Remote Data Analyst Contract

This position plays a supporting role in the modernization and transformation of the Annuity/Retirement Plan Services Valuation & Modeling team with new technology solutions. You will design and develop data & analytics solutions using cutting-edge tools to improve data warehousing, financial reporting, reserve analytics, and various automation efforts. This position provides a broad range of experiences and responsibilities, allowing for growth.What you’ll be doing:

• Supports and promotes change management and/or departmental/enterprise initiatives within assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Maintains knowledge on current and emerging developments/trends for assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Performs and delivers on routine assignments/projects for their assigned area(s) of responsibility.
• Exports information from various applications/databases and uses analytical tools (i.e. SQL, MS Power BI, Tableau, Excel, etc.) to transform that data into meaningful reports and infographics.
• Performs routine data mining, validation, and reconciliation of data across various applications.
• Identifies and analyzes variances, and trends; researches inconsistencies/anomalies in the data and presents findings to management.
• Develops creative charts, graphs and other visual aids in support of identifying trends to quantify performance of the business segment and to support decision making.
• Performs what-if analysis in support of creating proposals for change and process improvement.
• Develops queries and prepares data for diagnostic and predictive analytics.
• Develops basic ad-hoc reports supporting projects and analysis.
• Supports team members and/or management in developing basic recommendations to solve problem and issues related to identified trends and data insights.
• Develops an understanding of best practices and suggests how to improve current practices

What we’re looking for:Must haves:

• 4 Year/Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor’s) (Minimum Required)
• 0 – 1+ Years of experience in analytics that directly aligns with the specific responsibilities for this position (Required)

Nice-to-haves:

• Demonstrated solid relationship management skills with internal clients (e.g. management, peers and colleagues).
• Demonstrated ability to query and report off of SQL databases.
• Experience with:
  • Modern Data & Analytics Technology such as Dataiku, Tableau, AWS, Spark
  • Coding with SQL, Hive, Python/R, SAS, VBA, etc.
  
  
• Demonstrates excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize workload and multi-task while maintaining strict attention to detail.
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative style.
• Demonstrates the ability to use sound judgment and discretion regarding confidential information.
• Finds common ground and can gain collaboration among management, colleagues and peers.