BI & Data Analyst

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At Oxford, our culture is truly one of a kind. Across business lines and around the world, we embrace the complex and tackle opportunities with speed and agility. We are ambitious and humble, forward looking and service-focused. We get stuff done, and have fun doing it!  We take great pride in contributing to the communities where we live. We believe that what is good for the environment is good for business. Together we deliver exceptional experiences to our over 2 million daily customers.

We are looking for a highly motivated BI & Data Analyst to join the Financial Systems Team in Toronto. This role will report to the Senior Manager, Financial Systems and be responsible for acting as a business partner to our finance stakeholders, performing data analysis using a wide variety of applications (including Power BI, Power Platform, UiPath and SQL), and driving automation efforts within the Finance team. To succeed in this role, candidates must be able to drive project completion with strong communication and project management, combined with experience in data analytics, big data mining, and data flow & structure. This role will require effective customer service management, with a proven ability to build relationships between the business groups, financial team and IT department, while being able to multitask in a complex environment.

As a member of this team, you will:

• Collaborate with management teams to prioritize business, analytics and information needs and understand project requirements

• Work with financial and operational data from primary or secondary data sources from different stakeholder teams and business functions

• Seek efficiencies in existing processes and execute process improvement initiatives, including exploring and identifying potential new tools and technologies for enhancing reporting automation capabilities

• Identify, analyze, interpret, and report on trends or patterns in complex data sets

• Exploring large data sets and drawing meaningful conclusions and insights, including identifying critical metrics and KPIs

• Filter and “clean” data by reviewing extracts, reports, printouts, and performance indicators to identify, troubleshoot and resolve problems, including data quality, integrity issues and follow data governance policies

• Assist with the preparation and development of reporting, presentations and various materials for discussion at the executive level

To succeed in this role, you have:

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting, Mathematics, Computer Science or a related field.

• Have a minimum of 1-2 years of demonstrated experience in a similar role (e.g. Data Analyst or BI Data Analyst).

• Team oriented individual with strong communication skills, who is comfortable engaging with different groups within the organization (including non-technical audiences).

• Strong project management and organizational skills and ability to work under pressure and manage high priority projects with multiple or competing deadlines.

• Willingness to learn new technologies, including RPA, with a strong inclination to improve processes and not settle for ‘status quo’ to generate efficiencies and improve capabilities.

• Experience with UiPath Studio, Power Platform, Power BI, SQL, and advanced Excel functionality (including Power Query, VBA) to develop automation solutions. Experience with other BI Tools an asset.

• Technical expertise in data mining and analysis, with an understanding of financial reporting concepts.

• Demonstrate strong problem-solving skills and innovative approaches for resolution.

Oxford Properties Group (“Oxford”) is a leading global real estate investor, asset manager and business builder. It builds, buys, and grows defined real estate operating business with world-class management teams. Established in 1960, Oxford and its portfolio companies manage approximately C$87 billion of assets across four continents on behalf of their investment partners. Oxford’s owned portfolio encompasses office, logistics, retail, multifamily residential, life sciences, hotels, alternatives and credit in global gateway cities and high-growth hubs. A thematic investor with a committed source of capital, Oxford invests in properties, portfolios, development sites, debt, securities, and real estate businesses across the risk-reward spectrum. Together with its portfolio companies, Oxford is one of the world’s most active developers with over 80 projects currently underway globally across all major asset classes. Oxford is owned by OMERS, the Canadian defined benefit pension plan for Ontario's municipal employees.

For more information on Oxford, visit www.oxfordproperties.com

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