Senior Data Analyst

Posted 2 Days Ago
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Dubai, ARE
Hybrid
Senior level
Information Technology • Software
The Role
Analyze complex finance, commercial, and operational datasets; build and maintain Power BI dashboards and reports; partner with Finance and executives to translate business questions into analytics; validate data and resolve quality issues; document KPIs and requirements; produce insights and recommendations; drive self-service analytics adoption and contribute to Finance BI standards.
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Company Description

At IFS you will work in a growing, global enterprise software company built upon committed and empowered colleagues who come to work knowing they are making a difference. We work every day within our single platform and embedded digital innovation to help our customers be their best when it really matters to their customers – at the Moment of Service™. We take pride in ensuring that our employees are able to achieve the company goals as well as develop their career. We believe empowered autonomy, committed colleagues and being part of a winning team are the keys to our success and what makes us great!

We celebrate that IFS employees have diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds. We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work and be valued for it. It creates a culture that allows us to develop and expand our thinking. It enables us to achieve better results. By embracing and celebrating our differences, we are more representative of the customers, partners and communities we serve.  

 

Job Description

  • Analyse complex Finance, commercial and operational datasets to identify trends, risks, opportunities and performance drivers.
  • Partner with Finance, FP&A, Operations and executive stakeholders to understand business questions and translate them into analytical outputs.
  • Design, develop and maintain Power BI dashboards, reports and data experiences with strong usability and consistent metric definitions.
  • Support strategic Finance BI initiatives including ARR by Product, Personnel Planning, Finance Dashboard, planning cycles and executive reporting packs.
  • Build business requirements, data definitions, KPI documentation and user stories for engineering and analytics delivery.
  • Validate data accuracy, investigate variances and work with engineers or business owners to resolve data quality issues.
  • Prepare clear insight summaries, commentary and recommendations for senior stakeholders.
  • Drive adoption of self-service analytics by supporting users, improving report usability and promoting consistent data interpretation.
  • Use AI-enabled analytics and Copilot-style workflows where appropriate to accelerate analysis, documentation and insight generation.
  • Contribute to Finance BI standards for documentation, dashboard design, governance and reporting excellence.

Qualifications

  • Strong experience in data analysis, business intelligence, Finance analytics or performance reporting.
  • Advanced Power BI skills, including report design, dashboard development and data model understanding.
  • Strong SQL skills and ability to interrogate, join and validate complex datasets.
  • Ability to translate business requirements into analytical solutions and communicate technical topics in simple business language.
  • Strong stakeholder management, documentation and presentation skills.
  • Good understanding of KPI design, data quality, variance analysis and reporting governance.
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment with multiple priorities.

PREFERRED SKILLS

  • Finance, FP&A, SaaS metrics, ARR, ERP, planning or management reporting experience.
  • Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, semantic models, Power Query, DAX, Python or other analytical tools.
  • Strong data storytelling and executive presentation capability.
  • Experience improving dashboard UI/UX and increasing analytics adoption.
  • Exposure to AI-assisted analytics, Microsoft Copilot, Analyst Agents or data agents.

Additional Information

  • Bachelor degree in Finance, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Information Systems or equivalent practical experience.
  • 4+ years of relevant experience in BI, data analytics, Finance analytics or business analysis.

Skills Required

  • 4+ years of relevant experience in BI, data analytics, finance analytics or business analysis
  • Bachelor degree in Finance, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, Information Systems or equivalent practical experience
  • Strong experience in data analysis, business intelligence, finance analytics or performance reporting
  • Advanced Power BI skills including report design, dashboard development and data model understanding
  • Strong SQL skills and ability to interrogate, join and validate complex datasets
  • Ability to translate business requirements into analytical solutions and communicate technical topics in simple business language
  • Strong stakeholder management, documentation and presentation skills
  • Good understanding of KPI design, data quality, variance analysis and reporting governance
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment with multiple priorities
  • Finance, FP&A, SaaS metrics, ARR, ERP, planning or management reporting experience
  • Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, semantic models, Power Query, DAX, Python or other analytical tools
  • Strong data storytelling and executive presentation capability
  • Experience improving dashboard UI/UX and increasing analytics adoption
  • Exposure to AI-assisted analytics, Microsoft Copilot, Analyst Agents or data agents

IFS Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IFS and has not been reviewed or approved by IFS.

  • Retirement Support Retirement support is presented as part of the package in North America through a 401(k) plan and references to pension/defined contribution arrangements in some contexts.
  • Healthcare Strength Healthcare coverage is described as available in some regions, including health, dental, life, and disability insurance offerings.
  • Strong & Reliable Incentives Variable pay elements such as monthly bonuses and profit sharing are described as meaningful in certain roles, with bonuses tied to performance outcomes like reduced downtime.

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The Company
HQ: Linköping
6,788 Employees
Year Founded: 1983

What We Do

IFS develops and delivers enterprise software for companies around the world who manufacture and distribute goods, build and maintain assets, and manage service-focused operations. Within our single platform, our industry specific products are innately connected to a single data model and use embedded digital innovation so that our customers can be their best when it really matters to their customers – at the Moment of Service. The industry expertise of our people and of our growing ecosystem, together with a commitment to deliver value at every single step, has made IFS a recognized leader and the most recommended supplier in our sector. Our team of 5,000 employees every day live our values of agility, trustworthiness and collaboration in how we support our 10,000+ customers. Learn more about how our enterprise software solutions can help your business today at ifs.com. Follow us on Twitter: @ifs Facebook: www.facebook.com/ifsdotcom Instagram: www.instagram.com/ifsdotcom Visit the IFS Blog on technology, innovation and creativity: https://blog.ifs.com/

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