Business Analyst - Strategy and Analytics

Job Description

Company: Live Nation

Department: European Finance Division

Location: Farmiloe Building, London

Reports to: Manager, Strategy and Analytics

Contract Type/Working hours: Permanent, full-time 35 hours per week

Role Description

The team oversees strategy and analytics for the Concerts division at Live Nation. We are a head office function and work across 20 markets. We provide analytical support to executives at CXO and SVP levels, helping them formulate, assess and communicate their targets, challenges and achievements. Central to this is the design and delivery of KPI's and metrics to measure progress and change, as well as data analysis and mining for patterns and trends. Our aim is to deliver actionable insight to drive positive change within the business.

The role spans areas of Data Analysis, Business Analysis, Strategy, Project Management, Communications, Process Management and Change Management. An excellent knowledge of Excel and strong skills in PowerPoint are required along with strong analytical skills, common sense and a numerical background. Experience with or an interest in Data and Databases is desirable. This is an entry level position with room for growth and we are looking for a recent graduate or someone with some work experience.

We will expect the successful candidate to be able to manipulate and present data accurately and pertinently to non-specialist; optimise business performance by analysing current business processes and tackling inefficiencies; and assist with corporate planning, change and strategic projects.

What's it like to work in the Team

We are a diverse team which regularly connects with different markets across Europe, so it is important to be approachable while being analytical. We are committed to working as a team and to support each other to achieve wins together.

Who you are

Competencies/ Skills / Knowledge / Experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrable ability in interpreting and analysing data to find trends
• Be able to work systematically through complex data tasks multiple times, ensuring accuracy remains at 100%
• Able to work with large sets of data to standardise and validate information
• Excellent written and communication skills. Fluency in English. Additional European languages are a bonus
• Degree level education in a numerical or analytical field and/or a foundation of work experience in an analytical field
• Extremely competent in using Office, Excel and Power Point
• Some coding preferred but not required

Behaviours

The following attributes determine how the role will be carried out and are required to be a success:
• Attention to detail
• Capable of picking up new tasks quickly
• Enthusiasm for data work, and the ability to visualise data

What the role includes
• Assist the team with corporate planning and projects. This could include investigating F&B sales at festivals, improving ticket sales at concerts, or assessing the impact of pricing tiers on revenue.
• Coordinate the delivery of KPIs, including data collection, validating, reporting and analysis.
• Build and maintain reporting models and templates to inform and guide business processes. For example, track tickets sales performance across concerts or monitor the pipeline of partnership deals.
• Streamline reporting processes to increase automation and reduce risk of errors where possible.
• Manage a central depository for all frequently requested data and reports; keeping data up to date and easy to access.
• Help deliver ad hoc requests from senior executives for data and summaries of our financial data for internal and external use.
• Articulate the work we do both in the company and the department. This includes producing presentations and dashboards for projects we deliver.
• Build a rapport and liaise with stakeholders within the company. You will work with people across all divisions of the business, at all levels, and in up to 20 different countries.

The Company

Live Nation Concerts is part of Live Nation Entertainment which is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, LN Media and Artist Nation Management.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rnbw5k-18-188-40-207-42 in your application.