The Role
Supports recurring and ad hoc reporting by running SQL queries, preparing and validating data, maintaining dashboards, and performing data quality checks. Uses Excel and Power BI to analyze trends, explain variances, and refresh reporting outputs. Documents requirements, researches client questions, resolves inconsistencies, and communicates findings clearly to internal and external stakeholders while working under senior guidance.
Summary Generated by Built In
The Jr. Reporting Analyst supports reporting, analytics, and data activities for internal teams and external clients. This role assists with preparing, validating, and analyzing data; maintaining recurring reports and dashboards; modifying existing SQL queries; and communicating results in a clear, client-ready format. The Jr. Reporting Analyst works under the guidance of the Analytics Director and senior team members to ensure reporting is accurate, timely, and aligned with stakeholder needs.
Job Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
- Run, review, and modify existing SQL queries to support recurring and ad-hoc reporting needs.
- Use intermediate Excel skills to organize, validate, analyze, and summarize data from multiple sources.
- Perform data quality checks, including identifying discrepancies, validating report outputs, and escalating issues when needed.
- Support the creation, maintenance, and refresh of recurring reports, dashboards, and KPI reporting.
- Assist with Power BI report or dashboard updates, data refresh validation, and basic visualization enhancements.
- Gather, clarify, and document reporting requirements from internal stakeholders and external clients.
- Prepare clear report explanations, summaries, and findings for client-facing and internal audiences.
- Support client questions by researching report results, validating data, and communicating status or findings professionally.
- Assist senior analysts with assigned reporting tasks, enhancements, analysis requests, and client-facing initiatives.
- Track, document, and help resolve reporting issues, data inconsistencies, and process questions.
- Use reporting and analytics to identify trends, explain variances, and support business recommendations under guidance.
- Build strong working relationships with internal partners, clients, and cross-functional teams.
Position type
- Full time
Job Qualifications
Education/Certifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
Experience:
- 1–2 years of experience in reporting, analytics, business intelligence, data analysis, or a related role; equivalent training or education may be considered.
Preferred Experience:
- Working knowledge of querying relational databases or demonstrated aptitude for learning query tools.
- Exposure to business intelligence, reporting, analytics, or dashboard support.
- Power BI dashboard development, maintenance, data visualization, or report refresh experience preferred.
- Experience working with client-facing reports, operational data, web portals, warehouse management systems, or ERP systems preferred.
- Previous Telecom, Retail, Customer Success, or operations support experience preferred.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to review data for accuracy, completeness, and consistency.
- Ability to work with data received in multiple formats from clients, internal systems, and business partners.
- Basic-to-intermediate SQL skills, including the ability to run, review, and modify existing queries.
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills used for data organization, validation, analysis, and summarization.
- Ability to explain reporting results, trends, and variances in a concise and easily understood manner.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a professional, service-oriented approach to client and stakeholder interactions.
- Strong organizational, documentation, and task management skills with the ability to meet deadlines and manage assigned work accurately.
- Curiosity, problem-solving ability, willingness to learn, and ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
- Exposure to Power BI, Tableau, or another business intelligence platform.
- Experience creating or maintaining reports, dashboards, KPI summaries, or recurring analytics deliverables.
- Ability to interpret business requirements and translate them into reporting or data request documentation.
- Familiarity with data visualization concepts and effective visual storytelling.
- Customer service, listening, communication, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Physical Requirements: N/A
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical and Dependent Care)
- 401(k) Plan with Company Match
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 10.5 Paid Holidays
- Career Development Opportunities
About
At Group O, it’s our employees who we value most. That’s why we provide a supportive environment where employees are given every opportunity to excel. Group O offers a wide variety of careers with room for professional growth and advancement, and we are always looking for motivated individuals to join our team. At Group O, our employees’ health and well-being is equally as important as the work they perform. We back up that philosophy by providing a competitive benefits package that supports now and for their future.In 1974, Bob Ontiveros saw an opportunity to live the American dream and build a company for himself and his family. 50 years later, the packaging company he originally founded out of the back of his station wagon - Group O is ranked by the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce as one of the top five Latino-owned businesses in the country. Group O has gained prestige for helping Fortune 500 companies like Samsung, Michelin, Caterpillar, and PepsiCo turn their most complex business challenges into centers of profitability and efficiency. Headquartered in Milan, IL, Group O employs over 1,200 employees.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of training and experience
- 1-2 years of experience in reporting, analytics, business intelligence, data analysis, or a related role; equivalent training or education may be considered
- Basic-to-intermediate SQL skills, including running, reviewing, and modifying existing queries
- Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills for data organization, validation, analysis, and summarization
- Strong attention to detail and ability to review data for accuracy, completeness, and consistency
- Ability to work with data received in multiple formats
- Ability to explain reporting results, trends, and variances clearly
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational, documentation, and task management skills
- Curiosity, problem-solving ability, willingness to learn, and ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Working knowledge of querying relational databases or demonstrated aptitude for learning query tools
- Exposure to business intelligence, reporting, analytics, or dashboard support
- Power BI dashboard development, maintenance, data visualization, or report refresh experience
- Experience with client-facing reports, operational data, web portals, warehouse management systems, or ERP systems
- Exposure to Power BI, Tableau, or another business intelligence platform
- Experience creating or maintaining reports, dashboards, KPI summaries, or recurring analytics deliverables
- Ability to interpret business requirements and translate them into reporting or data request documentation
- Familiarity with data visualization concepts and effective visual storytelling
- Customer service, listening, communication, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills
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The Company
What We Do
Group O is an end-to-end business process outsourcing provider specializing in innovative, technologically driven marketing, supply chain, and packaging solutions. The Marketing Division specializes in loyalty and reward program management utilizing O-vations™ Loyalty and Reward platform, Omni-channel customer care and sales centers, as well as program analytics and supportive creative services. The Supply Chain division is committed to giving clients a competitive edge through comprehensive solutions. Services include kitting and sub-assembly, forward and reverse logistics, device management, spend management and order and inventory management solutions. The Packaging Division is dedicated to keeping client packaging operations running efficiently by procuring and distributing packaging materials, maintaining equipment, and optimizing packaging materials utilizing Smart Audit™ Analysis. Headquartered in Milan, IL, Group O is one of the largest Hispanic-owned companies in the United States with more than 1,200 employees. To learn more, visit www.GroupO.com.
