Business Insights Analyst - Must have current Sales and Marketing Financial Planning & Analysis

6-month engagement to start - the possibility of temp-perm. Must have prior/current Sales and Marketing FP&A - Financial Planning & Analysis experience:
Conducting on-demand data analysis (ad-hoc analysis)
Distributing regularly scheduled reports
Maintaining and updating existing reports and data sources
Gathering, analyzing, and sharing information about the industry, competitors, and other relevant marketing factors

Work Schedule: Mon - Wednesday (onsite -Montvale) Thursday & Friday remote/WFH.

The Business Insights Analyst will provide support to the Sales & Marketing teams performing ad-hoc analysis, distribution of standard reporting, maintenance and update of exisiting reports and datasources, and collection, analysis and communication of a wide spectrum of industry, competitive and other marketing information. The Business Insights Analyst will also be leveraged to assist with both ad-hoc and monthly analytics. This is a unique opportunity to gain broad experience, have responsibility for a variety of projects and engage with key decision makers. The Business Insights Analyst will be responsible for developing analyses, scorecards and key performance indicators. This role will assist the organization with gleaning data driven insights that lead to meaningful action. Reporting Structure:
The Business Insights Analyst will report to the Business Insights Analyst Advanced as a part of the Financial Planning and Analysis team. There are no direct reports reporting into this role.

Key Responsibilities (Outline Core Responsibilities of Position)

• Support strategic projects to identify and implement initiatives for growing sales and profitability, including, but not limited to: contractor engagement and product analysis, sales and marketing programs, external partnerships
• Conduct in-depth evaluations of marketing loyalty programs to derive insights and propose recommendations based on findings along with preparing monthly presentations and reports
• Proactively analyze customer data to identify potential prospects, opportunities for engagement and product portfolio placements
• Analyze and report on effectiveness of product results and marketing programs. Collaborate with marketing to develop standard reports, key performance indicators and develop overall approaches on how to measure and report the business.
• Continual deep dive analysis into business performance, identify data insights that lead to delivering business outcomes
• Synthesize data, market information and competitive intelligence to provide actionable insights and business trend information, including financial results of key competitors on quarterly basis
• Organize and extract insights from secondary data sources related to paint and home improvement
• Responsible for industry/market insights trends to help with BM sales planning/forecasting process
• Work closely with Product Marketing team to integrate usability studies and research into product requirements to enhance user satisfaction and ensure customer driven design (product usage testing)
• Update and distribute reports on a weekly basis, consolidate reports, ensure data integrity, accuracy and consistency
• Support and automate recurring reports to increase department and organizational efficiency
• Manage various internal ad hoc requests and projects to assist and support Sales Management, Marketing and peers with on-demand analytics

Required Skills (Outline Core Requirements including education, years of experience, position requirements, required competencies, special requirements such as travel, etc.)

• B.A. or B.S. in Business Related Field
• 3+ years of experience required in key functional areas outlined above
• Strong Excel/PowerPoint skills; proficiency with Business Objects and other mining tools; data visualization tools (ie, Tableau, Qlik Sense)
• Ability to communicate openly and honestly with colleagues and customers. Takes personal responsibility for the quality and content of the work, and complies with information confidentiality requirements where applicable
• Ability to work in a rapidly evolving environment and quickly grasp new concepts by demonstrating and applying knowledge of these tasks timely and accurately
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships by collaborating with customers by fully understanding and meeting their expectations

• Seen as a team player that encourages collaboration and quickly gains trust and support of peers. Finds common ground and solves problems for the benefits of all
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• This position requires minimal travel on an as needed basis
• There are minimal physical requirements for this position

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