Power BI Lead Developer

Job Summary

The Power BI Lead Developer is a role within the Finance department requiring hands-on experience in designing, building, and deploying Power BI solutions. The ideal candidate should have a passion for consulting with internal stakeholders, visual storytelling, and data modeling, with expertise in SQL.

Job Duties

• Leads the design, development, and implementation of the company’s BI architecture and strategy
• Collaborates with data governance team in developing data modeling standards, standardized datasets, and governance frameworks
• Serves as the technical authority for Power BI development
• Creates reusable components and templates for Power BI development
• Understands business requirements and design data models to transform raw data into meaningful insights and compelling stories
• Creates effective and compelling “art of the possible” presentations to help highlight solutions
• Takes branding standards and creates intentional design choices, color palette, and report design standards, choosing appropriate locations for objects with intention, and utilizing fonts and colors to design easily consumable reports
• Explores large data sets and relational databases, perform analyses and identify unique storytelling opportunities
• Implements modern data visualization methodologies and maintains an up-to-date knowledge of data visualization approaches
• Imports, cleans and analyzes large data sets from disparate data sources
• Creates relationships between data and develop tabular data models
• Creates complex Data Analysis Expression (DAX) measures to support the data analysis needs of visualizations
• Maps data models to source systems and track entire data lineage
• Configures incremental refresh logic for reports and understands how to design a model which supports incremental refresh, including writing and deploying the XML for Analysis (XMLA) commands to customize incremental refresh
• Develops data model documentation explaining algorithms, parameters, models, and relations
• Develops training documentation for Power BI reports
• Collaborates with data engineers in ingesting and warehousing data to support data models
• Serves as a leader to other team members, reviewing proposed solution designs, conducting code reviews, and troubleshooting advanced technical issues
• Manages workspaces, user permissions and deploys Power BI apps
• Serves as a leader to other team members, reviewing proposed solution designs, conducting code reviews, and troubleshooting advanced technical issues
• Designs and supports complex Row Level Security (RLS) within Power BI
• Maintains a broad and current understanding of advancements and best practices in the design and development of data analytics solutions
• Stays up-to-date on Power BI monthly updates
• Trains and mentors team members on Power BI best practices

Education

• Bachelor's degree, required; degree in Computer Science, Accounting, or Finance, preferred
• Five (5) or more years of experience within Data Analytics, Business Intelligence or Application Development, required
• Five (5) or more years of experience with Power BI, required
• One (1) or more years of experience with Data Modeling, Semantic Model Definition or Star Schema Construction, required
• Experience working with Finance data, preferred

Software

• Strong SQL skills, required
• Strong ETL/ELT processes, required
• Microsoft Power Automate Experience, preferred
• Oracle Database Experience, preferred

About Us

Join us at BDO, where you will find more than a career, you’ll find a place where your work is impactful, and you are valued for your individuality. We offer flexibility and opportunities for advancement. Our culture is centered around making meaningful connections, approaching interactions with curiosity, and being true to yourself, all while making a positive difference in the world. At BDO, our purpose of helping people thrive every day is at the heart of everything we do. Together, we are focused on delivering exceptional and sustainable outcomes and value for our people, our clients, and our communities. BDO is the first large accounting and advisory organization to implement an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). A qualified retirement plan, the ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being. The ESOP stands as a compelling addition to our comprehensive compensation and Total Rewards benefits* offerings. The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions. We Are Committed To Delivering Exceptional Experiences To Middle Market Leaders By Sharing Insight-driven Perspectives, Helping Companies Take Business As Usual To Better Than Usual. With Industry Knowledge And Experience, a Breadth And Depth Of Resources, And Unwavering Commitment To Quality, We Pride Ourselves On Welcoming diverse perspectives and understanding the experience of our professionals and clientsEmpowering team members to explore their full potentialOur talented team who brings varying skills, knowledge and experience to proactively help our clients navigate an expanding array of complex challenges and opportunitiesCelebrating ingenuity and innovation to transform our business and help our clients transform theirsFocus on resilience and sustainability to positively impact our people, clients, and communitiesBDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.” Click here to find out more! Benefits may be subject to eligibility requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets Click here to find out more! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. "BDO USA, P.A. is an EO employer M/F/Veteran/Disability"