Berkeley Research Group

Senior Associate - M&A Data Analytics - Corporate Finance

Berkeley Research Group$80K — $135K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting with a strong understanding of accounting principles.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience analyzing large financial and operational data sets.
  • Experience in business analytics and data mining.
  • Prior consulting experience with cross-industry clients.
  • Proficiency in ETL processes using Alteryx and data visualization in Excel, Tableau, and PowerBI.
  • Strong communication skills for presenting analysis and insights.
  • Knowledge of SQL and Python is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Obtain and validate deal data related to financial metrics.
  • Collaborate with various teams to analyze data from different business cycles.
  • Consolidate deal data into comprehensive trend analyses and insights.
  • Translate data findings into clear visualizations for client presentations.
  • Develop interactive dashboards for insights visualization.
  • Utilize advanced BI tools for data manipulations and optimizations.
  • Handle additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with diverse cross-industry clients.
  • Exposure to granular accounting and financial data.
  • Possibility to develop advanced analytical and visualization skills.
  • Collaboration with a team of experts in deal analysis.
  • Work in a dynamic consulting environment with varied assignments.
Full Job Description

This role entails obtaining, validating, normalizing and analyzing deal data (e.g., revenue, cost, unit economics, inventory, etc.). As a key member of the deal team, you'll use your expert knowledge of data manipulation and visualization to identify and articulate insights that impact client deal success.

Your day-to-day may include:

  • Extensive exposure to granular accounting data, including reconciliations between financials and detailed data
  • Collaborate with client teams, adjacent engagement teams, and external advisors to identify, collect, validate, and analyze data from various business cycles (revenue, procurement, supply chain, inventory, etc.)
  • Consolidate and synthesize deal data into trend analysis, insights, and outliers
  • Provide observations into behavior, trends, financials and business operations through data analysis and translate into illustrative visualizations
  • Develop dashboards to clearly articulate the insights reflected
  • Utilize advanced business intelligence tools including complex calculations, table calculations, mapping, data blending and optimization of data extracts
  • Other duties as assigned


You have the following technical skills, qualifications, and abilities:

  • Bachelor's degree in Accounting and strong foundational knowledge of accounting processes, systems, reconciliation, and reporting
  • Minimum 2 years of related work experience analyzing large data sets, with specific emphasis on financial and operational data: revenue cycle, profitability, unit economics, labor, etc.
  • Demonstrated experience in business analytics and data mining
  • Experience in a similar consulting function servicing cross-industry clients at a national level
  • Professional working knowledge of ETL transformations and manipulations using Alteryx as well as visualizations in Excel, Tableau, and PowerBI
  • Excellent written, presentation, leadership, and interpersonal communication skills
  • Ability to identify, visualize, and clearly articulate key trends, outliers, and other patterns observed in your analysis
  • Knowledge of programming languages such as SQL and Python a strong plus
  • CPA / MBA and/or relevant professional certification a strong plus


Candidate must be able to submit verification of his/her legal right to work in the United States, without company sponsorship.

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Salary Range: $80,000 to $135,000 per year.

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