Business Intelligence Unit Analyst (Finance)

Description

Job Description

Business Intelligence Unit Analyst

Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with over 10,000 entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals in over 40 countries. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work-guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity-are why our people love working at A&M.

The opportunity:

Through continued growth comes more demand for business insights and data used to make objective decisions. To support this need, helping maintain operational efficiency and leverage our data assets to gain insights and drive decision making, A&M has invested in growing its Business Intelligence Unit. The BIU creates new data pipelines, constructs analysis, builds visualization tools that deliver real-time information and insights to the business, and helps the business realize operational efficiencies identified in analysis.

The firm is now looking for an Analyst to join its Analytics, Reporting and Tools team and contribute to this exciting strategic initiative. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with various data sources and technologies, develop and maintain dashboards and reports, and provide analytical support to senior stakeholders across the firm. The role is based in our Tampa or New York City office and will require a hybrid work schedule of two to three days in office.

The job will involve gathering business needs, transforming data and building/creating management information systems as well as presenting analysis and driving results. The person will collaborate with all our global practice areas, such as Private Equity Performance Improvement, Corporate Transformation, Disputes & Investigations, and Financial Services Advisory to increase operational effectiveness and find ways to grow revenue.

Overview of the role:

• Collect, clean, and transform data from various sources and systems into meaningful insights and dashboards using tools such as Power BI, Python, and SQL.
• Conduct analysis to identify and quantify efficiency, cost reduction, revenue growth, and risk mitigation using data-driven approaches and statistical techniques.
• Communicate and present findings and recommendations to senior management and key stakeholders using clear and concise language and visuals.
• Work with business partners and other staff to deliver projects to realise quantified benefits.
• Work with businesses and IT to create and/or implement new tools that can enhance processes and generate data used to inform decision making.
• Keep up with the latest trends and tools in data science, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, and apply them to solve business problems and generate value.

Desired skills:

• Excellent problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
• A strong knowledge of SQL and experience working with relational databases.
• Proficiency in additional coding language a plus
• Experience conducting User-Centered Design
• A solid understanding of statistical concepts and techniques, such as regression, clustering, and hypothesis testing
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• An entrepreneurial spirit; not afraid to challenge the status-quo

Necessary Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or equivalent work experience

Experience in utilising data to solve business/financial problems.

Experience in SQL and/or another coding language (Python, R)

The salary range is $60,000 to $85,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.

Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings' fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages at rates determined periodically as well as a 401(k) retirement savings plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive an annual discretionary contribution to their 401(k) retirement savings plan from Alvarez & Marsal. Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type. Click here for more information regarding A&M's benefits programs.