Data Scientist
Galway, IE
About Avaya
Businesses are built by the experiences they provide, and every day, millions of those experiences are delivered by Avaya. Organizations trust Avaya to provide innovative solutions for some of their most important ambitions and challenges, giving them the freedom to engage their customers and employees in ways that deliver the greatest business benefits.
Avaya contact center and communications solutions help power immersive, personalized, and unforgettable customer experiences that drive business momentum. With the freedom to choose their journey, there’s no limit to the experiences Avaya customers can create.
The richness of Avaya’s global team diversity is our greatest strength, and we are committed to being a workplace where authenticity and individuality are celebrated and different perspectives are embraced. Learn more at www.avaya.com.
About the Opportunity
Excellent opportunity for an individual with IT/data engineering skills and interest in accountancy to join the Finance Function of a leading Multi-national company based in Galway. This is a permanent role which will allow the successful candidate to develop, learn new skills and take on responsibility in a high-performance finance team.
The ideal candidate will possess the right balance of technical knowhow along with influencing and relationship building skills necessary to drive projects to a successful conclusion.
About the Responsibilities
- Work with the Finance Team and Process leads on creating efficiencies in current processes using suitable tools
- Evaluate business needs and build data systems to help analyse and organise raw data.
- Explore ways to enhance data quality and reliability
- Develop analytical tools and programs
- Drive deliverables to completion within challenging timelines ensuring collaboration and effective communication with all stakeholders
- Work effectively with stakeholders located both locally and remotely
- Manage risks and flag issues to the relevant Stakeholders as they arise
- Provide project support to assist with finance and accounting improvement initiatives and to drive their implementation
- Produce detailed, high quality and clear documentation as required
- Work closely with technical team during the implementation phases to ensure common understanding, agreement and effective implementation of projects
About You
- Degree in Computer Science, IT, or similar field essential
- Knowledge or certification of data engineering tools such as Alteryx, PowerBI, Visio, Precisely or similar tools a strong advantage
- Strong IT skills, including knowledge of Database structures and experienced excel user
- Experience in process analysis, design & documentation
- Track record of knowledge application & results delivery
- Curiosity for emerging technology & Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
- Knowledge of SQL an advantage
- Ideal candidate would be interested in training in accountancy
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to liaise professionally with a diverse group (executives, managers and subject matter experts)
- Positive attitude and flexibility
- Ability to work on own initiative, handle multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines with accuracy and consistency
- Highly organised, self-motivated, team player with excellent analytical skills and an ability to handle large volumes of data
- Fluency in a second European Language is beneficial
Footer