Manager, Analytics - Vancouver, Canada - Bench Accounting

Bench Accounting

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

We acknowledge that Bench is founded on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh _(Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

_

What's Bench? Check us out in Medium, Betakit, Financial Post, our Instagram, and our Life at Bench Blog.

Businesses need to understand their financial performance, but for many smaller ones, this means a trade-off between managing their books and running their businesses.

Our mission is to help every business owner thrive, by providing financial insight and peace of mind in one seamless platform.

From creatives to chiropractors, Bench helps thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs master their financial lives.

Because understanding your finances should be three things:
simple, effortless, and affordable.

We're growing fast, and we're looking for exceptional people to join us on this incredible journey. Check out our culture guide to learn more about what it's like to work at Bench and read more about our business here
-
About the Role
The Data and Analytics team is composed of Data Analysts and Analytics Engineers who support all functions across Bench.

This team plays a critical role in determining revenue and service delivery strategies, developing systems design in partnership with engineering teams, and building instrumentation for efficient business activities.

As a manager, you'll be responsible for leading a team of data analysts and working with senior leadership across the business to define Data's role in achieving company objectives.

In this role, you're laser focused on how Bench can maximize value out of our data.

You'll be first and foremost a people leader that deeply understands how to build teams that adopt best practices in data analysis, visualization, and solving business problems.

However, you'll also be a strategic leader who works closely with other departments like Strategy & Operations, Business Systems, Product and Engineering, and other business functions to design how the data analytics team can best deliver outcomes to achieve long term scalable success across Bench.

What you'll be getting up to:

Coach and develop a team of data analysts. Create an environment where they can successfully increase the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of analytical insights across the organization.
Work with senior leaders and Strategy & Operations to identify and prioritize strategic initiatives and projects
Diagnose business problems and work crossfunctionally to identify Data's role in creating scalable solutions
Collaborate closely with business systems and product engineering teams to define new data models and architecture
Evaluate new data sources, tools, and processes to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the data analytics team
Work closely with Data leadership to develop future iterations of the Data department that better serve the needs of the business

What you'll need:

5+ years of experience working as an Analyst on a Data Analytics Team, within Business Operations, or something similar
1+ years of experience directly developing and mentoring talent. You've managed people and understand how to get the best out of a group of highly motivated problem solvers and systems thinkers. You lead teams with a view towards collaboration and delegated decisionmaking as much as possible.
Firstprinciples problem solving you analyze problems from a business and data perspective but understand how to effect change across upstream and downstream spaces beyond analytics solutions

It could be an even better fit if you have:

Strong communication skills and experience translating data concepts and objectives to senior leadership and other collaborators/customers
Proficient in SQL and one or more programming languages
Experience with Redshift or other data warehouses
Experience working as an Analyst at a top tier strategy consulting company
Familiar with ETL principles and the analytics technology stack such as: Tableau or similar visualization tools, and DBT or similar data development tools

What you'll get:

At Bench we share information freely and openly whenever possible. The salary range for this role is $96,800 $121,100 per year, depending on experience
In addition, we offer an extended benefits package that includes paid vacation, paid flex days, stock options, and full health, dental, and vision.
You'll get access to Inkblot Therapy's Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP) that offers counseling and support, for you and family members, as well as professional development coaching, financial advice, legal advice and much more.
Bench has a number of Affinity Groups groups of people who have shared identities and experiences The purpose of these groups is to support underrepresented Benchmates and amplify their voices.