Business Analyst with Japanese

Our Client is an international organization delivering data-driven initiatives that support better visibility, decision-making, and optimization of business processes across global operations. The project focuses on developing analytical and reporting solutions built around Power BI, data integration, and cloud technologies.

• Minimum 5 years of commercial experience in Business Analysis, ideally within data, analytics, BI, or reporting-focused projects
• Previous experience acting as a Lead Business Analyst or taking ownership of an analytical workstream within complex projects
• Strong experience in gathering, structuring, validating, and translating business requirements into detailed functional specifications
• Practical experience with Power BI projects and a good understanding of data models, calculation logic, dashboards, reporting requirements, and user interactions
• Good understanding of ETL processes, data flows, and integration between source systems and analytical platforms
• Experience working with solutions based on Azure
• Practical knowledge of spend analysis, spend classification and categorization, and procurement analytics
• Ability to work effectively with both business and technical stakeholders in an international environment
• Very good command of English and Japanese, enabling professional communication with project stakeholders

Nice to have:

• Experience working on international data transformation or BI initiatives
• Background in projects involving complex reporting environments and multiple data sources
• Experience coordinating requirements across geographically distributed teams

• Leading the analysis of business needs and translating them into clear, structured functional requirements for Power BI solutions
• Defining expectations for data models, business rules, calculations, dashboard behavior, visualizations, and user interactions
• Cooperating closely with business stakeholders to understand reporting needs, challenge assumptions, and turn them into actionable requirements for technical teams
• Supporting data integration and ETL initiatives by defining data requirements, mappings, dependencies, and expected outcomes
• Collaborating with Data, BI and Engineering teams working within the Azure ecosystem
• Supporting analytical initiatives related to spend visibility, classification and categorization of expenditures, and procurement data
• Coordinating requirements across multiple stakeholders and ensuring consistency between business objectives and delivered solutions
• Taking ownership of the analysis stream and providing guidance in areas requiring senior-level business and functional expertise