BI Developer

Company: Advance America
Location: Spartanburg
Posted on: May 13, 2020

Job Description:

Company:

Advance America
Address : 135 N Church Street , Spartanburg , South Carolina , United States - 29306

Purpose Financial, Inc. is an innovative consumer financial services company that offers a diverse suite of credit products, promoting financial inclusion and meeting consumers wherever they are. Through its brands, the company is committed to helping customers achieve their version of financial stability in the moment and in the future. Since 1997, Purpose Financial has been a pioneer in the consumer credit and financial services market, with more than 5,000 employees in over 1,800 storefronts and offices across 28 states.

At Purpose Financial we are always on the lookout for motivated individuals who share in our values of mutual respect to join our team of outstanding professionals.

We offer:

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• Competitive Wages
  
• Life/Health Benefits
  
• 401(k) Savings Plan
  
• Educational Assistance
  
• Paid Vacation/Holidays
  
• Employee Discounts
  
• Work-life Balance
  
• Business Casual Environment
  
• Paid Volunteer time off
  
• Rewards and Recognition Program
  
• EAP
  
  To learn more about Purpose Financial visit Purpose Financial Website
  
  This position reports to the Sr Manager of BI Reporting, is responsible for the development of reports and dashboards using various tools such as Tableau, SQL query tools and other tools as required. This person will work closely with various functional teams to translate business requirements into optimized reporting systems and design/ develop appropriate dimensional modeling and presentation layers. The BI developer will be expected to lead projects independently and develop and implement large scale reporting solutions with minimal supervision.
  
  This position develops and implements systems to meet the information reporting needs of the business. This position will also contribute to the development of the data warehouse strategy including being involved in all phases of the systems development life cycle; resolution of issues with existing systems; and providing technical guidance to other team members. Other duties as assigned.
  
  Responsiblities:
  
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  • Leading end user training
    
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    • Evaluate and recommend alternative system solutions
      
      
    • Mentor developers
      
      
      Drive
      
      
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      • Investigate and resolve complex system issues across applications
        
        
      • Self-lead development
        
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        • Design and development of reports
          
          
        • Validation of data, setting up and training users
          
          
        • Designing and implementing internal controls and safeguards through business rules and system functions
          
          
        • Database administration and database design (Data Marts)
          
          
        • Accessing and translating user requirements into reports and models
          
          
        • Technical documentation
          
          
        • Functional testing
          
          
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          • Plan, organize and control work effort of the team
            
          • Manage projects
            
          • Adhere to all points of the creed
            
            Qualifications:
            
            Equivalent Education Level Required: Bachelor's Degree in BI, IS or Finance and multiple years related work experience (Master's Degree a plus).
            
            Experience Required: 3+ years of experience report development, 3+ years of experience with PL/SQL, 3+ years developing reporting solutions using SQL and PL/SQL. 2+ years of experience developing reports using Tableau.
            
            Knowledge Required: Excellent written and verbal communications skills as would be needed to communicate in person, by phone, and through email; adaptability and flexibility to changing environment; and comfortable working in a dynamic, high volume, fast-paced environment. Experience in Agile Scrum environment is highly desirable. Leadership skills are highly desirable. Ability to read, write, evaluate, and apply information. Ability to interact professionally and exhibit appropriate social skills. Ability to understand and ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and laws governing our industry/business and products. Ability to develop and maintain business relationships. Proficiency in SQL and developing complex queries. Strong analytic, problem solving, and collaborative skills; experience in business requirements gathering; knowledge of standard system development lifecycle concepts. Extensive understanding of business intelligence and data warehousing concepts. Must exhibit advanced query and report writing skills. Be skilled at requirements definition, and data and business process modeling. Have technical and accounting expertise. Have advanced skills in analysis and report design for predictive, descriptive, and decision support models. Extensive experience with Tableau is required. Understanding of dimensional models, analytics and reporting, business analysis, data analysis, logical data modeling highly desirable. Knowledge of Accounting and Finance concepts highly desirable. Must be able to work independently with minimal guidance. Must be able to administer training and knowledge sharing to Field Management and the Executive team. Javascript, html and Collections experience is a plus.
            
            Physical Requirements: Sitting for long periods of time; standing occasionally; walking; bending; squatting; kneeling; pushing/pulling; reaching; twisting; frequent lifting of less than 10 lbs., occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs.; typing; data entry; grasping; transferring items between hands and/or to another person or receptacle; use of office equipment to include computers; ability to travel to, be physically present at, and complete the physical requirements of the position at any assigned location.
            
            Travel: No Travel
            
            Attire: Business Casual
            
            Other: Must be eligible to work in the USA and able to pass a background check.
            
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            All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability.
            
            Requisition ID: 341
            
            Nearest Major Market: Spartanburg
            
            Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina
            
            
            
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