Manager, Business Insights

ABRAMS; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid holidays and Summer-Frid

Company-paid year-end office closure

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) and life insurance

Vacation, Personal, and Sick time

Job summary

ABRAMS is seeking a Manager of Business Insights to partner with the Sales, publishing, and operations teams in New York. You will deliver financial reporting, forecasting and analytics to guide investments and strategy.

The role blends financial planning with consumer and market analytics, requiring strong modeling, data interpretation and leadership communication to senior executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Data Analytics or related field.
• 4–7 years of experience in business analytics, financial planning & analysis, or related finance role.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, lookups and financial modeling.
• Ability to translate large datasets into clear, actionable insights for leadership.
• Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative mindset with comfort presenting to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Support annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and long-range planning.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly reporting packages with variance analysis and insights.
• Build/maintain financial models to evaluate title performance and account profitability.
• Partner with Finance during month-end close for leadership insights.
• Monitor sales trends, promotions and market drivers to identify risks/opportunities.
• Translate complex data into concise findings and dashboards for senior leaders.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Pivot tables

Lookup formulas

Financial modeling

Data interpretation

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Data Analytics

Tools

Power BI

Job description

If you're looking to grow your career at a company where creativity meets legacy, ABRAMS is the place for you. As a trailblazer in illustrated publishing since 1949, ABRAMS continues to set the standard for beautifully crafted books across art, design, culture, and children’s literature. As we continue to bring exceptional books to readers around the world, we're seeking a Manager of Business Insights to join our Sales Team!

Manager of Business Insights

The Manager, Business Insights will support strategic decision-making across sales, publishing, and operations. This role serves as a key analytics partner to the Sales Team and intersects with leaders across the business, delivering financial reporting, forecasting, and analysis that improve visibility into performance and help guide investment decisions.

The ideal candidate combines strong financial planning and modeling skills with an interest in consumer behavior, market trends, and the publishing business. They will analyze title-, category-, and account-level performance; support budgeting and forecast cycles; administer the annual Sales incentive program; evaluate promotions and profitability; and translate large volumes of sales and market data into clear, actionable insights for senior leadership.

What You’d Be Doing

Financial Planning & Reporting

• Support annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning across publishing divisions and sales channels.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packages with variance analysis, trend commentary, and actionable business insights.
• Build and maintain financial models to evaluate title performance, account profitability, promotional investments, and new business opportunities.
• Partner with Finance during month‑end close to provide title- and account-level performance insights for leadership.

Publishing, Sales & Market Analytics

• Monitor point-of-sale trends, returns, co‑op and promotional spend, and other commercial drivers to identify risks and opportunities.
• Analyze promotion performance, pricing, placement, and retail marketing initiatives to assess financial impact.
• Develop insights across titles, authors, accounts, categories, and market segments to support sales and publishing decisions.
• Combine internal sales data with consumer and syndicated market data to identify shifts in demand, format trends, and category performance.
• Translate complex datasets into concise findings, recommendations, reports, and dashboards for senior leaders and cross‑functional teams.

Cross‑Functional Partnership & Process Improvement

• Partner with Sales, Publishing, Marketing, Operations, IT, and Finance on strategic initiatives and business reviews.
• Streamline reporting, improve data quality, and automate recurring financial and analytical processes.
• Provide ad hoc analysis to support acquisition planning, inventory decisions, and other high‑priority projects.

We’re Looking For Someone Who Has

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Data Analytics, or a related quantitative field.
• 4–7 years of experience in business analytics, financial planning and analysis, sales analytics, or a related finance role.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookup formulas, and financial modeling.
• Strong ability to interpret large datasets and communicate clear, actionable insights to financial and non‑financial stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, problem‑solving, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.
• Collaborative, business‑partner mindset with comfort presenting findings to senior leadership.

Highly Preferred Candidates Also Have

• Experience in book publishing, media, consumer products, or another title‑and retail‑driven industry.
• Familiarity with point‑of‑sale reporting, title‑level profitability, inventory, returns, syndicated market data, and consumer analytics tools.
• Experience with Power BI or similar reporting and visualization tools.

This position is in New York, NY and follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring in‑office presence three days per week.

The base salary range for this position is ($125,000 - $135,000) per year. The final offer will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications.

What We Offer

• Generous paid holidays and Summer Fridays.
• Company‑paid year‑end office closure between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day each year.
• Comprehensive health benefits, including short‑term and long‑term disability.
• Retirement savings (401k) and life insurance.
• Vacation, Personal, and Sick time off.

About ABRAMS

Founded in 1949 as the first U.S. publisher to specialize in art and illustrated books, ABRAMS has a long‑standing reputation for publishing visually stunning, critically acclaimed, and bestselling works. Today, ABRAMS continues to lead in the creation and distribution of high‑quality books across a wide range of categories—including art, photography, design, fashion, entertainment, cooking, craft, and popular culture—as well as award‑winning children’s and young adult titles under imprints such as Abrams Books for Young Readers, Amulet Books, and Abrams Appleseed.

Headquartered in the creative heart of New York City, ABRAMS is home to a passionate team of editors, designers, marketers, and publishing professionals who bring bold ideas to life in collaboration with celebrated authors, artists, chefs, photographers, and cultural icons. Our books are distributed globally and have helped shape conversations in classrooms, kitchens, museums, and living rooms around the world.

ABRAMS is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion—both in the stories we publish and in the culture we foster. Through programs like the ABRAMS Amplify Award, we uplift and support underrepresented voices in children’s publishing. Internally, we promote inclusive hiring practices and an environment where employees of all identities, backgrounds, and lived experiences are encouraged to bring their full selves to work.

At ABRAMS, creativity, integrity, and collaboration are the foundation of everything we do. If you’re inspired by books that make a difference and want to be part of a team that values art, impact, and inclusion, we invite you to join us. Learn more at abramsbooks.com.