Job Description
Business Data Analyst
- 2-Year Fixed-Term Contract, full-time, with competitive remuneration and benefits
- Location: Wellington - Upper Hutt, New Zealand
- Career growth: Expand your expertise in a growing, successful industry
- Professional development: Gain valuable experience in a dynamic, evolving role
We are looking for a Business Data Analyst who can interpret data, build clear dashboards, and support commercial decision making.
This role is hands on with Excel and Power BI, works closely with Finance and Business Units, and focuses on insight, reporting, and process improvement rather than building complex data pipelines or platforms.
What You Will Do
Responsibilities include, however not limited to:
Reporting, Dashboards & Insights
- Build and maintain Power BI dashboards for business reviews and operational reporting
- Analyse data from CRM, SAP/ERP and finance systems to produce clear, actionable insights
- Support leadership and BU teams with ad-hoc analysis and interpretation, not just data extracts
- Ensure reports are accurate, consistent, and aligned to a single source of truth
Business & Commercial Support
- Manage SAP pricing and rebates, including accruals, reconciliations, and margin protection with
- Finance
- Lead contract operations, enabling key terms in SAP and tracking renewals and compliance
- Maintain SAP customer master data governance, approvals, and data quality
- Design and maintain Excel-based templates for targets, incentives, and allocations
- Align targets and reporting with Finance and Business Unit leaders
- Support Sales Incentive Plan (SIP) reporting, tracking, and budget alignment
- Maintain accurate customer and commercial master data across systems
Process Improvement & Automation
- Identify manual, repetitive reporting or data tasks and improve them using available tools
- Improve how teams use CRM, SAP and reporting tools (practical optimisation, not system design)
- Help standardise processes, templates, SOPs and training materials
Data Quality & Governance
- Support ongoing data quality, accuracy, and documentation
- Work with IT, Finance and global teams to resolve data issues and inconsistencies
- Ensure reporting is audit-ready and well understood by business users
**What You Must Have **
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Information Systems, or a related field
- Equivalent practical experience in business or commercial analytics is welcome
Essential
- Strong hands-on experience with Power BI (building dashboards, measures, visuals)
- Advanced Excel skills (formulas, pivot tables, templates, data analysis)
- Experience working as a Business Analyst / Commercial Analyst / Reporting Analyst
- Ability to interpret data and explain insights clearly to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong attention to detail and comfort working with operational and financial data
- Confident working across Finance, Sales, Operations and IT teams
What You Can Expect
- Work autonomously whilst being supported, encouraged and being part of a trusted Global Leading Animal Health organisation
- Exposure to upskill and develop in your role
- Flexibility and opening doors to other opportunities and skillsets
- Joining a collaborative team of likeminded individuals
We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing talented and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive workplace.
**Required Skills: **
Business Data Analytics, Business Reviews, Commercial Analytics, Customer Service Communication, Data Analysis, Data Pipelines, Data Visualization, Field Sales Support, Finance, Industrial Maintenance, Leadership, Leadership Reporting, Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI), Sales Data Management, SAP Business Analytics, Teamwork, Technical Knowledge, Technical Support
**Preferred Skills: **
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**Employee Status: **
Temporary (Fixed Term)
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Job Posting End Date:
06/1/2026
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