Business Intelligence Analyst

Job DetailsJob Location: Water Tower IT - McAllen, TX 78504Position Type: Full TimeJOB SUMMARY Individuals within the Business Intelligence (BI) Analyst I role identify business intelligence, reporting, and data analysis needs. They work closely with clients and IT teams to turn data into critical information and knowledge that can be used to make sound business decisions. It is essential that BI Analysts build an understanding of the business at a level of detail that enables them to identify and address critical issues. They provide data that is accurate, congruent and reliable, and ensure the information is easily available to users for direct consumption or integration with other systems. BI Analysts educate and train clients to use the data as an analytical tool, displaying the information in new forms and content for the purpose of analysis and option exploration. BI Analysts work with clients to determine business requirements, priorities, define key performance indicators (KPI), and develop BI and data warehouse (DW) strategy. This includes working with business and development teams to design and document dashboards, alerts, and reports. This individual is accountable for providing leadership and independent initiatives in facilitating information gathering, structured documentation and presentation of findings to all levels of management. They conduct analyses of functional business processes and functional business requirements and participate in the development of business cases in the support of process changes and/or IT projects. BI Analysts understand how data is turned into information and knowledge and how that knowledge supports and enables key business processes. They must have an in-depth understanding of the business environment and an interest in going beyond the obvious, delving into the source, the definition, philosophy, and foundational roots of a data element in order to create information. They must work well within a team environment. ESSENTIAL DUTIES The duties listed below may not include all responsibilities that the person in this role may be asked to perform. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties, as assigned, including cross training across other departments, as necessary.  Works on low to medium complexity tasks within one or more functional areas Works on one or more tasks/projects as a team member and participates in or supports work-stream planning process Works with internal and external customers and IT team members to gather and validate requirements Develops and writes business requirements for the design of solutions May determine and analyze commonly used queries and reports Researches business problems and assists in the creation of models that help analyze these problems Verifies the collected data is within required quality standards May maintain the quality of metadata repository/data dictionary by adding, modifying and deleting data Creates data quality tickets, as needed Participates in job specific training and other various Bank training programs, as necessary Maintains current knowledge of internal risk controls and loss prevention, including reporting of suspicious or unusual customer activity per Bank policy Maintains current knowledge and complies with all federal and state laws and regulations and all established Bank policies and procedures, including internal audit controls related to department operations Maintains current knowledge of all rules, regulations, and laws as they apply to BSA/OFAC/USA Patriot Act/CIP/AML QualificationsQUALIFICATIONS These specifications are general guidelines based on the minimum experience normally considered essential to the satisfactory performance of this position. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to perform the position in a satisfactory manner. Individual abilities may result in some deviation from these guidelines. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Management or specialized training/certification, or equivalent work experience Six (6) months to Two (2) years’ Business Analysis experience, or related education experience Banking experience required General Knowledge of business functional areas Bilingual in English and Spanish is desired ORGANIZATION This position reports to the Business Intelligence Team Lead This position does not oversee other positions TRAINING REQUIREMENTS All employees are required to attend scheduled mandatory trainings and complete online regulatory compliance training courses applicable to their specific job function. In all situations, employees must ensure that their actions fully comply with all federal banking laws and regulations, including internal bank policies and procedures. Failure to adhere to these requirements will be grounds for disciplinary action, including probation and possible termination. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Lone Star National Bank’s Mission Statement includes a commitment to helping our communities grow by serving them with pride and integrity.  All employees are encouraged to volunteer for bank sponsored activities, civic, charitable and community events and to be active in the communities we serve.     LSNB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate in the recruitment, hiring, and conditions of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status as protected by applicable laws.   Management reserves the right to change this position description at any time according to business needs.