Job Summary: The Data Analyst will generate, analyze, and present actionable insights from financial and procurement data, supporting modeling, forecasting, and risk assessment in collaboration with Finance and Sourcing teams. Key Highlights: 1. Supports forecasting, spending optimization, and financial risk assessment. 2. Optimizes contracts, spending, and supplier relationships through data. 3. Develops and maintains Power BI dashboards and consolidated reports. Job Description The Data Analyst will be responsible for generating, analyzing, and presenting actionable insights from financial and procurement data to support modeling, forecasting, trend identification, and risk assessment. The role will work directly with Business Management (Finance) and Supplier Management (Sourcing/Spend) teams, contributing to a data-driven culture and continuous improvement. **Learn more about some of our benefits:** * Meal or food allowance; * Multibenefit Card (up to Senior Consultant level); * Health and dental insurance; * Certifications and training; * Life insurance; * Private pension plan; * Avababy: pregnancy support and welcome kit for new Avanade parents; * Company profit-sharing program; * Wellhub; * Childcare assistance; * Career Advisor – Career mentoring; * Birthday Off policy for employees and children up to age 12; * Well-being sessions; * For managerial or higher-level roles – Corporate vehicle, parking allowance, and fuel assistance. **Responsibilities:** * + Conduct ongoing financial data analysis to support forecasting, trend identification, spending optimization, and risk assessment. + Analyze procurement data to identify purchase order opportunities, optimize contracts, spending, and supplier relationships, and assess associated risks. + Conduct workforce and staffing analyses to support resource planning and operational efficiency. + Collaborate with internal stakeholders to optimize processes and request additional data as needed. + Develop and present reports, executive summaries, and visualizations to support prioritization and funding decisions, including cost analyses and year-over-year variance analyses. + Validate monthly actuals across multiple projects, services, and POs, identifying and correcting accounting and billing inconsistencies. + Develop and maintain a centralized repository of financial, procurement, and spending data, including Power BI dashboards and consolidated reports sourced from various systems. + Build and manage analytical dashboards (e.g., LT Dashboard, Business Management Dashboard) and expand reporting capabilities in partnership with stakeholders. + Perform financial modeling to support strategic decision-making. + Lead process improvement initiatives through automation and optimization of analytical tools. + Deliver ad hoc analyses and insights based on business demand. + Support business case lifecycle management and reporting. + Execute SAFE compliance checks and variance analyses to ensure fiscal control. + Monitor funded projects, ensuring adherence to budget and forecast, and track progress via detailed reporting. Qualifications **Skills and Experience:** * + Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving abilities. + Experience with financial modeling, budgeting, and forecasting. + Advanced proficiency in Excel (including pivot charts), Power BI, SQL, and data analytics tools. + Experience with data visualization and dashboard development. + Experience in project management, process improvement, automation, and workflow optimization. + Excellent communication and data presentation skills for diverse audiences. + Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a dynamic environment. + High attention to detail and strong commitment to data quality and accuracy.