Analyst, Finance & Customer Data

Harvard Business Publishing; Greater Manchester; On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance & Customer Data Analyst to join their dynamic team. This role is pivotal in driving revenue growth through data-driven insights and collaboration across various departments. You'll have the opportunity to design sustainable data approaches, promote a data-driven culture, and engage with cutting-edge analytics tools like Tableau and Alteryx. With a commitment to inclusivity and professional growth, this innovative firm offers competitive compensation and a supportive environment where your contributions will directly impact business success.

Benefits

Education Reimbursement

Early-release Summer Fridays

Career Development Programs

Wellness Initiatives

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Finance, Analytics, or Business Intelligence.
• Ability to think creatively and analyze business challenges.

Responsibilities

• Support the Finance & Business Performance team with data analysis.
• Build dashboards to monitor business performance and insights.

Skills

SQL

Data Presentation

Stakeholder Engagement

Analytical Skills

Tools

Tableau

Alteryx

Job description

Harvard Business Publishing (HBP) is the leading destination for innovative management thinking, reaching lifelong learners to improve management practices in a changing world. Our mission is to unlock the leader in everyone, including you!

The opportunity

Harvard Business Publishing Education (HBP Education) partners with educators and learners worldwide, serving as a rich source of ideas for improving management.

The Analyst, Finance & Customer Data is a key member of the Higher Education's Finance & Business Analytics team. They bring a data-driven mindset to analysis and business insights to drive revenue growth for the HE unit. Responsibilities include building models, reports, and analyzing financial and business performance to derive actionable insights. The analyst will collaborate with senior team members and partner with the Enterprise IT, Sales, and Finance teams, supporting efforts to strengthen HE's data infrastructure and reporting ecosystem.

What you'll do

1. Support the Finance & Business Performance team by designing sustainable approaches for capturing, manipulating, and aggregating data sources to enable consistent analysis.
2. Promote a data-driven culture by providing accessible, actionable, and timely performance metrics and enabling self-service capabilities.
3. Support analytics tools and backend data systems, including Tableau and Alteryx, collaborating with the Salesforce architecture team to align with data and CRM goals.
4. Engage with the HBP analytics community to share experiences and incorporate new solutions.
5. Collaborate with stakeholders across Enterprise IT, Sales, and Finance to deliver on business and strategic initiatives, including ad-hoc analysis.
6. Build and expand dashboards to monitor business performance, including management, sales, and strategic goal dashboards.
7. Utilize various data sources, such as financial data, web analytics, customer records, industry research, and competitive intelligence, to support insights efforts.
8. Translate data findings into clear actions and insights using compelling visuals, dashboards, and narratives.
9. Develop understanding of modeling techniques to track revenue drivers and inform forecasts.

What you'll bring

• 3+ years of relevant experience in Finance, Analytics, or Business Intelligence.
• Proficiency with SQL and other programming languages.
• Experience in data presentation.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to think creatively, work independently, and analyze business challenges across functions such as Sales, IT, and Finance.

What we offer

Harvard Business Publishing is committed to fostering an inclusive culture where everyone is valued and respected. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, career development programs, and wellness initiatives such as education reimbursement and early-release Summer Fridays.

HBP is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Salary Range: $85,000 - $95,000 annually. This position includes the opportunity to earn performance-based variable pay. Salary will be determined based on factors such as market data, experience, skills, location, and internal equity.