Analyst

Cognizant; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 400,000 - 680,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant in India is seeking a Reporting Analyst to extract dashboard requirements from client statements and translate them into actionable reports. The role involves preparing insightful dashboards, building automated Excel reports, and presenting data-driven options to clients.

The ideal candidate will have strong Excel and analytics skills, experience with digital marketing analytics, and excellent communication to work with international clients and teams.

Qualifications

• Regular bachelor degree with strong academic record.
• MS Excel proficiency is mandatory.
• Strong business analytics abilities demonstrated by data analysis.
• Experience with digital marketing data analytics or market research preferred.
• Knowledge of VBA, Apps Script, SQL and JavaScript is an added advantage.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with international clients is a plus.
• Ability to work under tight timelines and handle repetitive tasks.

Responsibilities

• Extract dashboard requirements from client statements.
• Anticipate future dashboard needs and suggest options.
• Organize requirements to prepare insightful dashboards for clients.
• Implement advanced strategies for gathering and analyzing data requirements.
• Manage and process client reporting on schedule.
• Prepare reports within short turnaround times.
• Prioritize requirements and create prototypes and mockups.
• Build and review Excel reports for accuracy and quality.

Skills

MS Excel

Business analytics

Digital marketing analytics

Client communication

Education

Bachelor degree

Tools

SQL

JavaScript

Apps Script

VBA

Job description

Reporting Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities

• Extract the requirements of dashboards using the business statements shared by clients
• Anticipate the client future requirement in relation to the dashboards and suggest the possible options
• Organize the requirements to prepare more insightful dashboards and present to client
• Implement advanced strategies for gathering, reviewing and analyzing the data requirements
• Manage and process client reporting on specified schedule
• Ability to prepare the reports within short turnaround time
• Prioritize the requirements and create conceptual prototypes and mockups
• Master strategic business process modeling, traceability and quality management techniques
• Apply best practices for effective communication and problem-solving
• Collaborate with the client services team on reporting needs and process improvements.
• Build and automate (when possible) reports in Excel based on submitted requirements and report mock-ups.
• Review and quality check other reports to ensure correctness
• Provide data-driven recommendations that align with client services team objectives.

Communication

• Effectively communicates the progress of work with relevant stakeholders on periodic basis using simple, clear and concise language
• Sets appropriate expectations for all deliverables and alerts stakeholders, if any deliverables are going to be delayed
• Provide decision enabling insights in addition to or along with data along with

Requirements

• Any regular bachelor degree with a strong academic record
• Proficiency in MS Excel is mandatory
• Strong Business analytical skills demonstrated by the ability to analyze complex data
• Experience with digital marketing data analytics, Google AdWords/ YouTube data analytics, market research or quantitative analysis will be preferred
• Knowledge of VBA, App script, SQL, JavaScript & related technology will be added advantage
• Excellent in verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in working with international clients (in a sales or customer support job) will be an advantage
• Ability to work under stringent timeline while adapting to dynamic changes in the project
• Willing to perform detailed and repetitive tasks
• Must be able to work in 24/7 business hours