail or the speed of reporting.
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