IEM is looking for a Cognos Report Writer (Research Triangle Park, NC)

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IEM is a premier consulting house in the areas of safety, security, sustainability and strategic performance, with 25 year track record of success. Working in the areas of homeland security and emergency management, IEM is engaged in numerous projects related to real-world disasters. IEM's projects cover complex areas of social, technical, and engineering matters that impact human and political outcomes in times of emergency.

We are currently seeking a Cognos Report Writer for our corporate office in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Responsibilities:
IEM is looking for an experienced report developer with a financial background to be part of our organization. This candidate will provide primary support to the Accounting and Finance staff in the design, development and testing of Cognos reports and cubes to meet business requirements. Additional responsibilities will include Cognos troubleshooting and working with the business to gather report requirements, understand the business needs and objectives and recommend an appropriate reporting solution. The selected candidate will perform coding and unit testing of software projects with high quality deliverables, participate actively in Analysis/Design & code reviews and will be responsible for ownership of level 3 client calls support including troubleshooting the problems until resolved. The successful candidate will also debug and maintain existing code along with creating any needed user documentation. The candidate will be expected to acquire and apply business knowledge in the performance of assigned projects.

This individual may conduct independent research and make recommendations on technical direction and be responsible for completing other work requirements or tasks that are requested by management when necessary to meet the goals and objectives of the department or company.

Skills Required:
•Strong financial background and thorough understanding of financial metrics
•FAR/GAP knowledge
•Data warehousing experience – building and populating from multiple sources
•Ability to perform OLAP
•Understanding of project driven environment/Gov contracts
•Ability to accomplish assigned tasks with minimal supervision
•Excellent logic and organizational skills
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Qualifications:
•BS Degree in Information Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Business or 4+ years of experience in Finance/Accounting with Cognos BI solutions experience or combination of training and experience
•Must have minimum of 3 years experience using: Cognos BI tool sets including Framework Manager; creating advanced reports including multi-prompt reports, drill down reports and conditional lay-outs; Report Studio; Analysis Studio; Query Studio
•Must have minimum of 3 years experience using: SQL/SQL Server; T-SQL; SSIS; Microsoft technology (Net, SSRS, SSAS)
•Costpoint/Deltek experience preferred

At IEM, you will work in an environment where you can actively and creatively apply your core expertise and work on multi-discipline project teams to provide solutions to the needs of our customers.  We offer flextime, a team-oriented atmosphere and, most importantly, meaningful and intellectually stimulating projects.

IEM offers a comprehensive benefits package including, health, dental, and 401k.

To apply for this position go to www.iem.com/careers

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