Planning Analyst At Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints

JOB DESCRIPTIONResearches and provides business related analyses to assess the impact of various projects and initiatives. Analyzes trends, costs and other data related to facilities, inventory, and budgets. Resolves customer questions and system issues. Maintains key data in management system database to extract data for various customersRESPONSIBILITIESFor assigned projects, completes detail analysis and research, identifies options, prepares reports, and recommends action or change.Communicates with headquarters and field personnel concerning daily customer issues and reporting. Assists in the administration of annual plans for other Church divisions.Conducts analysis and research in such areas as, financial, expenses, performance, depreciation, systems, and capacity.Prepares forecasts and analyzes trends, general business conditions , and other business related areas. Facilitates improvements in business systems that will enable better customer service.Creates reports & presentations, analyzes data, attends meetings, etc. Creates queries and provides data to customers in an understandable format. Resolves system questions and issues for users in various divisions and departments (Planning, Project Management, Real Estate, Finance, Regional Facilities Managers, DTA's, etc.).Updates key information in database. Reconciles financial data between multiple sources.Performs tasks assigned by senior managers.QUALIFICATIONSMust be worthy to hold a current temple recommendBachelor degree in business, finance or equivalent training and experience requiredFour years experience in planning, facilities management, finance, analytics or related fieldCapable of performing detailed and technical data analysisMust have excellent written and verbal communication skillsProficiency in word processing , spreadsheet skills and PowerPoint presentationAbility to speak in French language will be an added advantage