Accordion - Formerly Merilytics - Business Associate - Analytics (1-4 yrs)

Company Overview:

Accordion (Formerly Merilytics) works at the intersection of sponsors and management teams throughout every stage of the investment lifecycle, providing hands-on, execution-focused support to elevate data and analytics capabilities. So, what does it mean to work at Accordion? It means joining 1,000+ analytics, data science, finance & technology experts in a high-growth, agile, and entrepreneurial environment while transforming how portfolio companies drive value. It also means making your mark on Accordion's future-by embracing a culture rooted in collaboration and a firm-wide commitment to building something great, together.

Headquartered in New York City with 10 offices worldwide, Accordion invites you to join our journey.

Data & Analytics (Accordion | Data & Analytics):

Accordion's Data & Analytics (D&A) team delivers cutting-edge, intelligent solutions to a global clientele, leveraging a blend of domain knowledge, sophisticated technology tools, and deep analytics capabilities to tackle complex business challenges.

We partner with Private Equity clients and their Portfolio Companies across diverse sectors, including Retail, CPG, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Technology, and Logistics.

D&A team delivers data and analytical solutions designed to streamline reporting capabilities and enhance business insights across vast and complex data sets ranging from Sales, Operations, Marketing, Pricing, Customer Strategies, and more.

Location: Hyderabad, Telangana

Role Overview:

A Business Associate at Accordion will be working closely with the Project Manager and other Business Analysts on performing detailed requirements analysis, identifying the objectives, executing the complex analytical projects, and define processes to deliver robust analytical solutions consistently.

What You will do:

- Cleanse and analyze the data by ramping up quickly on the tools and presenting actionable business insights directly to the clients.

- Build, maintain, and improve complex data analysis models that help the senior management of our clients track their business performance and take strategic decisions.

- Develop an in-depth understanding of the client business to come up with a comprehensive problem-solving approach that provides actionable insights.

- Work on Excel, PowerPivot, SQL, R or Python and a few BI tools, based on the specific client problems.

- Respect our five core values - Client First, Excellence, Integrity, Respect and Teamwork.

Ideally, you have:

- Degree (B.E/B.Tech.) from tier-1/tier-2 colleges

- Should have 1-4 years of experience

- Should possess strong communication skills enabling you to clearly communicate your thoughts/work to the client or internal teams.

- Strong Excel modelling skills and ability to build large dynamic models.

- Should have ability to use business judgement and a structured approach towards solving complex problems.

- Knowledge of SQL, Python or R would be preferred.

Why Explore a Career at Accordion:

- High growth environment: Semi-annual performance management and promotion cycles coupled with a strong meritocratic culture, enables fast track to leadership responsibility

- Cross Domain Exposure: Interesting and challenging work streams across industries and domains that always keep you excited, motivated, and on your toes.

- Entrepreneurial Environment: Intellectual freedom to make decisions and own them. We expect you to spread your wings and assume larger responsibilities.

- Fun culture and peer group: Non-bureaucratic and fun working environment; Strong peer environment that will challenge you and accelerate your learning curve.

Other benefits for full time employees:

- Health and wellness programs that include employee health insurance covering immediate family members and parents, term life insurance for employees, free health camps for employees, discounted health services (including vision, dental) for employee and family members, free doctor's consultations, counsellors, etc

- Corporate Meal card options for ease of use and tax benefits

- Work dinners, team lunches, company sponsored team outings and celebrations

- Reimbursement support for travel to office, as and when promulgated by the Company.

- Cab reimbursement for women employees beyond a certain time of the day

- Robust leave policy to support work-life balance. Specially designed leave structure to support woman employees for maternity and related requests.

- Reward and recognition platform to celebrate professional and personal milestones.

- A positive & transparent work environment including various employee engagement and employee benefit initiatives to support personal and professional learning and development.