ABOUT THE COMPANY:
BrightSpark are proud to be partnering with Higgins Family Holdings, a well established enterprise shaping the Manawatu landscape through property and infrastructure related ventures.  They are a prominent and well-regarded employer in Palmerston North; offering an exceptional culture and working environment.
  
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Higgins Family Holdings is in the process of building a modern data platform and are seeking an exceptional BI Analyst to work alongside the vendor and play a key role in the deployment of this platform.  This is a totally greenfields role where you will turn organisational data into meaningful insights, enabling better decision-making, improving system utilisation, and supporting data-driven practices across the organisation.
  
RESPONSIBILITIES:
This key role within the IT Team works closely with business leaders, the modern data platform, and key business systems to ensure data is well‑mapped, trusted, accessible, and used effectively. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Creating value from data, driving the data product roadmap and supporting the executive with use case build, insight creation and analysis.
• Running data quality initiatives to incrementally improve organisational data.
• Designing, building and managing grade data products, in conjunction with the system providers.
• Creating narrative reports that provide context and insights based on data.
• Raising the completeness, consistency, timeliness and accuracy of data.
• Evaluating and identifying where system or process enhancements are required, mapping existing process.
• Training requirements and documentation, guides. educating staff on the importance of accurate data entry.
• Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to gather, analyse, and interpret business requirements, ensuring that data solutions align with organisational objectives.
• Establishing a BI self-service practice with key business users.
• Proactively monitoring industry trends and emerging technologies to recommend innovative approaches for data management and analytics.
• Regularly examining data reports to ensure consistency, quality and resolve issues throughout.
• Mapping existing process.
• Identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance efficiency and data quality.
• Ensuring that data is being used in line with best practice and relevant compliance and regulatory requirements.

  
ABOUT YOU:

• At least 3 years of experience in a similar role
• Experience working with Power BI, Snowflake, MS Fabric, Office 365 and SharePoint
• Knowledge of data quality management and data governance practices
• Able to translate business questions into requirements, analysis, process, and visualisations
• Technical skills in database and advanced reporting and visualisation tools and programmes including SQL.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to self-manage and collaborate effectively with stakeholders across all levels of a business

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone already based locally, or looking to escape the big cities.  They offer a first-class working environment, in a new, purpose-built office with plenty of parking. You’ll work for a business with a great culture, where everyone is focused on getting the job done, and offers flexibility when you need it.  You’ll get all the tools of the trade needed for the role, including phone and laptop, and heavily subsidised health insurance after one year of service.