Business Data Analyst - REMOTE (Tableau / SQL / ETL)

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Summary

CGS has a nationwide Financial Services customer seeking an experienced and analytical Business Data Analyst to serve as the bridge between raw data and strategic business decisions. The ideal candidate will have exceptional proficiency in SQL and SQL Server, with a strong business acumen to interpret complex datasets and provide insights directly to executives.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate directly with executives and department leaders to gather data needs and deliver actionable business insights.
• Analyze and interpret data using SQL queries to support business operations, performance tracking, and strategic decision-making.
• Design and execute complex SQL queries against SQL Server databases to extract and validate data for business reports.
• Provide clear and concise data visualizations and executive summaries to non-technical stakeholders.
• Develop documentation to support data definitions, business rules, and source-to-target mapping.
• Work closely with BI and data engineering teams to align reporting structures with organizational KPIs.
• Identify data quality issues and inconsistencies and work with data stewards to resolve them.
• Support ad hoc data requests and recurring business analysis initiatives across the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Statistics, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience as a data analyst, business analyst, or similar role in a data-driven organization.
• Strong command of SQL with ability to write efficient and complex queries.
• Experience interpreting large datasets and translating data into business insights.
• Statistical Analysis: Experience with t-tests, ANOVA, PCA/Factor Analysis, and clustering/segmentation techniques.
• Predictive Modeling: Proficiency in regression analysis, time series methods (ARIMA, VAR), and machine learning approaches (Random Forest, LCA).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience working with executive stakeholders and handling sensitive business questions with discretion.

Required Domain Expertise:

• Experience analyzing mortgage data, including conventional, FHA, VA, and reverse mortgage products (HECM), with understanding of loan performance metrics, servicing data, and regulatory reporting requirements
• Familiarity with capital markets concepts, including interest rate movements, bond pricing, and secondary market activities, with ability to apply this knowledge to support business analytics and reporting

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with BI tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Experience with data warehousing or ETL processes.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Soft Skills

• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive problem-solver who can take initiative.
• Collaborative and team-oriented attitude.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.

About CGS Business Solutions: CGS specializes in IT business solutions, staffing and consulting services. With a strong focus in IT Applications, Network Infrastructure, Information Security, and Engineering. CGS is an INC 5000 company and is honored to be selected as one of the Best IT Recruitment Firms in California. After five consecutive Fastest Growing Company titles, CGS continues to break into new markets across the USA. Companies are counting on CGS to attract and help retain these resource pools in order to gain a competitive advantage the rapidly changing business environments. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job