WestRock Company · 1 day ago
Lead Data Analyst
Georgia, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
10+ years expWestRock Company is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions, seeking a Lead Analyst, Insights to drive key initiatives in their Insights team. This role focuses on developing data products that support analytics and reporting for finance, commercial, and supply chain functions in a manufacturing environment.
CommercialManufacturingPackaging ServicesPaper ManufacturingSustainability
Responsibilities
Lead the design and development of data models and architectures to support scalable analytics and reporting solutions
Partner with business and technology teams to define requirements for enterprise and regional data products, provide thought-leadership for business partners in design process, prioritization, and acceleration of delivery of information, while collaborating with IT partners to optimize the technical solution to meet business needs
Translate complex business needs into actionable data strategies and solutions
Ensure data integrity, governance, and compliance across all insights platforms
Provide thought leadership on leveraging data for advanced analytics and future technology adoption
Partner with the Data Governance organization and business data stewards to design solutions to support consistent reporting
Conceptualize and document audit test scripts, partnering with maintenance resources, to ensure information is always accurate in reporting dashboards and tools
Handle stakeholder inquiries related to data products
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Finance, Data Analytics, Information Systems, or related field; advanced degree preferred
Minimum 10 years work experience
Strong finance background with a passion for data-driven decision-making
Expert-level analytical and problem-solving skills with proficiency in data modeling and architecture
Hands-on experience with SQL, data transformation and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Qlik, Alteryx, Palantir), and cloud-based data platforms
Ability to communicate complex concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Collaborative mindset with experience working in cross-functional teams
Fluency in invoice to cash processes inside ERPs
Experience transforming large volumes of data using analytics tools
Skilled at extracting detailed data from ERP systems and reconciling inconsistencies across sources
Ability to design processes outside the ERP to address data gaps or collaborate with source system owners to implement improvements
Proficient in identifying key validation points and creating routines for regular checks (e.g., reconciling extracted revenue with the income statement)
Capable of developing extensive validation processes to ensure accurate data flow from source systems through the data warehouse and into reporting tools
Preferred
Advanced degree preferred
Familiarity with predictive analytics, machine learning, or emerging data technologies preferred
Experience in enterprise-scale data environments preferred
Benefits
Corporate culture based on loyalty, integrity, & respect.
Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
Company
WestRock Company
Smurfit Westrock is the global leader of paper-based packaging solutions.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2023-09-12Acquired
2015-07-02IPO
Leadership Team
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Samuel Shoemaker
President, Consumer Packaging
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