Power BI and SSRS Reporting Specialist ($50,000/year USD), Sparkrock

Are you a high performing report developer who's looking to take your technical skills to the next level? Do you want to work for a best-in-class, 100% remote organization with the brightest talent from around the world?

Sparkrock helps social benefit organizations like nonprofits, school boards, and government agencies to reach their greatest potential using technology. We help to make these mission-driven organizations more efficient, freeing up their time and resources to focus on the good they want to achieve. Every day, nearly 45,000 people use our ERP products to make the world a better place.

If you are a top performer, you understand that the more time you spend on writing code and less time in meetings and status reporting, the more successful you will be.

That’s why at Sparkrock we believe that our BI developers should be focused on what they do best - producing great solutions. We believe that the quality of design and code is the most important part of any quality business reporting solution.

We also understand that top performers want to develop and grow. That’s why we provide continuous training and coaching focused on unlocking people’s potential. We want our consultants and engineers to be the best they can be!

Imagine working for an organization where you have unlimited opportunities to grow and develop. Where you don’t have to worry about factors outside of your control. Where there’s no ambiguity about what’s expected or what it takes to be successful.

If you are passionate about learning and growing and want to develop into the best reporting engineer you can be, then this role is for you!

What you will be doing

• Most of your day is spent doing actual reporting development; not other meaningless activities. We have tried to cut out nonessential work so the majority of your day is on design solutions, writing code, testing and deploying, Everyday you'll be refining your skills to next level.
• You may also be developing small Power Apps in Dynamics Sales (formerly CRM), and integrating them with Microsoft Business Central and our Sparkrock extensions.
• The only exception is training and development. In addition to being a great software reporting engineer, we expect our people to be product, industry, and market experts. Maintaining and building upon that expertise requires continuous coaching, training, and self development. On average, you will spend 20% of your week on such activities.

What you will NOT be doing

• Product Bug fixing and Enhancements
• Shepherding other team members on your team (we have others to do it)
• Endless meetings and Presentations.

Responsibilities

• You will be expected to be an expert on the products you work on, understand problems, create solutions and effectively communicate its benefits as well as value to customers. This means that you will continuously stay up-to-date on product releases and know your technical landscape.
• You will participate in Deep dives that uncover quality issues and pain points, and propose solutions to fix them.
• You will participate in regular coaching and training to improve your skills

Requirements

• Previous report development and consulting experience (minimum 5 years) in Power BI (minimum 2 years).
• At least 2 years of experience in professional services.
• Excellent at Customer facing soft skills (Requirements gathering, Solution consulting, Presentation)
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.

Nice to have

• Previous experience in Remote jobs
• Quality mindset
• Detail orientated

What you will learn

• How to consistently deliver high quality reporting solutions for financial packages, accounting, and human capital systems.
• How to conduct effective requirements gathering, scoping that uncover customer needs and pain points to produce effective solutions.

Benefits - We don’t call them perks, they’re just part of what makes working at Sparkrock great.

• We are 100% remote and global. Live your best life wherever that may be, and never lose out on career opportunities because of it.
• Flexible work hours. We work asynchronously and don’t care when you’re online, just that you deliver great results and are there for our customers.
• We are dedicated to your growth with consistent and meaningful feedback, support in achieving your personal career goals, and access to leading-edge tools, playbooks, and technology to amplify your experience.
• Introductions to thought leaders in the space and webinars on cutting-edge tech hot topics.
• Focus on culture: coffee chats, happy hours, cooking classes, book clubs, and more!
• Stipend to help set up your ideal home office
• Swag! Because who doesn’t love swag?

We strive to build a team that reflects the diversity of the community we work in and encourage applications from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with disabilities.