Data and Financial Analyst

Touro University; Town of Mount Pleasant (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Touro College of Dental Medicine is seeking a Data and Financial Analyst to manage, collect, report, and analyze data to inform academic and financial decisions. The role supports Outcomes Assessment and Finance and Operations, ensuring data integrity and reporting across the institution.

Responsibilities include building reports, dashboards, and visualizations; translating requirements into specifications; and collaborating on special projects with senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or 1-3 years of relevant experience in data analytics, statistics, IT, or related field.
• Experience in higher education.
• Experience with SPSS, Qualtrics, and MS Office platforms.
• Experience with Tableau and SQL is a plus.
• SPSS programming experience and ability to manipulate and analyze institutional data.
• Qualtrics experience with survey design, collection, and reporting.
• Knowledge of database structures and SQL for large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Assist with collection, analysis, and submission of institutional data.
• Develop cyclical and ad-hoc data reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Analyze large complex data sets to inform academic decisions.
• Translate institutional requirements into specifications for reports, dashboards, and visualizations.
• Stay updated on data collection related to academics, student services, HR, and finance.
• Suggest process improvements and provide feedback to supervisor.
• Collaborate with team to collect and analyze data.
• Create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations as needed.
• Answer questions and escalate issues as appropriate.
• Perform special projects and assignments as requested.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Data visualization

Communication skills

Requirements translation

Education

Bachelor's degree or 1-3 years relevant experience

Experience in higher education

Tools

SPSS

Qualtrics

Tableau

SQL

MS Office

Job description

Overview:

The Data and Financial Analyst position is responsible for managing, collecting, reporting, and analyzing data to inform academic, institutional and financial effectiveness decision-making at Touro College of Dental Medicine. The Analyst will serve both Outcomes Assessment and Finance and Operations by ensuring the integrity of the college's data and assessment implementation analysis and reporting. This position will also be responsible for assisting with the completion of internal / external assessment instrument design, as well as financial analysis and reporting as well as custom reports for the institution. This role will also work on select projects directly with the Vice President of Finance and Operations and the Assistant Dean for Outcomes Assessment.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assist with collection, analysis, and submission of institutional data
• Develop cyclical and ad-hoc data reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Work with and analyze large complex data sets to inform academic decision-making
• Translate institutional requirements into specifications to provide institutional reports, analytic dashboards, and visualizations
• Remain abreast of process modifications and data collection relating to academics, student services, human resources, and finance
• Continually assess existing processes and procedures for possible areas of improvement and provides feedback to supervisor
• Collaborate with team members to collect and analyze data
• Create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations as needed
• Answer questions, solve problems effectively, and escalation appropriately
• Perform special projects and assignments as requested

Qualifications:

Education/Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or 1-3 years of relevant experience (preferably in data analytics, statistics, computer science, information technology, financial analysis or related field).
• Experience in higher education
• Experience with SPSS, Qualtrics, and MS Office platforms
• Experience with Tableau and SQL a plus
• SPSS Statistical Programming package experience and ability to manipulate and perform statistical analyses on institutional/ program data.
• Qualtrics experience with knowledge of survey question design and creation, collection analysis, and reporting.
• A strong understanding of database structures, theories, principles, and practices especially with large/complex datasets like SQL

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to convert user requests into technical specifications
• Ability to QA and troubleshoot and visualize data
• Ability to assess and provide recommendations for improving research processes
• Strong communication skills demonstrated by the ability to research, write, edit, and produce documentation, training materials, and reports
• Work on multiple projects with the ability to prioritize deadlines

Maximum Salary: USD $65,000.00/Yr.

Minimum Salary: USD $52,000.00/Yr.