Data Analyst - Associate to Manager Level

Job Description

Does your perfect day consist of cleansing, researching, and enriching complex data for customers to find useful insights and connections? Do you have a passion for slicing-and-dicing data? Would you like to categorize and classify data to make it more usable for our customers? Do you enjoy working in a collaborative environment where you are constantly learning?

PowerAdvocate is seeking a Data Analyst to join our growing company, providing cutting edge intelligence for supply chain organizations in the energy industry. We are looking for a team player who thrives in an agile and dynamic environment, and wants to enrich data to deliver superior customer results.

In addition to the following, other duties may be assigned to meet business needs:

• Perform data extraction, manipulation, cleaning, analysis and QA of large datasets
• Research energy industry data and suppliers to accurately and granularly classify spend into industry-specific schema
• Evaluate categorized transactions to identify misclassified content, redundant and/or ineffective categorization logic
• Collaborate in a self-managed Agile team, an innovation PowerAdvocate has adapted from the software development domain

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite with advanced Excel skills including vlookups, pivot tables and queries
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, problem solving, and time management skills with attention to detail
• Proven ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment, to manage multiple tasks and/or projects with changing priorities and to communicate effectively at all levels
• Ability to balance independent and team-based work
• Manages large volumes of data and ensures quality throughout the process
• Experience with data manipulation tools to solve complex quantitative problems from joining multiple different data sources to troubleshooting data discrepancies
• Creative and innovative problem-solving skills
• A self-starter who takes initiative, asks questions, and is eager to learn

• Experience in the energy industry
• Proficiency with databases
• Proficiency with Talend or other ETL software
• Experience in spend analysis
• Some programming experience with Java preferred
• Prior experience analyzing external datasets using Python, SQL or visualization tools

Additional Information

• Significant professional growth in an environment where personal development is a core tenet of the team’s culture
• Complete package of rewarding programs, including competitive salaries and customized benefits
• A flexible schedule once training is completed and you are proficient in our team’s process
• Vibrant, start-up culture

At PowerAdvocate, we celebrate differences and are committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of our workforce to provide opportunities for our employees, our clients and our business. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer – F/M/D/V.

Unsolicited resumes sent to PowerAdvocate, including unsolicited resumes sent to a PowerAdvocate business mailing address, fax machine or email address, or directly to PowerAdvocate employees, will be considered Verisk property. PowerAdvocate will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.