Position: Data Analyst

Location: Chicago IL 60611

6 month contract to hire





Smartsource is seeking a data analyst who has extensive experience working with SQL to aid our effort in the areas of business intelligence and data quality for our globally distributed applications environment. This person must be an extremely detail oriented self-starter and have the skills necessary to drive our data quality tasks. The ideal candidate is a results-oriented individual who likes and understands how to work with data in transactional and data warehouse environments.



Requirements

Mandatory Working Experience

· Three years of Microsoft SQL Server or equivalent

· Experience working with business users



Mandatory Qualifications

· Advanced fluency in SQL

· Thorough understanding of database concepts

· Knowledge of data warehouse concepts

· Complete understanding of relational data models

· Strong data / problem analysis skills

· Ability to multi-task

· Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business audiences

· Ability to multi-task and function well independently

· Strong analytical skills and attention to detail

· Strong communication and organizational skills

· Strong problem solving and research skills

· Willingness to work mainly on back-end technologies (SQL Server, Analysis Services)

· Willingness to be accountable for our set of business information

· Strong enthusiasm for working with computers and the performance of high quality work



Desirable Qualifications

· A working knowledge of data architecture design principles and standards, including meta data management

· Knowledge of basic accounting principles

· Experience with any modern software development tool

· Experience with Microsoft Analysis Services and MDX

· Familiarity with dimensional data models and analysis tools (e.g., Excel pivot tables)

· Data Mining Experience

· Experience with PVCS Tracker or other System Change Management tracking software



Responsibilities

· Ensure that data contained in firm-wide enterprise applications is accurate and used consistently

· Perform SQL-based analysis on existing data, identifying root causes for data inaccuracies, through the use of database query tools

· Perform data analysis on non-SQL-based third party data sources such as Microsoft Business Solutions Navision and Geac MPC using Excel or other tools

· Assign criticality of discovered inaccuracies

· Implement auditing/control and notification processes to proactively identify and resolve data quality issues

· Respond to potential data errors and drive them to a resolution

· Perform assignments without the need to have a lot of guidance

· Recognize when assistance is needed and seek it out

· Develop recommendations on how the business can constantly improve its data quality

· Collaborate with the application development team, the QA team, and the data quality group during testing and rollout cycles

· Review regular data warehouse loads for accuracy

· Thoroughly understand all data models of our application environment

· Understand our network and database server infrastructure

· Perform ad-hoc queries upon request

· Commit to quality and completeness



To apply please email your resume in word and include your hourly / salary requirement and references



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Our GLOBAL client, located in the Chicago area currently seeks a BI Architect for a 6 month + project engagement.

Job Description:

We are looking for a very senior BI architect who has solid experience with organizational change management, has served in a leadership/business consulting capacity, and has minimum 8-10 years experience and a combination of technical, architecture and solutions or business functions.

Solid verbal and written communication skills are required.
This all goes in addition to broad and deep understanding
of all aspects of BI:

- Analysis and Reporting (Business Objects)
- Warehousing, Data Marts and OLAP
- ETL
- Data Architecture and Governance
- Advanced Analytics (Predictive Modeling, Predictive Analysis, etc.)

Desired skills:

PMI certification and any other related certs would be a big plus!!

Client is looking for somebody very experienced with the Business Objects, but with a broader understanding. Someone who is very deep in one or two technologies is not what the client wants.

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Location: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Compensation: RATE: OPEN (BASED UPON QUALIFICATIONS)

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Position Description:



This team is responsible for supporting and maintaining a straight-through trade processing system, utilized by the Alternative & Quantitative Investment and Hedge Fund Administration groups of Global Asset Management. This role is for a first-line Support Analyst for this group. The role requires an individual who is self-motivated, can thrive and multi-task in a fast-pace environment and can meet high customer expectations. This will be 3rd shift and a very long term contract. Great advancement opportunities with this client!



Responsibilities include:



First-line support of trading and back-office systems.



Risk assessment and prioritization of production problems.



Escalation of persistent or critical problems to development teams and senior management.



Proactive identification of risk areas.



Ad-hoc reports/extracts.



Impact analysis and requirements gathering.



UAT and regression testing.



Software deployment/integration.






Experience: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:



Excellent communication skills



Exceptional problem solving skills



Ability to work in a fast-paced, highly-driven environment



UNIX and scripting experience (Perl, C Shell, and Bourne shell)



Relational database experience (Sybase/Oracle)



HTML/Web or Java skills desirable



Computer science or Finance related degree is preferred



Application support experience is a plus



The role requires an individual who is self-motivated, can thrive and multi-task in a fast-pace environment and can meet high customer expectations.

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Downtown Chicago pioneer in online options trading, headed by a unique management team with over 30 years combined experience in the options marketplace.
Experience: Trading company is looking for a person with understanding of internals of the database engine from reporting and analysis point of view (usually based on datawarehousing or ETL design experience) with interest and experience in taking responsibility of supporting and handling reporting, analysis and business intelligence efforts within my team. Usually such resource would have built a good number of Reporting Services or Analysis services applications and has interest in moving beyond the tech "back room" and more into understanding the business, how to convert data into useful information that is of value to business , and how to ask/answer questions working with business sponsors at multiple levels.

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Downtown Chicago pioneer in online options trading, headed by a unique management team with over 30 years combined experience in the options marketplace.
Experience: Trading company is in need of a person that has good understanding of the internals of the database engine, has interest and experience in performing the data/database development and data architecture tasks, and has some exposure to software development methodology with good communications skills. This person would be a primary resource working closely with multiple development teams within the company, understanding data flows, and providing advice and guidelines on design and development of systems features.

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Join a prominent, national consulting firm in their Mid-Market Strategy Practice as an Associate Partner (AP). You will drive a consulting book of business and ensure successful delivery of client consulting engagements. This includes executing market development, sales, and delivery leadership for our client's mid-market Strategy & Change clients. Responsibilities include developing channel and client relationships at the C-level, identifying and closing new business opportunities which utilize Global Business Services capabilities as well as other related services. Delivery responsibilities include providing strategy-related advice and counsel to clients, and oversight and accountability for successful strategy implementations and client satisfaction. You must be based in Chicago.



If work-life balance is important, your weekday travel is typically three nights away from home with an emphasis on achieving a satisfying work-life balance. Occasional weeks may require four nights.
Experience: Here is a summary of what you must have before being considered. Please review carefully and submit your resume if you meet the following criteria



. Must have a min. of 10 years previous external strategy consulting experience (no exceptions), preferably with a large firm

. Must have demonstrated ability to sell strategy consulting work (in addition to delivery)

. Must have experience in the wholesale distribution and/or manufacturing industries

. Must have Operations Strategy experience, with a heavy emphasis on ERP and core technology transformation

. Must have proven experience selling and delivering strategy work to Mid-Market clients



Key words: partner, associate partner, Sr. Manager, Managing Consultant, strategy, operations strategy, wholesale, distribution, manufacturing, Accenture, BearingPoint, KPMG, Cap Gemini, Deloitte, Bain, McKinsey, AT Kearney, EDS, Big 4, jobs

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- Support the current SQL Server 2000 DTS environment
- Support Microsoft OLAP services
- Plan / Design a new SQL Server 2005 reporting environment using Reporting Services
-Execute basic day-to-day update statements and ad hoc report requests
- Support the Business Intelligence team as they perform ad hoc report requests

For immediate consideration contact
Experience: For immediate consideration contact

- Support the current SQL Server 2000 DTS environment
- Support Microsoft OLAP services
- Plan / Design a new SQL Server 2005 reporting environment using Reporting Services
-Execute basic day-to-day update statements and ad hoc report requests
- Support the Business Intelligence team as they perform ad hoc report requests

For immediate consideration contact

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Our client located in the west suburbs of Chicago, currently seeks an SAP FUNCTIONAL Consultant with strong SAP/SD.

This is a CONTRACT-TO-HIRE positon. PLEASE...ONLY REPLY IF YOU SEEK A PERM POSITION.

(CLIENT WILL SPONSER OR TRANSFER H1B-VISA'S !!!)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Address break fix tickets and change requests. Work with Business Analysts and Users in streamlining SAP functionality to increase business efficiency.
Configuration, unit and integration testing and create reports.

REQUIREMENTS:

4 YEAR DEGREE (MANDATORY)
5+ years experience with SAP SD having at least 2 (two) implementations.

Strong expertise in SD/WM/LE/SM.

Good functional knowledge with SD.

MUST HAVE excellent interpersonal communication skills, and work well in a team environment.

Must be able to analyze business process, business problems and opportunities and recommend process imnprovements and solutions.

Be able to perform root cause analysis and effective problem corrections effectively in an environment where SAP is a business critical compopnent of daily operations.

SAP CERTIFICATION desired.


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Location: west suburbs of Chicago, ILLINOIS
Compensation: Up to $145,000 p/yr. + FULL BENEFITS (based upon qualifications)

Experience: REPLY TO: mcgstb @ net scape . n e t

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