Data & Analytics Functional Analyst (Freelance possible)

📋 Tasks and responsibilities As a Functional Analyst Data & Analytics, you translate business needs into concrete data and reporting solutions. You connect business stakeholders with technical teams and help shape a data platform that supports informed decision-making. You contribute to the functional design and further evolution of the data platform, making sure requirements are converted into reliable, scalable and high-quality data products. You may also contribute to the adoption of modern data technologies and cloud-enabled architectures. - Work with business data analysts, business experts and project stakeholders to capture reporting, analytics and data requirements. - Refine and formalise business needs so they are clear, consistent, documented and actionable. - Maintain traceability between business requirements, business rules, source systems and delivered solutions. - Prepare and maintain functional analyses, business rules and detailed specifications. - Collaborate closely with business data analysts, business process analysts, data engineers, IT analysts and project teams. - Prototype and validate business rules with stakeholders. - Contribute to the functional design of enterprise data warehouses, datamarts and analytical data models. - Define source-to-target mappings and integration logic. - Support the design of scalable data flows and modern data architectures aligned with future business needs. - Analyse and profile operational data sources, identify data quality issues and support their resolution. - Validate the consistency and integrity of business rules throughout the delivery lifecycle. - Define and execute functional tests to validate implemented solutions. - Assist in defining business-oriented access rights and security requirements. - Assess impacts, risks, priorities and dependencies across ongoing initiatives. - Provide functional input and recommendations to project managers and delivery leads. - Contribute to effort estimates, scope definition and mitigation actions where needed. - Support continuous improvement in data governance, delivery practices and stakeholder collaboration. Key Deliverables - Functional Design Documents (FDD) - Source-to-Target Mappings (FMT) - Logical Data Models - Test Plans, Test Evidence and Issue Logs 📝 Your profile - Master's degree. - Proven experience as a BI Functional Analyst or BI/Data Analytics Consultant in Data, Business Intelligence or Analytics environments. - Experience in the BI or Analytics domain across at least two distinct business sectors. - Ability to understand complex business processes and translate them into functional data solutions. - Strong skills in business requirements gathering, process conceptualisation and structured communication. - Ability to bridge business and technical stakeholders effectively. - Experience with reporting, data warehousing and analytical solutions. - Good knowledge of data modelling concepts such as dimensional modelling, star schema and data integration flows. - Experience with Erwin data modelling tool. - Experience with source-to-target mappings and enterprise data warehouse or datamart environments. - Hands-on experience with Power BI, SAS Enterprise Guide (EG), SAS Visual Analytics (SAS VA) and SAS Data Integration. - Experience with logistic reporting on SAP S/4HANA. - Knowledge of Exadata. - Experience in the utilities sector is an asset. - Certification or proven experience as a Project Manager is an asset. - Knowledge of GRD is an asset. - Fluent in French or Dutch. - Autonomous, proactive and solution-oriented, with strong stakeholder management skills. - Interest in modern data platforms, cloud technologies and evolving analytics ecosystems is an advantage. 💼 Offer You will be part of a growing Belgian SME where initiative and personal development are encouraged. We will provide you with an enjoyable work environment with fun colleagues. We will work out a career plan with you, with attention and a budget for extra education/certification. You can count on an attractive salary, supplemented with extra-legal benefits, including a company car. (Freelance is also possible) Originally posted on Himalayas