Business Intelligence Analyst – Journeyman

Exclusively focused on the Government, Kearney & Company provides financial services, including auditing, consulting, and technology services. Our commitment to our employees and clients as well as to dedication and trust, critical values to our Firm, have led to Kearney’s recognition as one of the leading accounting firms in the country. Based on our employees’ feedback, we are also consistently rated a Best Place to Work. Employment at Kearney means a flexible, collaborative, and open-minded work environment. We hope it is your “first easy decision.” Learn more at www.kearneyco.com/careers." ,"

The expected salary range for this position is between $69,000 and $105,000 . This range is representative of base pay only and does not include straight time pay for hours worked over 40 per week, company contributions towards paid benefits, and/or bonuses.  Actual compensation (meeting or exceeding the range) will be determined based on specific experience, education, work location, clearance level, and other factors permitted by law.  This position is eligible for bonuses (when applicable). 

We also offer a competitive benefits package that includes: 

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance 

• 401(k) Retirement Plan and 529 Education Savings Plan 

• Flexible Spending & Health Savings Account 

• Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity Insurances 

• Legal Insurance and Pet Insurance 

• Employee Assistance Program, fitness and wellness benefits, and other firm benefits. 

• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time 

As a Business Intelligence Analyst – Journeyman at Kearney & Company, you will support the FASTR program within the War Data Platform as a member of the Business Intelligence, Reporting & Decision Support team. Working under the direction of the BI / Reporting Functional Lead and senior analysts, you will develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and analytical products supporting Department of the Air Force financial management. You will translate documented requirements into visualizations, validate data and calculations, troubleshoot reporting issues, and collaborate with functional and technical stakeholders to deliver reliable decision-support capabilities.

Responsibilities:

• Support the development and maintenance of interactive dashboards, recurring reports, scorecards, and ad hoc analyses for Department of the Air Force financial management stakeholders.
• Implement documented reporting requirements, KPIs, business rules, and acceptance criteria in BI visualizations and reporting products.
• Create and maintain data transformations, measures, calculated fields, and basic semantic models under the guidance of senior BI analysts.
• Query, join, aggregate, and analyze financial datasets to support reporting, trend analysis, and operational decision-making.
• Work with Financial Management SMEs to verify financial definitions, calculations, filters, aggregations, and drill-down results.
• Coordinate with data engineering and platform teams to identify data dependencies, document integration issues, and support resolution.
• Perform data quality checks and reconcile report outputs to approved source datasets; document discrepancies and escalate complex issues.
• Execute assigned BI testing and user acceptance testing scenarios, document defects, verify corrections, and support release readiness.
• Follow established development standards, version control practices, and peer review processes to maintain reliable reporting products.
• Maintain report documentation, data dictionaries, user instructions, and training materials; assist with demonstrations and end-user support.

Required Qualifications

• 3 years of relevant experience in business intelligence, data analytics, reporting development, data visualization, or related information systems work.
• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Hands-on experience developing dashboards and reports using Power BI or a comparable enterprise business intelligence platform.
• Working knowledge of SQL, including querying, joining, filtering, and aggregating structured datasets.
• Experience implementing documented reporting requirements and validating calculations, metrics, and report outputs.
• Ability to investigate data discrepancies, document findings, and troubleshoot routine reporting issues.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to collaborate with functional SMEs and technical teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret level security clearance (requires US Citizenship)
• Must be willing and able to travel as required, up to 25% of the time

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Department of War or Department of the Air Force financial management, audit, budget, or reporting initiatives.
• Familiarity with the War Data Platform or similar secure government enterprise data environments.
• Experience with Power BI, DAX, Power Query, Python, or related data transformation and automation tools.
• Knowledge of financial management data structures, accounting classifications, data governance, or source-system reconciliation.
• Experience supporting user acceptance testing, dashboard performance improvements, and end-user training.

Work location is subject to change based on client requirements.

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