Financial Analyst II Marketing - Remote

Overview:

The Financial Analyst II is an independent and fast paced role who will support UTI's Marketing and Corporate Advertising department. They will help bridge gaps between departments and help provide understanding and clarity to the department's spend and return on investment through the following means: expense and revenue modeling, budget support, pulling data from multiple sources, and detailed analysis. They will work across multiple departments and with multiple business owners to provide meaningful information to key decision makers. They should be able to speak at a high level to detailed models and projections.

Responsibilities:
Support the development of budgets and reforecasts for over 10 plus divisions. This includes lead generation, expense ROI by media channels and demographics to inform leadership and support business decisions
Assist in the review and adjustments to marketing budgets to match the changing marketplace and to maximize return on investment (ROI). Conducts return on investment analyses for marketing and advertising initiatives to assess alignment with specific campaign or campus efforts
Leverage methods from various sources to gain customer insights, draw conclusions and work with business partners to put those insights into action
Deliver reliable reports and intelligence to support decisions and provide recommendations based on expense ROI deliverables against goals
Compile data for PowerPoint presentations that are succinct, with a balance of high-level insights for executives and a detailed level for core teams
Design and performs analysis to understand marketing campaign results and prospect behavior, segment customer baseBuild scoring/predictive model tracking. Update daily and month-end reporting for lead generation analysis
Synthesize data analysis into market insights supporting internal decision-making and business planning
Support monthly financial, customer, and competitive analysis to manage and troubleshoot monthly results. Evaluate root causes andcommunicate developments to ensure the achievement of financial goals
Support the development and management of a marketing finance dashboard
Work closely with business partners, technology and modelling teams to evaluate new and alternate data sources as well as analytical tools
Update and enhance detailed financial models for marketing programs and campaigns
Work with other departments including Finance, Accounting and Legal, providing them with marketing information and guidance
Document historic marketing data in a clear, organized way by managing archives in a way that allows for easy access to data
Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned
Qualifications:

Education / Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, or Marketing is required (may consider related field or equivalent work experience with demonstrated ability).
Degree in quantitative discipline such as statistics, economics, mathematics, accounting or finance preferred.
Minimum two to four years related experience performing financial analyst work required.
Minimum of one to three years experience in statistical and/or accounting environment with progressively-responsible experience dealing with general ledger and P&L reporting preferred.
Knowledge of basic accounting processes and accruals

Skills

Strong business and financial acumen: business analytics skills, P&L structure, and the ability to plan
SQL experience is preferred
Ability to make recommendations for solutions based on information gathered and analyzed from existing systems and/or imperfect information
Experience performing data analysis and data visualization
Experience working and learning in a cross-functional environment
Strong technical report building abilities
Strong excel skills, MS office, Hyperion and Peoplesoft or equivalent experience
Effective verbal and written communication skillsStrong analytical and problem solving with attention to details
Effective troubleshooting skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Abilities

Must be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 5 pounds or less 5% of the workday
Must be able stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl 5% or less of the workday
Must be able to talk, see, hear, concentrate, think, learn and reason for all of the workday
Must be able to sit and walk or otherwise move around for prolonged periods of time throughout the workday.
Must be able to use a keyboard and do manual tasks for prolonged periods of time throughout the workday.
Will require about 5% of overnight travel.

Work Environment

Work is performed indoors in a climate controlled environment.