Updated: Feb 24, 2025 - The Decision Support Analyst specializes in dissecting management reports to uncover actionable business insights from financial data, enhancing decision-making processes. Designs intricate reports and collaborates on dashboard development to monitor performance against various business metrics. Works closely with cross-functional teams and supports top executives with in-depth ad-hoc analyses, contributing to the strategic objectives of the organization.


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1. Decision Support Analyst, Strategic Insights Inc., Charlotte, NC
Job Summary:
- Stay update with commercial issues in each international location
- Review and support the production of the Budget, Forecast and Long Range planning process and production of performance packs
- Review and support the production of the monthly performance packs
- Complete Production margin analysis on key productions and cross programme budgets
- Understand, capture and monitor risks related to deficit financing
- Assist Procurement with major supplier spend review
- Analyse and review Platinum, Gold, Silver portfolio performance
- Forecast & Budget Format Fees for both GE and ITVSUK (Revenue & Payaways)
- Monitor and analyse ROI on Investment for Acquisitions and monitor business plans against actuals performance
- Assist with Acquisition & Talent Deal EBITA analysis and schedules to support payments
Skills on Resume:
- Commercial Awareness (Soft Skills)
- Budgeting and Forecasting (Hard Skills)
- Performance Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Risk Management (Hard Skills)
- Supplier Spend Review (Hard Skills)
- ROI Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Communication (Soft Skills)
2. Decision Support Analyst, Data Management Solutions, Columbus, OH
Job Summary:
- Liaison with EBU SME Large segment and OpEx Team
- Co-operation with Financial Business Planning and Reporting (understand actual figures, challenge plans)
- Interpret results and identify trends proactively, highlighting issues
- Work in partnership with the segment to plan appropriate actions to mitigate impact against the risk
- Coordinate the Bid related PIR (Post Implementation Review) process
- Prepare and Review Business Case calculations and accuracy to the plans and strategy
- Support the Enterprise Controller in the monthly performance review (preparation of Monthly detailed analysis)
- Ensure the timely delivery of insightful management information to the business unit to support effective decision making
- Ensure the centrally planned and posted expenses posted
- Assure proper distribution and division to Departments and Cost Centers
Skills on Resume:
- Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Risk Mitigation (Soft Skills)
- Business Planning (Hard Skills)
- Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Trend Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Post Implementation Review (Hard Skills)
- Decision-Making Support (Soft Skills)
- Communication (Soft Skills)
3. Decision Support Analyst, Financial Analytics Corp., Phoenix, AZ
Job Summary:
- Analyze management reporting and identify business insights from the financial data to help enhance business decision making.
- Develop strong and collaborative partnerships to ensure the financial support.
- Design reports and collaborate in dashboards design to track performance against plan, budget, forecast and other key performance indicators.
- Collaborate with other partners in cross functional teams to achieve area strategy and strategic goals of the business.
- Implement effective management reporting to improve data integrity and usefulness.
- Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Creating meaningful applications or tools to support executive decision-making.
- Support International MD, FD & COO with detailed ad-hoc analysis
- Develops curriculum and conducts virtual/classroom end-user training in use of business intelligence tools and reports
- Creates visual scenarios and/or prototypes to validate user requirements
Skills on Resume:
- Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Dashboard Design (Hard Skills)
- Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Problem-Solving (Soft Skills)
- Decision-Making (Soft Skills)
- Business Intelligence Tools (Hard Skills)
- Communication (Soft Skills)
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