Data Specialist – Entry Level

Job Description

**Job_Summary:**

Acosta Group is a collective of trusted retail, marketing, and foodservice agencies seeking a Data Specialist. This role supports operations and conducts data analytics projects to provide insights for decision-making, while implementing data standards and deploying automation tools to transform data into usable metrics.

**Responsibilities:**

• Partners with Analysts in data preparation

• Works with data from aGoogle Sheets, Excel, Access, SQL and other data sources

• Modifies and updates tables and queries

• Translates report requirements/specifications and uses analytics applications to generate, interpret and extract necessary data that can be rendered into insights and analysis

• Creates reports and dashboards using analytics tools and software

• Generates data driven insights and presentations leveraging descriptive analytics

• Prepare ad-hoc reports per clients’ request

• Performs complex analysis and problem solving and works well under pressure

• Works independently within general direction and guidelines, yet recognizes when to seek assistance

• Responsible for reviewing data and performing quality assurance to ensure data integrity

• Manages multiple priorities, maintains detail and meets deadlines

• Performs other duties as assigned by management

**Qualifications:**

**-Required:**

• Bachelor’s degree in business, a quantitative field or equivalent.

• 0-2 years of related experience in the related area as an individual contributor.

• Ability to organize and complete multiple priorities on time

• Google Suite proficient, strong Google Sheets and Slides skills are a must.

• Experience with data management with an emphasis on validating data from multiple systems

• Self-motivated and self-directed while working effectively in a team environment

• Keen attention to detail

• Proven track record of effectively prioritizing and executing tasks in high-pressure environments

• High degree of professionalism and respect for confidentiality

• Ability to express complex technical and abstract concepts effectively both verbally and in writing

• Proven track record in multi-tasking, demand management, problem solving, organization, and prioritization skills

**-Preferred:**

• Microsoft Office experience preferred.

• Experience using SQL to perform analysis in relational databases preferred

• Experience using a data-visualization such as PowerBI and Tableau preferred

**Company:**

Acosta Group is a collection of the most trusted retail, marketing, and foodservice firms. Acosta Group has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.