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.

• Maintain forecasting models, track spending, assist with accrual activities, and pinpoint budget risks and opportunities for savings.

• Reconcile expenses, verify cost allocations, analyze variances, and ensure precise reporting to relevant cost centers.

• Design and sustain dashboards, automated reporting solutions, KPI reporting, and analytics for executive-level insights.

• Utilize Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Apps, Glean, and other analytics and automation tools to enhance reporting and workflows.

• Identify data discrepancies and improve data integrity.

• Act as the primary liaison between Operating Units and convention stakeholders.

• Facilitate budget discussions, gather requirements, communicate financial performance, and adjust communication strategies as needed.

• Oversee vendor performance management, including SLA monitoring, vendor scorecards, business reviews, compliance support, performance tracking, and cost-saving analyses.

• Assist convention operations through project timeline management, planning documentation, invoice processing, data governance, and cross-functional process execution.

• Contribute to process standardization, documentation, automation, stakeholder training, and the implementation of new technologies and reporting capabilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 2+ 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 no related experience.

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

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

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

• Experience in developing reports, dashboards, or data visualizations using Power BI, Tableau, Glean, or similar platforms.

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

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

• Preferred: 5+ years of experience in a related analytical business function.

• Preferred: Experience in supporting convention, tradeshow, meeting, event, 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 contract compliance.

• Preferred: Proficiency with SAP, ReadSoft, Workfront, or similar systems.

• Preferred: Experience implementing scalable reporting, analytics, or operational solutions.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and a flexible Benefits Package.

• Health, Dental, and 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 for eligible employees.

• Temporary employees eligible for paid sick time as required by state law.

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