Senior Business Intelligence Consultant

Referral DetailsWe greatly appreciate your referral, and we look forward to reviewing the qualifications of the candidate you've recommended. Here's a brief overview of the process:   After you've completed this referral form, your recommended candidate will be directed to apply for the specific role through our website. This step is crucial for Wipfli to remain compliant with federal laws and to ensure a fair and transparent selection process. Once their application is received, our Talent Acquisition team will evaluate their qualifications, including how well they align with the requirements of the role and the broader needs of our organization.   Your referred candidate will remain in our candidate database for future opportunities, offering them additional chances to become part of our team. As the referrer, your role in the recruitment process is to bring potential talent to our attention. We ask that you refrain from discussing updates on the candidate's status, out of respect for their personal consideration. Our Talent Acquisition team will provide you with a final update once the candidate has been informed of their application status. Throughout this process, we may reach out to you with any questions or additional information to ensure a seamless and effective referral experience.   Thank you for your invaluable contribution to our recruitment efforts, and we sincerely appreciate your understanding and support throughout this process. If you would like to read more about referral bonus eligibility, please visit InSite: Referral Bonus Program Eligibility ResponsibilitiesJob Summary Under the direction of a Manager, or Senior Manager/Director, the Senior Consultant will develop and provide solutions for clients pursuing operational excellence and/or technical solutions. They will be self- managed for long periods and interface regularly with clients and others outside of Wipfli. Help lead and shape the delivery resources, in accordance with firm policies and procedures. If not leading people or business development efforts, will be focused on expanding technical solutions across Wipfli's footprint. Essential Responsibilities: - Proposes solutions or alternatives that are linked to client business needs and proactively notifies the team leader of project timeline pressures and suggests solutions. - Architects and develops solutions based on client requirements and in-depth knowledge of standard applications. - Collects and analyzes relevant data, conducts client interviews, prepare workpapers and reports, and serve as lead subject matter expert. - Communicates with clients on functional deliverables and work plan status and issues for both client and internal projects to Project Manager. - Organizes, establishes, and monitors progress on project work plans to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget. - Monitors out-of-scope requests to ensure proper change management is communicated. - Trains, mentors and/or serves as performance coach to Consultant I’s and Consultant II’s. Delegates and leverages work to ensure staff development. - Actively participates with opportunity leaders or regional teams in business development activities as subject matter experts. - Leads and participates in research and development and foundational efforts to position the team to learn, develop and deliver innovative solutions to the market.Knowledge, Skills and AbilitiesRequired Qualifications: - Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience. - 5+ years’ experience in a professional services firm or 5+ years of private industry experience focused on appropriate technical area with 1+ years in professional services. - Works towards obtaining additional appropriate advanced certifications. - Ability to communicate with and collaborate with clients to define requirements for analytic applications. - Demonstrated problem-solving experience and capabilities. Preferred Qualifications: - Bachelor’s Degree in related field - Training, support or consulting advisory experience. - Experience with compliance or professional standards associated with area of expertise. - Experience designing AI enabled data and BI workflows such as automation of data ingestion, transformation, data quality checks, and reporting. - Experience in integrating generative AI and retrieval augmented generation (RAG) into analytics and data platforms such as natural language querying, automated insights, semantic model building. - One or more vendor data-management or data-engineering certifications (relevant examples include: Snowflake Snowpro Certification, Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer DP-700 Certification, or Azure Databricks Platform Architect, etc.). - Experience with estimating work efforts for development and deployment of the same applications. - Strong SQL skills with the ability to develop complex queries, joins, window functions, and performance optimization. - Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Dat