Business Analytics Manager
M + R
IT, Sales & Business Development, Data Science
United States
Posted on Jan 16, 2025
We’re looking for a Business Analytics Manager to join our Shared Services Area.
When you come work with us, here’s what you’ll find:
- Work that is meaningful. We are a fast-paced, deadline-driven consulting firm that only works with nonprofit clients who are essential to advancing the cause of justice, alleviating suffering, and solving the greatest challenges we face.
- Commitment to Anti-Racism, Equity, and Inclusion (AEI). We envision an anti-oppressive workplace that ensures an inclusive employee experience, promotes equitable outcomes for staff, and supports clients to center accessibility and anti-racism in their programs.
- Colleagues you can count on. Kind, dedicated, passionate people who work collaboratively to get things done and help you do your best.
- An organization that embraces change. We strive to improve and adapt and always seek new ways that we can contribute to a just, inclusive, and sustainable world. We are also continually working on making M+R a better place for our staff.
So that’s us. Now about the work:
- The Business Analytics Manager is part of our Shared Services Area - composed of finance, operations, people, marketing, information technology. We make sure M+R is set up to deliver outstanding services to clients such as Planned Parenthood, League of Conservation Voters, PETA, Oceana, and International Rescue Committee.
- Day-to-day, the Business Analytics Manager is responsible for analyzing and improving the company’s operational processes through data modeling and analysis. This role involves collecting and interpreting data to identify inefficiencies, recommend improvements, and support decision-making to enhance overall operational performance.
Here’s what you’ll be doing in this role:
- Collaborate with business development leadership developing analytics and data-driven insights to support the company’s growth initiatives.
- Analyze market trends to identify and pursue opportunities that drive business growth, such as market expansion, new product development, or customer acquisition.
- Develop analytical models to assess the potential impact of various growth strategies.
- Provide data-driven recommendations to optimize business development initiatives and maximize ROI.
- Develop and manage retention analytics and reporting.
- Track contract renewals and retention rate management.
- Collaborate with FP&A, Accounting and Business Leadership, acting as a strategic partner on decision making.
- Identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement within operational workflows.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement process enhancements.
- Monitor the impact of process changes and make adjustments as needed.
- Provide data entry and reporting support for staffing operations, including weekly data imports and updating monthly close/end reports.
- Maintain staffing system and timekeeping system, updating titles, categories, and adding new positions.
- Do your part to help us run smoothly, including carefully tracking all of your hours.
Skills and experiences required for this role:
- 5-7 years of experience in a finance or analytics role.
- Proven ability to project manage and support various stakeholders of varying seniority.
- Experience utilizing Google or Microsoft Suite to develop complex models.
- Demonstrated ability to utilize tools and systems to produce error free work.
- Experience analyzing data, reporting, and making recommendations.
- Demonstrated ability to run meetings to identify project goals and ensure successful outcomes.
- Ability to communicate persuasively in a way that articulates your ideas and conveys your expertise, whether on the phone, in-person, or in writing.
We love hearing from anyone who strives to make the world a better place! Not sure if you meet all of the qualifications? There is no harm in applying! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply!
Skills and experiences we expect of all M+R employees:
- Demonstrated commitment to anti-racism, equity, and inclusion.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively to gain trust and give respect to others through honesty, integrity, kindness, empathy, and authenticity.
- Acute attention to detail and demonstrated ability to prioritize time to meet deadlines for multiple projects.
- Proven track record to successfully pick up new skills, including learning new technologies.
- Drive to seek what can be improved and offer ways to fix any potential roadblocks.
- Comfort admitting what you don’t know and recognizing that feedback is part of the learning process.
- Ability to communicate persuasively in a way that articulates your ideas and conveys your expertise, whether on the phone, in-person, or in writing.
- Able to work within equitable and inclusive decision making models in moving decisions and initiatives forward.
Skills and experiences that are preferred, but not required:
- Experience utilizing Workday Adaptive, Sage Intacct, and Tableau.
Salary and benefits:
- This is an exempt position. The salary for this position is $98.294. As part of M+R’s commitment to compensation equity and transparency, we have a no negotiation policy. Salary negotiations can introduce bias and perpetuate wage inequality. If your years of relevant experience for this position are more than what is required above, we may offer a higher starting salary to reflect that. Staff at M+R who successfully meet their performance expectations have regular opportunities for promotion with accompanying increases in compensation.
- Three weeks vacation, three personal days, and 15 paid sick days;
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits with premiums fully paid for by M+R for individual employees;
- 401(k) plan with employer match;
- Quarterly discretionary profit-sharing contributions;
- Flexible work schedules and the option to work remotely anywhere within the United States and its territories with broadband internet;
- Annual $1,000 professional development stipend;
- Flexible Spending Accounts for medical, dependent care, and transit.
We also offer a generous benefits package:
The fine print:
M+R staff have the option to be fully remote within the United States, or work from one of M+R’s office locations (Washington DC or New York City).
Staff working from an M+R office are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and all staff will be asked to provide information regarding their vaccine status.
To apply, use the button on this page. No calls please.
Our Hiring Process:
We aim to be transparent and efficient in our hiring process. Each question you will be asked throughout our hiring process ties directly back to one of the skills and experiences listed above. In each interview, you will be asked to provide examples of these skills and experiences or how you would draw on your experience to handle a scenario commonly found at M+R. Our typical hiring process includes:
1) Phone Interview
2) Written Skills Assessment
3) Video Interview(s)
4) Reference Check
Depending on logistics and scheduling, our hiring process generally takes about 6 weeks from phone interview to a job offer. There is no application deadline; we review applications on a rolling basis. M+R has developed an application stage informational document that some candidates may find helpful. We let candidates know after each step in the process, once we’ve made a decision, whether they are moving forward to the next stage or not, so candidates know the status of their application. If you need accommodations for this application process or any of the hiring process steps listed above, please email [email protected] or call 202-681-8743.
M+R is an equal opportunity employer and all applicants will be considered. As a firm we are committed to being an anti-racist, equitable, and inclusive organization where all staff feel welcomed, valued, and empowered, resulting in meaningful, rewarding, and enriching experiences throughout their careers here. We work to center our AEI values in all aspects of our work, so our culture, clientele, policies, and practices are reflective and affirming of people -- inclusive of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, immigration status, citizenship status, and so much more. We strongly encourage folks from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.