RSM - Associate Director - Analytics - Transaction Advisory Services

RSM USI - TAS Deal Analytics - Associate Director

RSM is seeking an Associate Director for Deal Analytics team within our Transaction Advisory Services group to assist in developing and executing our business analytics offerings to our middle-market clients. We work with corporate and private equity clients on complex investment decisions that involve strong analysis, extensive data modeling, and advanced data analytics. Our Deal Analytics team delivers sector focused analytics that is targeted to challenge investment hypothesis, answer key deal questions on buy-sides and substantiate equity story on sell-sides.

You will leverage your strong data and business analytics skills to enable our clients to execute their transactions while maximizing the deal value; this will ensure effective financial and operational decisions in a dynamic data-driven environment.

Responsibilities:

- Direct and supervise the data and deeper business analytics process through all phases of the engagement lifecycle

- Gather data, understand client's key deal questions and issues, and formulate pragmatic solutions and answers to questions

- Perform and conduct set of analyses to support business and deal related processes

- Prepare detailed analysis of financial and operating metrics to help clients evaluate their acquisition decisions and financing requirements

- Understand operational metrics (e.g., cost and risk profiles associated with multi-site, products, customer, and vendor portfolios)

- Maximize revenue and growth opportunities; devise go-to-market strategy through advanced analytics

- Work closely with the client and/or target company to design and implement solutions revolving around sophisticated data and business analytics. Lead and collaborate to develop strategies that address client needs. Manage expectations of service delivery, monitor progress, manage risk, and ensure key stakeholders are informed of progress and projected outcomes

- Demonstrate strong quality execution and delivery

- Develop further internal and external awareness of data analytics capabilities and develop relationships with market and service leaders

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's/PG degree with a minimum of 8 years of work in analytics

- Experience working on live deals

- Degree in accounting or finance

- Experience in leading teams on projects focusing on data and business analytics

- Strong analytical, project management, communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills

- Advanced Excel skills

- Experience with ETL tools (e.g., Alteryx) and BI visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is preferred