Data Analyst - Power BI

afarax is looking for a freelance Data Analyst – Power BI. We need you!

The project:

Our client in the utilities sector, is seeking an experienced Data Analyst – Power BI to strengthen their team.

Key responsibilities:

KPI reporting & automation

Build and automate end-to-end KPI reporting for Group Controlling stakeholders,
Translate business questions into clear, decision-ready dashboards aligned with our performance framework

Maintenance & continuous improvement of existing dashboards

Support the maintenance of the existing Group Controlling Power BI portfolio
Monitor adoption and usage (e.g. via Power BI Usage Metrics) and proactively propose improvements based on real user behaviour.

Semantic models, visualisation & data quality

Rationalise our Power BI semantic models — consolidate overlapping datasets, clarify ownership, document relationships and improve refresh performance.
Optimise visualisations: simplify, standardise and align them with our design and accessibility guidelines so reports are intuitive and consistent across the portfolio.
Lead data cleaning and data quality activities upstream of the reports, in close coordination with data owners.

Stakeholder & bridge role between Business and IT

Act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders (Controlling, IT, other departments), turning sometimes fuzzy needs into concrete reporting solutions.
Engage with IT and Data teams on databases, dataflows, gateways and Power BI governance (workspaces, roles, access).

Is this you?

Solid hands-on experience with Power BI Desktop (semantic models, DAX, Power
Query, workspaces, apps, dataset refreshes, gateways)
Proven experience designing, automating and maintaining KPI dashboards in a corporate or group-wide context, ideally in Controlling, Finance or IT governance
Strong skills in data modelling, semantic model optimisation and data cleaning (performance tuning, naming conventions, documentation).
Ability to work autonomously: identify needs, propose solutions for both data structure and visualisation, and drive them to delivery.
Excellent communication skills, comfortable talking to both business stakeholders (controllers, managers, executives) and IT/Data engineers;
Fluent in English; a good working knowledge of French and/or Dutch is a strong asset, German is a plus

How afarax supports you?

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