This permanent Christchurch-based role is for a Data & BI Analyst who will support finance and accounting processes through data analysis, reporting and system support. The position involves eliciting and documenting business requirements, analysing current processes, developing Power BI reports and SQL queries, and supporting operational applications and ERP systems used for accounting and financial data. Work includes partnering with stakeholders on reporting needs, maintaining data integrity across finance and operational outputs, assisting with system testing, UAT, configuration and post-implementation support, and contributing to project and change activities.
The Company
The organisation is an established New Zealand business operating from Christchurch. It maintains core enterprise systems including ERP platforms used for accounting and finance, alongside reporting and data tools. The role sits within a team that supports internal users across operational and financial processes.
The Role
- Elicit, document and validate business requirements for reporting and system changes, with emphasis on finance and accounting data.
- Analyse current-state processes and identify improvement opportunities in data flows, reporting and operational applications.
- Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards, semantic models, DAX measures and reports aligned to operational and financial KPIs.
- Write and optimise SQL queries for data extraction, transformation, validation, reconciliation and analysis.
- Support implementation, configuration, testing, UAT and deployment of operational applications and ERP accounting systems.
- Review and improve data pipelines, Lakehouse/Warehouse structures and models; investigate and resolve data quality, refresh and reporting issues.
- Maintain documentation, configuration records, reporting schedules and registers.
- Contribute to project planning, tracking, change management, training materials and user communications.
- Act as liaison between IT and operational/finance teams; provide guidance, troubleshooting and updates to stakeholders.
- Support administrative tasks related to systems, data and internal/supplier queries.
- Comply with safety policies and contribute to a safety-first culture.
- Ability to translate business requirements into practical reporting and system support solutions.
- Experience in data analysis, Business Intelligence or analytics delivery, preferably involving finance or accounting data.
- Power BI development experience, including semantic modelling and DAX.
- SQL skills for querying, transforming, validating and reconciling data.
- Exposure to ERP systems used for accounting and related data integration.
- Communication and stakeholder engagement skills suitable for working with finance, operations and IT users.
- Valid working rights for New Zealand.
Apply now via SEEK and take the next step in your career. To find out more, contact Louis Bentley louis@profilegroup.co.nz or Alastair McLae ali@profilegroup.co.nz
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