Convention Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Minnesota.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with Operating Units, Convention Specialists, and Finance stakeholders to create annual convention budgets, uphold forecasting models, oversee spending, assist with accrual activities, and recognize budget risks and savings opportunities.

• Take ownership of convention-related financial reporting by reconciling expenses, verifying cost allocations, analyzing variances, and ensuring precise reporting to the relevant cost centers.

• Create and maintain dashboards, automated reporting solutions, KPI reporting, and analytics for executive-level insights.

• Utilize Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Apps, Glean, and various analytics and automation tools to enhance reporting, optimize workflows, identify data discrepancies, and improve data integrity.

• Act as the main point of contact between Operating Units and convention stakeholders, facilitating budget discussions, gathering requirements, communicating financial performance, and adjusting communication strategies as necessary.

• Lead vendor performance management initiatives, including SLA monitoring, vendor scorecards, business reviews, compliance support, performance tracking, and cost-savings analysis.

• Assist convention operations by managing project timelines, planning documentation, invoice processing, data governance activities, and cross-functional process execution.

• Engage in continuous improvement through process standardization, documentation, automation opportunities, stakeholder training, and the implementation of new technologies and reporting capabilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree with over 5 years of experience in financial analysis, business analytics, budget management, project management, sales operations, event operations, or related analytical business functions; or an Advanced Degree with a minimum of 3 years of related experience.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including PivotTables, complex formulas, data validation techniques, and the analysis of large datasets.

• Experience in managing budgets, forecasts, financial reporting, accrual processes, or business performance analytics.

• Proven experience in developing reports, dashboards, or data visualizations using Power BI, Tableau, Glean, or similar business intelligence and analytics platforms.

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to communicate data-driven insights, facilitate decision-making, and manage competing priorities.

• For degrees obtained outside the United States, a degree that meets the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is necessary.

• Must have unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment; sponsorship is not available for roles below the Principal level.

• Preferred: experience in supporting conventions, tradeshows, meetings, events, or commercial operations programs.

• Preferred: familiarity with Microsoft Power Apps, workflow automation tools, or AI-enabled reporting solutions.

• Preferred: experience managing vendor relationships, supplier performance programs, SLAs, or ensuring contract compliance.

• Preferred: knowledge of SAP, ReadSoft, Workfront, or similar systems.

• Preferred: experience in identifying process improvement opportunities and implementing scalable reporting, analytics, or operational solutions.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Flexible Benefits Package

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Health Savings Account

• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account

• Life insurance

• Long-term disability leave

• Dependent daycare spending account

• Tuition assistance/reimbursement

• Simple Steps global well-being program

• Incentive plans

• 401(k) plan with employer contribution and match

• Short-term disability

• Paid time off

• Paid holidays

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• Employee Assistance Program

• Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement

• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

• Remote work arrangement

• Approximately 10% travel to support conventions, vendor meetings, and team collaboration activities