Senior Business Intelligence & Data Analytics Analyst (Internal Audit)

About the role

The Senior Business Intelligence & Data Analytics Analyst (Internal Audit) Lead II role is part of the Global Internal Audit team at UST. This role is responsible for designing, developing, and delivering advanced analytics and AI-enabled solutions to improve audit effectiveness, risk identification, and operational insights.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver advanced analytics and AI-enabled solutions to improve audit coverage, risk identification, and operational insights.
• Translate complex audit and business requirements into scalable, defensible, and actionable analytical solutions.
• Partner with Internal Audit teams and business stakeholders to integrate analytics into audit planning, execution, SOX reviews, operational audits, and enterprise risk initiatives.
• Build dashboards, reports, and visualizations using Tableau and Power BI.
• Develop automated data preparation, validation, and reporting processes using SQL and Python.
• Ensure high standards of data governance, privacy, security, and quality throughout the analytics lifecycle.
• Perform data reconciliation, validation, and traceability checks to ensure audit-ready outputs.
• Estimate effort, prioritize work, and independently manage multiple analytics initiatives.
• Develop reusable analytics frameworks, templates, and documentation to improve consistency across audit engagements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for automation and AI adoption.
• Mentor junior analysts and promote analytics best practices across the team.
• Collaborate within Agile teams by participating in sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Business Analytics, Statistics, or a related field.
• Master's degree in Data Science, Business Analytics, Statistics, or a related discipline preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in Business Intelligence, Data Analytics, Audit Analytics, or related analytical roles.
• Experience supporting Internal Audit, SOX compliance, Risk Management, or Finance organizations is highly preferred.
• Advanced SQL for complex querying, data extraction, and optimization.
• Strong Python programming for data preparation, automation, validation, and analytics.
• Experience with statistical analysis and analytical methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with Tableau and/or Microsoft Power BI.
• Experience designing and supporting data pipelines and ETL/data transformation processes.
• Strong understanding of data modeling and reporting best practices.
• Experience developing reusable analytical assets and documentation.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar code-generation platforms.
• Exposure to Microsoft Copilot Studio is a plus.
• Working knowledge of React is preferred.
• Experience using Jira and Confluence for Agile project management and documentation.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office 365.

Qualifications

• Required technical skills: Advanced SQL, strong Python programming, experience with statistical analysis, hands-on experience with Tableau and Power BI, experience with data pipelines and ETL processes, strong understanding of data modeling and reporting best practices, experience with reusable analytical assets and documentation, familiarity with AI-assisted development tools, exposure to Microsoft Copilot Studio, working knowledge of React, experience with Jira and Confluence, strong proficiency with Microsoft Office 365.

Skills

• Agile
• Audit Support
• Data Analysis
• Data Governance

Benefits

• Paid vacation
• Paid sick leave
• 10 paid holidays
• Participation in the Company’s 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Short- and long-term disability benefits
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Pay

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Schedule

Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty.