Data & Analytics Functional Analyst (Freelance possible)

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.

Tasks and responsibilities include: working with business data analysts, business experts and project stakeholders to capture reporting, analytics and data requirements; refining and formalising business needs so they are clear, consistent, documented and actionable; maintaining traceability between business requirements, business rules, source systems and delivered solutions; preparing and maintaining functional analyses, business rules and detailed specifications; collaborating closely with business data analysts, business process analysts, data engineers, IT analysts and project teams; prototyping and validating business rules with stakeholders; contributing to the functional design of enterprise data warehouses, datamarts and analytical data models; defining source-to-target mappings and integration logic; supporting the design of scalable data flows and modern data architectures aligned with future business needs; analysing and profiling operational data sources, identifying data quality issues and supporting their resolution; validating the consistency and integrity of business rules throughout the delivery lifecycle; defining and executing functional tests to validate implemented solutions; assisting in defining business-oriented access rights and security requirements; assessing impacts, risks, priorities and dependencies across ongoing initiatives; providing functional input and recommendations to project managers and delivery leads; contributing to effort estimates, scope definition and mitigation actions where needed; supporting continuous improvement in data governance, delivery practices and stakeholder collaboration.

Key deliverables include 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)