Reporting Specialist

Nielsen is building talent pipelines to meet future hiring demand. This is a pipeline role, while there is not an immediate opening, we want to build relationships with prospective candidates like you. If your background is a match to our requirements, we’ll follow up with an exploratory conversation.

We’re in tune with what the world is watching, buying, and everything in between. If you can think of it, we’re measuring it. We sift through the small stuff and piece together big pictures to provide a comprehensive understanding of what’s happening now and what’s coming next for our clients. Today’s data is tomorrow’s marketplace revelation.

We like to be in the middle of the action. That’s why you can find us at work in over 100 countries. From global industry leaders to small businesses, consumer goods to media companies, we work with them all. We’re bringing in data 24/7 and the possibilities are endless. See what’s next with us at Nielsen: careers.nielsen.com

ABOUT THIS JOB

The role will be analytical and technical support for senior team members and Client Business Partners. A Reporting Specialist will be in support of one or several clients, operating as part of a broader international community, both analytical and commercial, working towards a common goal of supporting the Clients in achieving their strategic business objectives.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Supporting Client Business Partners and Nielsen Local Teams in their day-to-day work with the Client by:

• Designing, setting up, and modifying regular client reports and ad-hoc analyses

• Extracting data from databases 

• Summarizing and formatting data in tables, charts, and graphs

• Maintaining regular client reports (refreshing data, checking or adding comments, implementing changes, addressing technical issues, managing the delivery calendar and the deliveries)

• Reviewing data for errors and inconsistencies, flagging data quality issues

• Suggesting ways of improving/automating existing deliverables

• Sharing and actively searching for best practice examples, and implementing the approach in own work whenever possible.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU

Curiosity drives your interest in what moves the FMCG market. You find potential in percentages and like working with numbers and big data sets. Managing time and deadlines comes naturally to you. You demonstrate engagement and you like taking ownership in projects.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Student or graduate  (Bachelor/Master) of Marketing, Economics or related field, or technical/engineering studies

• Strong numerical and analytical skills

• Very good knowledge of Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, vlookup, conditional functions, conditional formatting, chart building, and formatting); knowledge of VBA is an asset, PowerPoint 

• Fluent communication in English - verbal and written (at least C1 level)

• Results-oriented personality and ability to work to tight deadlines

• Good time- and workload management skills

• Ability to work both independently and as a team player

• Comfortable working in a virtual environment and in a multicultural setting

• Diligence and attention to detail

• Interest in the FMCG industry is an asset
  
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