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Data Analyst

Association of California School Administrators

On-siteSacramento, CAentryPosted 8h ago

Job description

Description

The Data Analyst supports Power BI reporting, data requests, report generation, data quality initiatives, and day-to-day support tickets. This role works with stakeholders and senior technical staff to turn business questions into accurate, useful, and well-documented data outputs.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Reports to and receives general direction from ACSAโ€™s Data Engineer. Works independently and uses expertise and experience to exercise discretion over methods used to perform tasks. Independent contributor.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Deliver organizational data analysis, including:

  • Power BI Development: Develop, maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize Power BI dashboards, reports, semantic models, DAX measures, refresh behavior (including Direct Lake where applicable), and report performance.

  • Data Requests & Analysis: Clarify requirements, define metrics, and complete data requests using SQL, Power BI, and other appropriate tools. Outputs may include dashboards, datasets, queries, extracts, regular reports, or analysis summaries.

  • Data Quality: Investigate discrepancies between source and reported data, document findings, support validation processes, and help maintain consistent business definitions and metric standards.

  • Ticket Management: Triage, prioritize, and resolve data-related support tickets; follow up with stakeholders; document resolutions; and escalate complex technical issues to the Data Engineer when needed.

  • Business System Support: Field data questions related to Power BI, Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement, Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, and other business systems, primarily working from curated reporting datasets rather than raw source data.

  • Documentation: Document report logic, SQL queries, metric definitions, dependencies, and recurring support processes in the team's shared knowledge base.

Requirements

WORKING CONDITIONS

  • Sitting for long hours, working at a computer workstation for extended periods

  • Perform light physical activity, including moving up to forty pounds

  • Limited travel may be required by land or air, with occasional overnights

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

  • 1โ€“3 years of professional experience in Power BI, SQL, and data analysis; or demonstrable equivalent through internships, coursework, or independent projects.

  • Strong SQL skills, including joins, aggregations, window functions, filtering, troubleshooting, and writing queries that answer business questions accurately.

  • Hands-on Power BI experience: dashboards, semantic models, DAX measures, Power Query.

  • Working understanding of data modeling and report optimization concepts, including relationships, filter context, model design, refresh behavior, and report usability.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Clear communication skills, including the ability to manage intake, clarify requests, provide status updates, and support non-technical users.

  • Attention to detail and commitment to accurate, well-documented work.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Lakehouse/Warehouse concepts, or modern analytics platforms.

  • Experience using Python for data analysis, automation, validation, or data quality processes.

  • Familiarity with Dynamics 365 or other CRM/ERP platforms.