Strategic Analyst

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PriceRunner was founded 1999 in Sweden and has since launched in Denmark, UK, France, Austria and Germany. The price comparison site is dedicated to show all available prices in the market to serve the consumer in the best possible way. PriceRunner compares prices on everything from cameras, toys, travel and mortgages. Not only does PriceRunner help the consumer by finding the right price, PriceRunner also help them find the right product by showing hundreds of thousand expert reviews, video and user reviews and buying guides.  

Strong Analyst with strategic mind and want to work in a fast-paced industry?

Summary Description

The Strategic Analyst will be responsible for planning activities, reporting financial results, and providing financial data to support executive level decision making.
You will work side by side with the General Manager, providing advice on financial performance of the company. You will analyze and discuss investments and develop strategies to grow profitability. You will explore trends and create insights around key metrics to support product, traffic and monetization strategies.

Key Responsibilities


* Deliver monthly and quarterly reports to executive management and corporate office
* Perform analyses to identify the result drivers.
* Develop and deploy analytical methodologies for monitoring business KPIs to identify emerging trends and provide insights about the drivers of performance.
* Apply statistical expertise to study correlations between site and value ad metrics in order to understand the drivers of performance and indicators of user experience (example, bounce rate and retention).
* Evaluate large data sets with sophisticated quantitative analyses and develop advanced models that translate data into actionable insights in order to solve difficult, non-routine problems.


* Deliver insights and strategic recommendations to Executive Management.
* Experience providing decision support to executive management.
* Demonstrated forecasting skills and understanding of business financial structures.
* Expert in Excel and proficient in Word and Power Point.
* Experience in Google Analytics/ web analytics tools.

 
Desired skills and experience 

* 3+ years experience of similar tasks.
* Experience in Internet advertising, e-commerce or related field.
* Bachelor degree (e.g. economics, statistics or similar).


* Comfortable managing meetings and interfacing with executive management team.

 

 

Attributes / Behaviors


* Hands on and pragmatic.
* Flexible and proactive.
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate financial issues with non finance professionals.
* Ability to conceptualize, analyze and explain complex and abstract problems.
* Passionate about deriving insights; curious and inquisitive. 
* Good communication and listening skills.
* Team player.
* Excellent verbal and written English and Swedish.


* Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines; multi-task and prioritize projects.
* Strong analytical skills and ability to translate metrics into actionable proposals.
* Excellent attention to detail.

    Location:  Stockholm, Sweden