Strategic Market & Growth Analyst

Colonial Group; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Elessent Clean Technologies in Houston, TX seeks a Business Strategy & Market Analyst to partner with the VP of Cleaner Refining, shaping performance through financial analysis, market intel and strategic planning. This role connects revenue, pipeline, and product group performance across regions to drive growth.

Applicants should hold a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, 2–7 years in strategy or financial analysis, and strong Excel/PowerPoint skills to build dashboards and present insights

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering or related discipline is required.
• MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 2–7 years in strategy/finance/market analysis or similar analytical role.
• Experience in industrial, refining, petrochemical or related fields preferred.
• Experience with analyzing performance metrics (revenue, margin, backlog, pipeline) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Cleaner Refining financial performance across revenue, backlog, pipeline, margin and forecast changes.
• Maintain dashboards and reviews by region, product group, customer, market segment and project type.
• Support annual budget and long-range plan by aligning market-facing targets with product group targets.
• Monitor external market trends, industry articles, project announcements, customer activity, competitor moves, regulatory changes, and fuel specification changes.
• Identify priority geographies, customers, and market segments for increased focus.
• Conduct market sizing, competitive intelligence, installed-base analysis, and share-of-wallet reviews.
• Build business cases for growth initiatives including market potential, financial impact, risks and execution path.
• Track progress against growth initiatives and translate long-range plan concepts into actionable workstreams.
• Support monthly and quarterly business reviews with sales leaders, product managers, execution leaders, and finance.
• Prepare clear analysis, summaries, and recommendations for VP-level and leadership discussions.

Skills

Financial modeling

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Excel

PowerPoint

Written and verbal communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Time zone coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering, or related discipline

MBA or advanced degree preferred

Tools

CRM

ERP

BI/reporting tools

Market databases

Financial planning systems

Job description

Elessent Clean Technologies in Houston, TX seeks a Business Strategy & Market Analyst to partner with the VP of Cleaner Refining, shaping performance through financial analysis, market intel and strategic planning. This role connects revenue, pipeline, and product group performance across regions to drive growth.

Applicants should hold a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, 2–7 years in strategy or financial analysis, and strong Excel/PowerPoint skills to build dashboards and present insights