Contra Analyst

**_ Responsibilities: _**
- Manages complex data and business analyses to develop business plans and make recommendations.
- Works independently to construct complex statistical and financial models to forecast business performance.
- Defines the metrics required to measure business performance, compares actual data to forecasted values, and develops the process for identifying and addressing performance gaps.
- Manages complex, time
- sensitive market research projects and synthesizes data and information to identify relevant trends and next steps.
- Works with cross-functional teams across the entire span of business planning activities.
- Contributes to priority projects with complex analyses and assists in developing recommendations.
- Works closely with business leaders to develop business plans based on historical and forecasted data and reports.
- Develops go-forward business plan recommendations based on potential risks and returns.
- Identifies cutting-edge analytical tools, models, and methods for making key business decisions.

**_ Education and Experience Required: _**
Typically 4-6 years experience in strategy, planning, operations, finance, or related functional areas. First-level university degree.

**_ Knowledge and Skills: _**
- Demonstrated knowledge of research methodology and the ability to manage complex data requests.
- Excellent analytical thinking, technical analysis, and data manipulation skills.
- Ability to learn and draw on new analytical techniques to develop creative approaches to business analysis.
- Extensive knowledge of Excel, Access, statistical analysis, and financial modeling.
- Strong business acumen and technical knowledge within the area of responsibility.
- Very strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong project management skills.
- Developed relationship management skills.
- Ability to lead cross-functional teams.
- Ability to identify and summarize relevant trends from market and industry data.
- Works independently with market and category representatives to put together a contra revenue forecast by account type, based on the needs of the business unit.
- Analyses monthly contra revenue expenditure to identify over/under accruals and connects with finance team to make corrections to reserves.
- Produces end of month & quarter reports showing variations between planned contra revenue expenditure vs executed (to be presented to category and market representatives)
- Knowledge of P&L accounts
- Strong handling of HP systems

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