Data Analyst

Position: Data Analyst
Location: Plano, Texas 75024
Duration: 12 Months Contract

Job Description:
Client is looking for:

• The primary focus of our Analytics teams is to generate actionable insights by leveraging data and using effective data storytelling to help our company make better data-driven decisions

Candidate will be doing:

• Uncover business needs and the true questions that the company is trying to answer in order to properly frame your analysis
• Leverage your SQL/Python coding skills to pull and organize data that is needed for your analysis
• Assess the quantitative and qualitative impacts of possible actions based on your insight, taking into consideration our customers, our employees, and our company
• Recommend actions based on your insights by effectively telling the story that is supported by data through presentations (PowerPoint), data visualizations (Tableau), and clear and concise verbal and written communications skills
• Coordinate with various stakeholders to help implement and measure recommended actions

Requirements:
Qualifications/ What you bring (Must Haves) - Highlight Top 3 to 5 skills:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Statistics, Finance, Accounting, Math, Economics, Engineering, Analytics, or similar quantitative STEM field.
• Relevant professional work experience (paid, non-academic, non-intern) OR an advanced degree in one or more of the above disciplines.
• High proficiency and professional experience coding in SQL, Python and/or R (tested during interviews).
• High proficiency and professional experience with Excel, PowerPoint and Tableau.
• High proficiency and professional experience with data acquisition, data manipulation, data cleaning.
• High proficiency and professional experience identifying trends and indicators through quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Proficiency with statistics and predictive modelling techniques.
• Comfort with presenting ideas virtually or in-person to audiences of various sizes.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with others as well as work independently while in a hybrid work environment.

Added bonus if candidates have (Preferred):

• MBA or advanced degree in Statistics, Finance, Accounting, Math, Economics, Engineering, Analytics, or similar quantitative STEM field.
• Professional work experience in auto financing, consumer lending and/or financial institutions.
• Professional work experience in consumer credit risk, business analytics, finance and/or pricing roles.

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Pay Range: $35 - $40.44 Hourly

labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401K contributions as well as any other PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by appliable state or localities where you reside or work.

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