Reporting and Data Insights Analyst

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The Reporting and Data Insights Analyst is responsible for the design and delivery of reporting solutions, insights, and analytics. Partners with leadership on the development and implementation of data insights.

What you will do:

Reporting

• Serves as an Internal Audit reporting and continuous improvement expert with deep knowledge of current reporting and data functionality, design concepts, creating strong partnerships with relevant process areas
• Partners with the Internal Audit, Asset Protection, and Enterprise Risk Management teams to deeply understand business problems to solve, key questions to be answered, and how the reporting tools developed will fit into business process decision-making.
• Develops interactive and easy-to-understand data visualizations using best practices to effectively solve business problems by enabling business insights and making recommendations.
• Interprets data and analyzes results using statistical techniques to deliver data in a useful and appealing way to users. Recommends definitions for new and updated metrics, and supports metric data governance and documentation.
• Familiar with blending multiple data sources together into cohesive insights

Data Governance

• Develops data standards, policies, and procedures, including methodologies for monitoring, analyzing and correcting data usage, distribution, and reporting.
• Facilitates collaboration and cross-functional partnerships in the department to solve the team's most pressing challenges
• Evaluates priorities and works through complex issues to identify, develop and implement effective solutions for process optimization and/or automation.
• Assists with change management, communication, and training initiatives that advance the department’s data governance and reporting abilities and maturity.
• Supports implementing scalable frameworks, standards and data best practices while upholding integrity and privacy across our data ecosystem and lifecycle.
• Works as a data steward hand-in-hand with the managers of the critical data systems to convey data governance needs.
• Supports the documentation and implementation of data quality policies, standards, and procedures for both legacy and new data environments.
• Develops and delivers training to the end-users on new and existing dashboards, AI tools, and automations..

When you will work:

• Monday through Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm.
• Hybrid Work Schedule: 4 days in office, 1 day from home.

What you bring to the table:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Computer Science, Information Systems, or Data Science (or equivalent) plus 2 or more years of experience data analytics (e.g., Visual Looker, Power BI, Tableau, etc.) and Artificial Intelligence tools (e.g. Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, etc).
• Effective understanding of Data Governance and Data Quality concepts
• Analytical and problem-solving skills combined with strong business discernment and an ability to communicate analysis in a clear and compelling manner.
• Experience in reporting, including developing complex reports, layouts, and analytics for business purposes.
• Project oversight in support of overall direction and delivery of analytics and data governance solutions
• Experience gathering requirements, designing, prototyping, testing, and deploying solutions to meet customer requirements.
• Passion for exceptional customer service
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively manage customer expectations.
• Comfortable helping translate ambiguity into tangibility

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Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Gordon Food Service, Inc. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to talent@gfs.com and use the words “Accommodation Request” in your subject line.

All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.

Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug tests.