Job description
About us:
How did Web Summit become, in the words of Forbes, “the best tech conference on the planet”? Meaningful connections. Our tech events are unmissable because we make it easier for the right people to meet and connect. Everyone at Web Summit works towards this goal.
And we’re just getting started.
We’re always looking to build on the impact we have already made at Web Summit. In the coming years we’ll take Web Summit to new markets, promoting global connectivity, highlighting important issues and connecting global leaders – all while making a positive impact on the environment and communities we encounter.
To build a better company, we have to better ourselves. We do that by finding the most ambitious people to work with us.
The Team
We are a world class Finance team working in a fast paced environment within an ambitious, high growth organisation where change is embraced. The role encompasses a broad range of finance skills and responsibilities, ideal for an ambitious & commercially minded individual. This is a new role focussed on transforming the company’s commercial decision making abilities through improved performance reporting & insight.
What you’ll achieve at Web Summit:
- Usage of Tableau as an advanced reporting and analytical tool, building dashboards to deliver key insights;
- Be a key stakeholder in establishing & improving commercial insight, business intelligence, performance reporting and decision making across the entire business;
- Have a good understanding of data analytical programming language (Sql, R)
- Ability to translate and visualise raw data into informed analysis, used to drive commercial insight & improved business performance;
- Ability to identify and find correct data sources necessary for understanding business performance;
- Provide decision support, analytical firepower and positive challenge in the day to day trading decision making of the company;
- Gain an in-depth understanding of what drives the business and play a role in determining both qualitative & quantitative KPI’s;
- Turn business requirements into data driven solutions that have an immediate impact on the trading performance of the company;
Skills we like to see:
- Advanced Tableau skills;
- Business analyst experience;
- Advanced Excel, Word and Powerpoint skills
- Strong commercial acumen with the ability to join the dots of the organisation;
- Good practical knowledge of data manipulation for use in report software, spreadsheets, graphs and flowcharts;
- Be able to spot & clearly articulate identified trends along with their impact on business performance.
Who you are:
- Strong attention to detail
- Experience working in a fast paced environment
- Integrity
- Responsibility
- Good team player
Benefits and perks:
- Hybrid-working model open to all employees.
- Fully subsidised healthcare, dental, employee assistance programme (EAP) and more.
- Pension contribution up to 6%(Irish based only)
- A dedicated in-house L&D department, with access to workshops, online learning and resources to help you excel in your career development.
- Company laptop, generous annual leave and flexible working arrangements.
- Our very own Tramway Team, which drives community and morale-boosting events for employees to participate in.
- Annual company get-togethers, charity days, and monthly wellbeing talks.
- Wellness subsidy issued to all employees of €1000 per year
At Web Summit, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We want talent from all walks of life to help us on our journey to digitise the conference sector. Hiring decisions are made purely on experience, skills and the needs of the business.
