Senior Data Analyst

Company: ceridian
Location: Minneapolis
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Job DescriptionThis is our promise. Not only for our customers, but our employees as well. Do you thrive in an innovative and exciting environment that's continuously evolving? Ceridian is looking for fun, intelligent, team oriented people who believe in our values: Customer Focus, Transparency, Diligence, Optimism, and Agility. Our workplace culture provides empowering programs for career growth and offers diversity and inclusion groups to support every person's career journey. Ceridian employees have declared Ceridian a Great Place to Work-- in 2019, a Glassdoor Best Places to Work in 2019, and one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for the 16th consecutive year! Find out why Ceridian is such a great place to work. About the position: The Ceridian Data Analytics & Reporting team has been created to focus on critical projects requiring in depth and detailed data mining analysis and issue resolution. The team is responsible for various monthly close and forecasting responsibilities along with a prioritized list of issues needing resolution. This role provides insight into the business financials and specifically identified issues by creating models and reporting leveraging SAS to extract and analyze data from numerous disparate financial systems and databases. This position will report to the Director of Data Analytics & Reporting - US HRS. Responsibilities: * Focused on mining large databases, and analyzing complex financial information * Perform data analysis. Analyze and track key financial metrics and operational procedures to foster process improvement * Accurately report monthly sales used by senior leadership, and for payment of commissions to the * sales team * Work closely with business leaders to define business requirements and leverage reporting tools to * develop and deploy reporting solutions * Perform complex budgeting and accounting statistical analysis, prepares summary of findings, and * presents recommendations * Frequent interactions with senior and / or executive leadership presenting financial results and forecasts * Develop new quantitative solutions / reporting for various business units by integrating data from multiple sources / systems * Qualifications: * Bachelor's Degree in quantitative disciplines like Statistics, Mathematics, Operations * Research, Physics and Computer Science. MBA candidates preferred but not required * Minimum 6+ years of financial analysis/operations experience with proven results in leading elements of forecasting and budgeting processes * Demonstrated technical proficiency with financial applications including and Excel and experience * with PowerPoint * 3+ years of SAS programming experience with emphasis on report creation and/or predictive modeling * Strong level of personal organization with excellent oral/written communication skills * Exercise independent judgement in order to accurately complete complex analysis with little * oversight * Detail oriented--must be able to keep track of different vantage points (comparisons to prior year vs. * prior forecast vs. budget) and different financial presentations (internal reporting vs. external reporting, etc.) * Demonstrated ability to work calmly in a fast-paced team environment while effectively managing * multiple projects Ceridian is fueled by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer and consider and embrace ALL individuals and what makes them unique. We believe our employees should be happy and healthy, with peace of mind and a sense of fulfillment. We provide our employees with comprehensive benefits for various life circumstances and needs, great opportunities for career development, and a balanced lifestyle to achieve personal and professional success. We encourage all individuals to apply for positions that fit their passions. We thank all applicants in advance for their interest in this position; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted by a Ceridian Recruiter with a @ceridian.com email directly from our organization. Company Description Ceridian. Makes Work Life BetterTM This is our promise. Not only for our customers, but our employees as well. Do you thrive in an innovative and exciting environment that's continuously evolving? Ceridian is looking for fun, intelligent, team oriented people who believe in our values: Customer Focus, Transparency, Diligence, Optimism, and Agility. Our workplace culture provides empowering programs for career growth and offers diversity and inclusion groups to support every person's career journey. Ceridian employees have declared Ceridian a Great Place to Work-- in 2019, a Glassdoor Best Places to Work in 2019, and one of Canada's Top 100 Employers for the 16th consecutive year!

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