Assistant Data Analyst Jobs in Forsyth, GA (NOW HIRING)

Position Summary

We are seeking a practical, detail-oriented IT Data Analyst to strengthen how our business uses data across Microsoft Dynamics products and the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. This role blends hands-on analytics, report development, data quality improvement, and data security implementation. The right candidate can turn operational, inventory, and supply-chain data into clear business insight while helping ensure sensitive information is properly classified, governed, protected, and retained.

What You Will Do

• Extract, transform, validate, and analyze data from Microsoft Dynamics products, with Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management / Finance & Operations experience preferred.

• Build and maintain Power BI dashboards, reports, semantic models, and supporting data flows for Finance, Supply Chain, Inventory, Procurement, Warehouse, and other business teams.

• Partner with managers and subject-matter experts and others to define reporting needs and turn business questions into reliable data solutions.

• Design, document, and support data models that are scalable, accurate, and easy for business users to understand.

• Identify data quality gaps, investigate root causes, recommend improvements, and help maintain trusted data sources.

• Document reporting logic, data lineage, recurring processes, security configurations, and support procedures.

Data Security & Governance Responsibilities

• Support Microsoft 365 data security controls, including sensitivity labels, Data Loss Prevention policies, access reviews, retention settings, audit capabilities, eDiscovery support, and Microsoft Purview features.

• Help classify business data based on sensitivity, business value, retention needs, and access requirements.

• Assist with security architecture decisions for data storage, sharing, reporting, and collaboration across Microsoft 365, Dynamics, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and related platforms.

• Review access patterns and permission structures to help ensure data is available to the right people without overexposing sensitive information.

• Contribute to governance standards for reporting datasets, document libraries, secure collaboration spaces, and business-critical data sources.

Required Qualifications

• Professional experience as a Data Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst, Systems Analyst, or similar role working with ERP, operational, inventory, or supply-chain data.

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Dynamics products; Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management / Finance & Operations is strongly preferred.

• Strong Power BI skills, including data modeling, DAX, Power Query, report design, and performance-conscious dataset development.

• Experience writing SQL queries and working with relational databases or structured business data is preferred.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 security and compliance capabilities, including Microsoft Purview, sensitivity labels, DLP, information protection, audit, retention, and eDiscovery concepts.

• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and a commitment to data accuracy, confidentiality, and business usability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft certifications such as PL-300, MB-920, SC-400, SC-200, or equivalent hands-on experience.

• Experience with Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, or similar cloud data platforms.

• Experience with Power Automate, Power Apps, Azure Logic Apps, or other workflow automation tools.

• Knowledge of finance, inventory, procurement, warehouse, manufacturing, or supply-chain processes in a production environment.

• Understanding of data privacy, records retention, information security best practices, and regulatory considerations such as GDPR where applicable.

What Success Looks Like

• Business users trust the reports because the data is accurate, well-defined, and consistently maintained.

• Leaders have better visibility into operational, inventory, and supply-chain performance.

• Sensitive data is easier to identify, protect, govern, and retain across Microsoft 365 and Dynamics-related environments.

• Reporting and data security processes are documented well enough to support continuity, auditability, and future growth.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Opportunity to work with modern Microsoft cloud, analytics, ERP, and security technologies.

• A collaborative environment where IT, operations, finance, and business teams work closely together.

• Room for professional growth in data analytics, business intelligence, data governance, and security architecture.

• Flexible working arrangements, subject to business needs and company policy.