Data and Financial Analyst

Touro University is seeking a Data and Financial Analyst to manage, collect, report, and analyze data for decision-making at Touro College of Dental Medicine. The role involves ensuring data integrity, assisting with assessment instrument design, and performing financial analysis and reporting.

What you'll do:

• Assist with collection, analysis, and submission of institutional data
• Develop cyclical and ad-hoc data reports for internal and external stakeholders
• Work with and analyze large complex data sets to inform academic decision-making
• Translate institutional requirements into specifications to provide institutional reports, analytic dashboards, and visualizations
• Remain abreast of process modifications and data collection relating to academics, student services, human resources, and finance
• Continually assess existing processes and procedures for possible areas of improvement and provides feedback to supervisor
• Collaborate with team members to collect and analyze data
• Create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations as needed
• Answer questions, solve problems effectively, and escalate appropriately
• Perform special projects and assignments as requested

What they're looking for:

• Bachelor's Degree or 1-3 years of relevant experience (preferably in data analytics, statistics, computer science, information technology, financial analysis or related field)
• Experience in higher education
• Experience with SPSS, Qualtrics, and MS Office platforms
• SPSS Statistical Programming package experience and ability to manipulate and perform statistical analyses on institutional/ program data
• Qualtrics experience with knowledge of survey question design and creation, collection analysis, and reporting
• A strong understanding of database structures, theories, principles, and practices especially with large/complex datasets like SQL
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to convert user requests into technical specifications
• Ability to QA and troubleshoot and visualize data
• Ability to assess and provide recommendations for improving research processes
• Strong communication skills demonstrated by the ability to research, write, edit, and produce documentation, training materials, and reports
• Work on multiple projects with the ability to prioritize deadlines