Business Intelligence Unit Analyst

About 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 Team

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 a Sydney based 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 internally to senior stakeholders across the firm.

The role 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 to increase operational effectiveness and find ways to grow revenue. The role is hybrid with office attendance being mandatory 3 days per week.

How You Will Contribute

• 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or equivalent work experience
• Basic knowledge of SQL and/or other coding language (Python, R)
• Understanding of Power BI and/or other data visualisation software

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

Your journey at A&M

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person’s unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career.

We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals

Inclusive Diversity

A&M’s entrepreneurial culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who can 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 the main reasons our people love working at A&M. Inclusive Diversity means we embrace diversity, and we foster inclusiveness, encouraging everyone to bring their whole self to work each day. It runs through how we recruit, develop employees, conduct business, support clients, and partner with vendors. It is the A&M way.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Alvarez & Marsal’s practice to provide and promote equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information or other protected medical condition, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by and in accordance with applicable laws. Employees and Applicants can find A&M policy statements and additional information by region here.

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