Strategic Data & Analytics Director

cbh; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Bekaert is seeking a Data Strategy and Business Analytics Director to lead management reporting and analytics firmwide. You will translate questions from service lines, Finance and executive leadership into accurate, repeatable dashboards developed by the data analytics team in IT.

You will own data definitions and support monthly financial reporting to the board, advising leaders on interpretation of results and driving continuous improvement across performance metrics to ensure

Qualifications

• 10 years of progressive experience in public accounting, financial reporting or management reporting and analytics.
• Active CPA license.
• Audit experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of financial accounting, financial statement analysis and the economics of a professional services firm.
• Demonstrated experience translating business questions into reporting requirements and validating the resulting output before it reaches leadership.
• Practical knowledge of business intelligence and reporting platforms, including Power BI, and of the data structures that support them.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to team including coaching, mentoring and professional development or oversight to a department.
• Engages the data analytics team in Information Technology to develop, review and deploy management reporting dashboards throughout the Firm.
• Confirms that dashboard output reconciles to the Firm's systems of record and that source data, definitions and calculation methods are documented and repeatable.
• Collaborates on monthly financial reporting delivered to service lines, the Finance Committee and the Board.
• Establishes and maintains firmwide definitions and data standards for performance metrics.
• Advises service line and department leaders on interpretation of reported results, and identifies trends, exceptions and matters requiring management attention.
• Prioritizes the reporting and analytics portfolio with the Chief Data Officer.
• Applies accounting and audit knowledge to evaluate data quality and support controls over the reporting process.
• Communicates with internal clients to help meet objectives for all parties.
• Participates in priority projects and strengthens cross-functional relationships.

Skills

Power BI

Excel skills

Team leadership

Executive presenting

Education

CPA license

Public accounting experience

Tools

Microsoft Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Cherry Bekaert is seeking a Data Strategy and Business Analytics Director to lead management reporting and analytics firmwide. You will translate questions from service lines, Finance and executive leadership into accurate, repeatable dashboards developed by the data analytics team in IT.

You will own data definitions and support monthly financial reporting to the board, advising leaders on interpretation of results and driving continuous improvement across performance metrics to ensure