Business Analyst 2- Global Partner Stores

Join a globally recognized consumer brand that shapes the future of its industry. Our client is a leader known for innovation, quality, and a commitment to excellence, driven by a mission to inspire and connect with consumers worldwide. As a trusted partner, Aquent is seeking exceptional talent to contribute to their dynamic team.

We are searching for a highly analytical and detail-oriented individual to join a vital global team, providing essential support during a temporary leave. In this role, you will be instrumental in ensuring the accuracy and completeness of critical business data, directly impacting strategic decision-making and operational discipline across global retail partnerships. Your contributions will not only maintain the smooth flow of essential reporting but also provide invaluable insights that drive performance, identify opportunities, and mitigate risks, making a tangible difference in the success of the organization.

What You'll Work On

• Manage and validate monthly data from global retail partnerships, ensuring all submissions are complete, accurate, properly uploaded, and ready for in-depth analysis.
• Support monthly business reporting, dashboard creation, and the generation of performance insights.
• Prepare comprehensive reports and analyses for quarterly partner business meetings, highlighting performance trends, identifying opportunities, and outlining key discussion points.
• Assist with retail fee processes, including annual retail revenue accruals and the validation of partner sales data crucial for fee calculations.
• Contribute to building bottoms-up annual financial targets and revenue plans at the store level.
• Support the onboarding of new partners onto business analytics platforms, reporting processes, and tools.
• Conduct ad hoc analysis related to store performance, revenue generation, partner trends, and emerging business opportunities.
• Proactively identify data-quality issues, reporting gaps, and potential process risks, escalating concerns as appropriate.
• Maintain recurring monthly and quarterly reporting processes and business management rhythms.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that inform strategy.

What You Bring (Must-Have Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant professional experience.
• 2+ years of experience in business analysis, data analytics, retail analytics, commercial reporting, finance support, or a related analytical role.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and extensive experience managing and analyzing complex business data.
• Proficiency with leading business intelligence and dashboard tools.
• Strong capability to validate, reconcile, clean, and manage recurring business data sets.
• Proven experience preparing performance reports, identifying key trends, and effectively communicating insights to business stakeholders.
• Exceptional organizational skills, with the ability to efficiently manage recurring monthly and quarterly deliverables.
• Ability to work independently, consistently meet deadlines, and effectively support multiple stakeholders in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex findings clearly and concisely.
• Exceptional attention to detail and an unwavering commitment to data accuracy.

What Will Set You Apart (Nice-to-Have Qualifications)

• Experience working with retail, wholesale, partner, e-commerce, apparel, footwear, or consumer business data.
• Experience connecting business intelligence tools to underlying data sources and facilitating data flow between systems or platforms.
• Experience building, cleaning, validating, and troubleshooting datasets.
• Familiarity with financial planning, revenue forecasting, sales reporting, or store-level performance analysis.
• Experience supporting a large global retail or consumer brand.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.