Financial Analyst at Alpharetta, GA

Position: Financial Analyst

Location: Alpharetta, GA

Duration: Full-time Role

Responsibilities:

• Pursue analysis and mining of data to understand, evaluate, improve, and project business results
• Run analytical experiments in a methodical manner, and regularly evaluate alternate models and theoretical approaches
• Lead analytic project development, prioritize activities and drive initiatives to completion
• Partner with 3rd party pricing optimization software firms to implement new solutions, including design, implementation, and change management
• Provide leadership to provide analytical insights into the business by taking advantage of statistics and the latest technologies
• Work with IT teams, management and/or data scientists to determine organizational goals
• Mine data from primary and secondary sources
• Clean and prune data to discard irrelevant information
• Analyze and interpret results using standard statistical tools and techniques
• Pinpoint trends, correlations and patterns in complicated data sets
• Provide concise data reports and clear data visualizations for management
• Present results of data analysis
• Learn and train others on statistical and machine learning techniques
• Other duties assigned

Experience, Education, and Abilities

• Bachelors or Masters Degree in a Business, Economics, Supply Chain, Science, applied Mathematics, Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience in conducting data analysis and building models using SQL, Excel, R, Python, SAS, SPSS, Alteryx, or equivalent software.
• Expertise in data science libraries and familiarity with machine learning, participation in data science programs as part of college experience or work experience.
• Knowledge or experience in retail or wholesale business is desirable.
• Ability to be self-directed, prioritize opportunities, and perform multiple tasks
• Ability to maintain demanding timelines.
• Possess strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers, and customers.
• Experience working for a retailer or consulting in a retail environment.
• Experience with pricing.
• Desire to learn with the motivation to continue to grow in this fast paced environment.
• Work performed in typical office environment.