Finance BI Developer

Our client is seeking a highly skilled Finance BI Developer to design, build, and maintain business intelligence solutions that support finance and insurance processes, compliance, and strategic decision-making. The successful candidate will develop intuitive dashboards, robust data models, and insightful reports while collaborating closely with the Lead: Data, Insights & Reporting to promote best practices in data governance and visualization.

This role requires a blend of technical expertise, financial domain knowledge, and strong stakeholder engagement skills to deliver actionable business insights.

• Design and implement Power BI dashboards (or equivalent BI tools) that present financial metrics, KPIs, and analyses in an engaging, user-friendly manner.
  
• Collaborate with data engineering teams to define and optimize ETL pipelines, ensuring data accuracy and timely refreshes.
  

• Develop and maintain robust data models, including star and snowflake schemas, ensuring efficient querying and performance.
  
• Validate data across multiple data sources, including Data Lakes and relational databases, to maintain consistency and integrity.
  

• Implement best-practice visual design principles to deliver clear and meaningful dashboards for finance, actuarial, and executive stakeholders.
  
• Develop both ad hoc and standardized reports supporting finance cycles, regulatory reporting, and management decision-making.
  

• Work closely with finance teams to gather reporting requirements, clarify business needs, and provide guidance on available data.
  
• Provide user training and troubleshooting support while continuously enhancing report usability and performance.
  

• Monitor report performance and data refresh cycles, identifying opportunities for optimization.
  
• Improve dataset structures, queries, and calculations to deliver scalable, reliable reporting solutions.
  

• Participate in Agile ceremonies including stand-ups and retrospectives.
  
• Collaborate with the Lead: Data, Insights & Reporting to promote data governance, standardization, and analytics best practices across the organization.
  

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Actuarial Science, Information Systems, Finance, or a related field.
  

• Minimum of three (3) years' hands-on experience in Business Intelligence development, data visualization, or reporting.
  
• Experience within Financial Services or Insurance analytics is preferred.
  

• Proficiency in Power BI (or similar BI tools such as Tableau or Qlik), including DAX, data modelling, and dashboard design.
  
• Experience building paginated reports (SSRS) is an added advantage.
  
• Strong SQL skills for querying and transforming data.
  
• Familiarity with data warehousing concepts.
  
• Experience with ETL tools and data pipelines such as SSIS or Azure Data Factory is advantageous.
  
• Experience with Microsoft AI tools, including Copilot and Foundry, will be an added advantage.
  

• Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst or similar BI certification.
  
• Knowledge of cloud-based data platforms such as Azure Synapse and Databricks.
  
• Familiarity with Python or R for data analytics.
  
• Experience working within Agile or Scrum environments
  

• Technical proficiency in BI tools, data modelling, and performance tuning.
  
• Strong attention to detail with a focus on data quality and accuracy.
  
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  
• Innovative mindset with a commitment to continuous learning.
  
• Ownership and accountability throughout the BI solution lifecycle.