Forrest T. Jones & Company ยท 20 hours ago
Data Analyst
Kansas City, MO
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$58K/yr - $70K/yr
1+ years expForrest T. Jones & Company, Inc. provides insurance and insurance-related services to a variety of clients. The Data Analyst is responsible for analyzing data files, validating data, and providing business solutions to support the organization's initiatives.
Financial ServicesInsuranceMarketing
Responsibilities
Works with large datasets to ensure completeness and transformation of data into various other formats
Validates data coming from or going into various systems from departmental and client requests
Serves as the liaison between internal business personnel and software development team
Critically evaluates data gathered from multiple sources, reconciles conflicts, decomposes high-level information into details, abstracts up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguishes if data is complete and meets business needs
Proactively communicates and collaborates with external and internal customers to analyze data needs to meet business requirements
Drives and challenges business units on their assumptions of how they will successfully execute their plans
Focuses on delivering value innovation in projects; solution and efficiency focused
Collaborates with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs
Works with the Project and Portfolio Manager to plan projects to accomplish its goals within constraints such as time, cost, and agreed quality standards
Works independently with subject matter experts and clients to define concepts and data reporting
Work with the Project and Portfolio Manager to plan and schedule project timelines and milestones where applicable
Develops and manages testing efforts
Ensures data issues are identified, tracked, reported on and resolved in a timely manner
Works with client personnel to identify required changes
Communicates needed changes to development team
Qualification
Required
Requires college degree in business/computer science or equivalent
Knowledge of MS-SQL, Azure SQL, Python, JetBrains, Jupyter
1-3 years of experience in the insurance industry, with strong knowledge of insurance terminology preferred, but not required
2+ years of experience in a similar business analyst support position is preferred but not required
Understanding of business requirements and able to implement them in a timely manner
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with all levels of the organization
Ability to communicate technical matters clearly in lay terms for full comprehension by non-technical users
Possesses understanding in the areas of application programming, database and system design
Strong analytical skills required, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational requirements
Excellent organization skills, including the proven ability to adapt to a dynamic project environment and manage multiple projects
Identifies critical issues with ease
Exhibits confidence and extensive knowledge when solving business problems
Data collection: Gathers data from various sources, such as databases, surveys, flat files from business partners, and APIs
Data cleaning/curation: Cleans and processes raw data to ensure accuracy and consistency by fixing errors and removing inconsistencies
Data quality: Uses a mix of manual and automated methods to validate data, perform basic transformations, and adhere to enterprise schemas and standards. (Goal of 98+% accuracy rate.)
Data analysis: Uses statistical methods to analyze datasets, identify trends, and uncover meaningful patterns
Collaboration: Works with other departments, such as IT, Operations, and Sales, to understand their data needs and support new business initiatives
Data governance: Helps establish and maintain data integrity and governance standards for insurance administration data
Preferred
1-3 years of experience in the insurance industry, with strong knowledge of insurance terminology preferred, but not required
2+ years of experience in a similar business analyst support position is preferred but not required
Benefits
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Health savings account
Life insurance
Vision insurance
Company
Forrest T. Jones & Company
Forrest T. Jones & Company is an insurance products and other financial services company.
201-500 employees
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