Reporting Analyst Duties & Responsibilities

The role and function of a Reporting Analyst includes the following duties and responsibilities:

  • Gathering raw data from pertinent individuals in each department.
  • Collating such data to facilitate its interpretation.
  • Checking and cleaning data, taking special care to replace erroneous values with correct figures.
  • Training and encouraging staff to maintain complete databases that can be used for subsequent analysis.
  • Consulting on areas of uncertainty to promote optimal use of ideas derived from data.
  • Creating and updating data sets that evolve in tandem with our business's needs.
  • Analyzing data, with due consideration for the influence of missing information, outliers, plus confounding and extraneous variables.
  • Reporting on insights obtained, which might be utilized to inform business strategies.

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Reporting Analyst duties and responsibilities. Job functions for specific Reporting Analyst roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.