Data Analyst

Job Description

Introduction
At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.
Your Role and Responsibilities
IBM B2B Marketplace is an exciting new, industry leading initiative: a digitized platform to procure goods and services with B2C user experience and B2B controls.
IBM B2B Marketplace is a priority on IBM’s digitization roadmap and will provide an intelligent workflow solution enabled via exponential technologies like Trust Your Supplier (TYS) blockchain network, Spend IQ advanced Analytics, virtual Assistant and digital RFQ capabilities.
This is a growing network of buyers and suppliers that represents low-cost business growth opportunity using best-in-class digital technologies. It is also designed to be low touch, easy to use environment for both buyers and sellers where enablement is an easy profile update, and the content management is enabled via Content Enrichment solution and easily adaptable to existing data feed solutions.
The Data Analyst provides data analysis, reporting, and data insights leadership and support to the IBM Marketplace Governance Squads through the generation of required deliverables (reports, metrics, KPIs, Cognos dashboards, etc) and both executive and layman visualization of each. Work with the various Governance Squads and stakeholders to capture business requirements for the generation of required deliverables, generate solution proposal/design mock-ups, and build/deliver based on approved designs. Generate high complexity spreadsheets and spreadsheet templates.
Responsibilities:

• Thorough collection, documentation, and validations of business requirements for targeted deliverables.
• Build solution proposal mock-ups to validate business requirements for targeted deliverables.
• Generate, document, and publish insights based upon the results of targeted deliverables.
• Coordinate with business stakeholders to identify, document, prioritize, and implement optimizations to required deliverables.
• Determine and recommend the most appropriate medium for delivering on business requirements.
• Production of high-quality Excel spreadsheet templates and workbooks with complex pivot tables, formulas, input validations, macros, and Visual Basic coding where required.
• Manage the time sensitive delivery of targeted deliverables and assets.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Fluent English
• Bachelor’s degree
• At least two years’ experience in business analytics generation.
• At least two years’ experience creating, editing, and publishing analytical dashboards (Cognos preferred).
• At least two years’ experience creating, editing, and publishing complex Excell spreadsheets and templates that include complex pivots, formulas, input validations, macros, and Visual Basic coding.
• Expert Level Excel skills
• Basic Visual Basics skills for generating advanced Excel spreadsheet templates.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Moderate level Power Point skills.
• Excellent time management and project coordination skills

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
None.
About Business Unit
The IBM Finance organization is responsible for driving enterprise performance and transformation. We are the financial stewards of IBM, delivering IBM’s financial strategy, developing new business models, and mitigating enterprise risk. Do you have a passion for creating business value? Join our team in accounting, financial planning, pricing, business controls, tax, treasury, business development (acquisitions & divestitures), and global financing.
Your Life @ IBM
What matters to you when you’re looking for your next career challenge?
Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities – where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust – where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.
Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.
About IBM
IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that progress is made through progressive thinking, progressive leadership, progressive policy and progressive action. IBMers believe that the application of intelligence, reason and science can improve business, society and the human condition. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 IBMers serving clients in 170 countries.
Location Statement
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Being You @ IBM
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.