Finance (Data) Analyst

Job title: Finance (Data) Analyst

Company:

Job description: Impact Auto Auctions, Inc., a leading provider of loss recovery services to the insurance industry in Canada, has an opening for Data Analyst based out of Mississauga, Ontario.

Impact Auto Auctions is Canada’s leading live and live-online salvage vehicle auction company with auction facilities across British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada. Impact’s national service offering allows sellers to standardize processes across the country, and provides buyers with Canada’s most extensive selection of salvage vehicles. Impact is a wholly owned subsidiary of IAA Inc., (NYSE: IAA). IAA has nearly 3,600 talented employees and more than 200 facilities throughout the US, Canada and the United Kingdom.

This position is responsible for working with the business stakeholders to develop management information systems following implementation of new systems. The role will engage with a variety of stakeholders directly to capture insights and details.

The success of the role lies within their ability to understand a stakeholder’s requirements and to fashion solutions to deliver upon those requirements. An ability to build a sound understanding of our industry and business processes along with an ability to build relationships with stakeholders will be key.

Job Duties/ Responsibilities:

• Build reports for operational teams using Microsoft Report Builder (BI) or similar reporting tool interpreting and guiding operations management requirements
• Work closely with the executive team to provide decision critical information and reports
• Tender data analysis / evaluations for margins and pricing purposes
• Provide financial analysis with focus on price dynamics within the company’s business
• Perform research on industry statistics, competition, and other trends that affect the industry
• Prepare and summaries operational reports and help generate and monitor sales forecasts
• Perform activity & centre of gravity analysis to guide location decisions and help evaluate transport vendor usage and performance
• Develop financial reports for forecasting, trending, and results analysis
• Manage difficult analytical projects with limited supervision

Experience/ Education:

• Several years’ (3+ years) experience gained in an analyst role or financial environment
• Degree level education in a Financial/IT discipline or an accountancy qualification

Job Requirements:

• Advanced level MS Office skills and experience with Microsoft Report Builder/ SQL or similar reporting tool experience with a strong IT bent or background
• SQL, data and databases knowledge and experience
• Strong analytical, statistical and administrative skills
• Personable team player able to engage with, work with and persuade members from other disciplines
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, are required
• Must be able to communicate with everyone from end users, technical team members and management
• Excellent organization and time management skills are required
• Strong troubleshooting and problem solving skills
• Patience and desire to deliver excellent customer service to our business organization
• Excellent communications skills
• Limited travel required to other sites

***Please note that any employment offers are contingent upon successful completion and passing of a background check.

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Expected salary:

Location: Mississauga, ON

Job date: Tue, 09 Mar 2021 04:05:36 GMT