Senior Data Analyst

At Prospa, we exist to unleash the potential of small business. We are building the future of small business and simplifying cashflow by building a leading platform that helps customers make payments, fund growth and reduce admin. Join us!

As a Senior Data Analyst you will design, build, and standardise high‑quality data models and visualisations that drive decision‑making across Prospa. You will own the Power BI semantic layer, translate information models into efficient visualisations, and collaborate with business stakeholders to convert problems into actionable insights. You will champion data literacy as a data ambassador and continuously improve our analytics tool stack in Azure.

• Collaborate with product, finance, and business teams to define requirements and deliver BI solutions aligned with strategic goals.
• Lead in-depth analyses to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, present insights through clear visualisations.
• Own and optimise the Power BI environment, including modelling, performance, and governance.
• Run workshops to clarify business problems, develop hypotheses, and recommend actions.
• Build data models, write advanced SQL, and apply statistical techniques for decision support.
• Define and enforce standards for visualisation, DAX, and modelling; document best practices.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Power BI performance, connectivity, and refresh schedules.
• Partner with Data Engineering, Product, and Finance to ensure consistent, business-ready data.
• Promote data literacy and informed decision-making across the organisation.
• Ensure BI solutions comply with governance, security, and privacy standards. Contribute to backlog grooming, sprint planning, and provide technical guidance.

• Proficiency with Power BI (DAX, Power Query/M, semantic modelling, performance optimisation).
• Strong SQL and experience with analytics in Azure (e.g., Databricks or Snowflake).
• Demonstrated ability to partner with business stakeholders and product teams to deliver impactful insights.
• Deep understanding of data modelling principles and statistical analysis (A/B testing, regression, tree models)
• Ability to translate information models, data dictionaries, and KPIs into efficient, intuitive visualisations.
• Workshop facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills; strong written and verbal communication.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt in a fast‑moving environment, curiosity and continuous improvement mindset.

• Experience with dbt, Airflow, Python or R for data transformations and testing is highly desirable.
• Experience working with Power BI Copilot and other AI tools to enhance analytics and reporting capabilities is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of Power BI governance at scale (workspaces, deployment pipelines, RLS, usage analytics).
• Familiarity with Databricks and PySpark.
• Exposure to unit/integration testing of BI artefacts and data contracts.

As a busy grow getter, our benefits are here to help you be unstoppable in your mission. Whether it's a lofty career goal, investing in your family, saving the planet or simply feeling fulfilled:

• Growth: There's something for everyone including learning days, a learning allowance, leadership programs, CliftonStrengths workshops, digital learning, and biannual companywide learning weeks.
• Wellbeing: Think fitness initiatives, seasonal programs (including flu shots, massages, skin checks, wellness classes), additional "Me Days" and access to holistic EAP coaching.
• Lifestyle: Find your fit with flexible working options, top notch office facilities and diverse remote/ travel work options. You can also purchase additional leave and take up to 18 weeks paid parental leave.
• Impact: Join a business that cares and is recertified as carbon neutral. And you can tap into volunteer days, our partnership with Kiva and join a range of employee resource groups.

We're proud to be a certified Great Place to Work and recognised as a Best Workplace for Women, Best Workplace in Technology, and Best Workplace in Australia. We embrace diversity in people and ideas, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and respectful environment where we celebrate who you naturally are.

Don't just take our word for it, check out Prospa’s culture code to see it for yourself.