Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst

Description:

The Business Intelligence Analyst serves as a data analytics expert within the Gift Processing &Analytics (GP&A) team, providing data-driven insights, reporting, and decision support to advance fundraising, financial, and strategic priorities. This role is responsible for understanding business needs, translating them into actionable analytics solutions, and driving the adoption and effective use of data across the department.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of experience in business intelligence, analytics, financial planning, reporting, or a related field, with strong experience developing dashboards and reporting solutions in Power BI. The role works closely with business stakeholders and partners with IT and data teams as needed to ensure high-quality data, scalable solutions, and effective analytics capabilities.

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What will you do as a BI Analyst

·      Serve as GP&A's business intelligence and analytics lead, providing data-driven insights that support fundraising, financial, operational, and strategic decision-making.

·      Partner directly with business stakeholders to understand priorities and translate business needs into meaningful reports, dashboards, KPIs, scorecards, and analytical solutions.

·      Develop, enhance, and maintain Power BI dashboards, scorecards, and self-service reporting tools that enable effective performance management and decision-making.

·      Analyze complex business data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and actionable insights for leadership and key stakeholders.

·      Design and maintain data models that integrate information across fundraising, finance, budgeting, and other relevant business systems.

·      Develop reporting and analytics solutions that improve visibility into business performance, planning, forecasting, and outcomes.

·      Drive reporting automation, standardization, and process improvements to increase efficiency, scalability, and consistency across GP&A.

·      Validate BI outputs against source data, resolve discrepancies, and maintain supporting business logic documentation.

·      Establish and maintain reporting standards, definitions, KPIs, and documentation to promote consistent interpretation and use of data.

·      Partner with IT, and other technical teams as needed to support data availability, integration, governance, and reporting requirements.

·      Act as a business-facing subject matter expert on analytics and business intelligence, helping stakeholders understand and effectively leverage data.

·      Promote adoption of analytics and self-service reporting by providing guidance, training, documentation, and ongoing support to business users.

·      Translate analytical findings into clear business narratives and recommendations that enable leadership to make informed decisions.

·      Continuously identify opportunities to improve reporting capabilities, data accessibility, analytical processes, and the overall use of data across GP&A.

What qualifications are required to be our Business Intelligence Analyst

·      5+ years of experience in business intelligence, data analytics, financial analytics, reporting, or a related field.

·      Strong experience developing and maintaining Power BI dashboards and reporting solutions.

·      Demonstrated ability to translate complex business requirements into practical analytics and reporting solutions, including data modeling, data transformation, publishing, refresh management, and performance optimization

·      Strong understanding of data modeling, reporting methodologies, KPIs, and business performance measurement.

·      Experience working with data from multiple business systems and integrating disparate data sources.

·      Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify meaningful trends and translate findings into actionable insights.

·      Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively with both business and technical teams.

·      Experience driving reporting automation, standardization, and process improvement.

·      Strong attention to data quality, accuracy, and detail.

·      Experience with RE NXT, Power Query and other Power BI development tools is a plus.

Additional Preferred Skills and Competencies:

·      Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects while operating effectively in a collaborative, business-focused environment.

·      Bachelor's degree in business, finance, analytics, information systems, data science, or a related field preferred.

·      Experience supporting fundraising, finance, budgeting, planning, or nonprofit operations is a plus.

·      Passion for humanitarian work and/or global Jewish service strongly preferred

Additional Details

·      Employment Type: Full time

·      Hours: 35 Hours/week 8:45 AM – 4:45PM

·      Location: Hybrid from New York, NY in office Tuesdays and Thursdays

·      Reports to: Director of Gift Processing & Analytics

·      Job Function/Department: GP&A

What are the compensation and benefits for a Business Analyst?

This is a full-time position paid semi-monthly at a salary of $80,000-$100,000 per year; in determining where a candidate falls in that range JDC considers several factors, including skills and experience, internal equity, and cost of living in location of work. This role is exempt per the FLSA.

We offer an excellent benefits package, including but not limited to:

• Competitive medical, vision and dental insurance coverage
• Paid time off, including 20 vacation days, 20 sick days, 3 personal days, 10 national holidays, and up to 14 Jewish holidays depending on the Jewish calendar for any given year
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for full-time staff who have worked with JDC for at least 1 year
• 403(b) with JDC contributions of 6.5% of salary
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), commuter benefits, and life insurance
• Learning & Development: Ongoing opportunities for professional development through workshops and trainings with our internal L&D program
• Food Perks: Bagel Thursdays and beverages/snacks in the office for on-site and hybrid employees

Why work at JDC?

• The People – What we hear most from our team members is that they enjoy working with others who share their passion for doing good; Our staff aim to use their skills to make a positive difference in the lives of others
• A Global Environment – you will have the opportunity to develop a global perspective, working with staff from the U.S., Israel, the Former Soviet Union, and all over the world
• Tikkun Olam – This Jewish value of “repairing the world” is deeply important to us. Collectively we are dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of others

Equal Employment Opportunity

JDC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As the world’s leading global Jewish humanitarian organization, we are committed to treating people with compassion and respect. All qualified applications will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, reproductive health decision-making, marital status, height, weight, disability, mental disorder, familial status, veteran status, genetic information, AIDS/HIV-positive status, victim of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking, or any other protected characteristic as established by law.

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Application Deadline: Rolling

Expected Start Date: ASAP

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About JDC

JDC -- the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee or "The Joint" -- is the leading Jewish humanitarian organization, working in 70 countries to lift lives and strengthen communities. We rescue Jews in danger, provide aid to vulnerable Jews, develop innovative solutions to Israel’s most complex social challenges, cultivate a Jewish future, and lead the Jewish community’s response to crises. For over 100 years, our work has put the timeless Jewish value of mutual responsibility into action, making JDC essential to the survival of millions of people and the advancement of Jewish life across the globe.

For more information, please visit www.JDC.org.