**Working Title: Data & Reporting Analyst** **Job Class: Management Analyst Staff Specialist** **Agency: Housing Finance Agency** + **Job ID** : 91690 + **Location** : St. Paul + **Telework Eligible** : Yes + **Full/Part Time** : Full-Time + **Regular/Temporary** : Unlimited + **Who May Apply** : Open to all qualified job seekers + **Date Posted** : 01/27/2026 + **Closing Date** : 02/09/2026 + **Division/Unit** : SF-BSPS & Process/Admin + **Salary Range:** $30.23 - $44.48 / hourly; $63,120 - $92,874 / annually + **Classified Status** : Classified + **Supervisor** : Marcia Kaasa + **Bargaining Unit/Union** : 214 - MAPE + **FLSA Status** : Nonexempt + Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes **Eligibility to Bid:** MAPE: You must be in the same job class as this posting, but within a different work unit and must be a permanent classified employee, and not on probation. + Telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) is available per the State of Minnesota policy. + Candidates residing in Minnesota within 50 miles of our St Paul office may be eligible to telework up to 50%. + Candidates residing in Minnesota and more than 50 miles from our office may be eligible to telework more than 50%. + Candidates residing in Wisconsin within 50 miles of our office may be eligible to telework up to 50%. + Candidates who do not reside in Minnesota or within 50 miles of the office in Wisconsin are not eligible to be hired, unless planning to relocate within 50 miles of the office. **The work you'll do is more than just a job.** At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities. Minnesota Housing is hiring! We’re a mission-focused financial institution looking for a Data & Reporting Analyst who will play a critical role in driving data-informed decision-making and operational excellence. This individual will support reporting and analytics efforts, ensure data accuracy and integrity across multiple systems, identify gaps in data and assist business users with data-related changes. They play a key role in ensuring data is standardized, clean, and usable across various platforms. The ideal candidate thrives in a dynamic environment and is passionate about continuous improvement and innovation. **Essential Job Duties** + Independently analyzes reporting needs identified by division management and program teams to support operational and management goals. Partner with business users, program teams, and leadership to understand needs and translate them into reporting and analytical solutions. + Develop, maintain, and deliver recurring and ad hoc report requests from multiple locations such as databases, servers and the data lake (future).Partner with Stakeholders to ensure that reports and analysis are accurate, produced timely, meet their needs, and provide consistent, predictable and reliable results. + Provide program and data analysis and forecasting, developing queries to identify and analyze trends, variances and performance indicators.Provide subject matter expertise and guidance on data interpretation, metrics, and performance measures. + Present actionable insights to management and division staff to support business decisions and drive strategic decision making for programs and activities. + Identify and resolve data gaps, ensuring reports include required data and support strategic goals.Troubleshoot, resolve issues and ensure data is accurate and provides useful, relevant information. + Ensure data integrity and quality assurance for reporting and analysis. + Serve as a technical subject matter expert for assigned business intelligence tools, providing guidance on tool use, data interpretation, and reporting functionality. + Support systems used in the Single Family team and collaborate with leaders and business partners to optimize performance and implement improvements. + Develop, maintain and enhance process and procedure documentation ensuring accurate, detailed and updated timely. + Perform other duties as assigned. **Minimum Qualifications** **To be qualified for and considered for this position, applicants must meet all of the minimum qualifications listed below. Ensure that your resume contains descriptions of your work experiences sufficient for comparison against the requirements stated below and indicate the beginning and ending month and year for each job held.** **Only applicants whose resumes clearly demonstrate fulfillment of each of these minimum qualifications will be considered for this position.** + **3 (Three) years** **of experience in** **data reporting** **doing report design and development, including complex query writing and dashboard creation using business intelligence tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar).** + **A Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Data Science or Analysis, and Information Systems** **may substitute for 12 months of experience – or – an Associate degree in the listed fields may substitute for 6 months of experience.** + **Experience in SQL and relational databases, data auditing, and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes.** + **Strong knowledge of data management principles, including the ability to clean, standardize, and ensure data accuracy and consistency across multiple systems.** + **Demonstrated ability to effectively use Microsoft Excel, including experience creating and maintaining advanced workbooks, working with VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), and developing tools to extract and aggregate data from multiple source files.** + **Experience implementing data quality control activities and conducting structured data reviews, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot data issues, resolve discrepancies, and improve reporting processes.** + **Ability to clearly communicate technical information to non-technical users and work collaboratively across teams to align data practices with business goals.** + **Cultural competency as demonstrated by skills for communication and interaction across cultures and awareness of one’s own world view and that different world views exist** **Preferred Qualifications** + Demonstrated expertise in SQL, including writing and optimizing complex queries across large datasets, along with experience using Python for data analysis and processing. + Demonstrated experience using enterprise content management (ECM) tools for document processing and data management tasks. + Experience supporting periodic data quality review cycles, including developing documentation and tools, and creating and maintaining data flow diagrams and documentation of data sources and architecture. + Prior experience working with internal and external stakeholders to fulfill data requests in compliance with organizational policies and practices. + Demonstrated initiative and creativity in designing scalable tools, automating manual data tasks, and improving operational efficiency. **Physical Requirements** Requires moving office items such as file folders and small office tools. **Additional Requirements** This position requires successful completion of the following: + Reference Checks. + Job related background checks. + Conflict of Interest Disclosure. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email careers@state.mn.us . Please indicate what assistance is needed.