Business Intelligence Analyst – Journeyman

Kearney & Company is hiring a Business Intelligence Analyst – Journeyman to support the FASTR program within the War Data Platform. The role develops and maintains dashboards, reports, and analytical products for Department of the Air Force financial management, while validating data and collaborating with functional and technical stakeholders.

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

Requirements:

• 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)
• 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