Growth Data Analyst Intern - PT

Job DetailsJob Location: Remote USA - Remote, CA 99999Salary Range: $20.00 - $20.00 HourlyJOB SUMMARY

Delivers on University Credit Union’s core purpose of giving the University Community a financial advantage by building and nurturing relationships and programs within designated authority. Aggregates and analyzes data sets to provide useful insights, developing dashboards, reports, and tools for business-professionals, finding out technical solutions for improvement of data access and usage, and understanding data needs and advising the company on technical resources.  This is a part time internship of 20 hours a week for up to 6 weeks. 

LOCATION
We are passionate about attracting great talent to our team, so this position will be a hybrid arrangement with travel expectations to designated university partners and CU locations.

ABOUT UNIVERSITY CREDIT UNION
University Credit Union (UCU) is a purpose-driven financial cooperative dedicated to providing everyone in the university community a financial advantage. 
UCU was founded in 1951, on campus, by a group of UCLA employees.  Over 70 years later, we continue to exclusively serve the university community and have expanded our reach beyond UCLA.  We continue to align ourselves with universities and have expanded our reach to numerous universities across California, the West Coast Conference, and the Big West Conference. 
UCU’s focus has been diversifying and building a foundation for future growth.  By partnering with the university community, we can provide products and services tailored to their unique needs.  To best serve our member-owners, UCU delivers on our purpose to give every member in the university community a financial advantage, by following our three key differentiators:

o We were founded by the University Community for the University Community. 
o We provide conflict-free unbiased financial advice from certified professional coaches.
o We offer the top 5% lowest rates nationwide of all federally insured financial institutions. 

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Assists with aggregating and analyzing data to create dashboards, reports, and summaries for business users to meet evolving business needs, working with stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and ensure clear, accurate presentation of data.
2. Assists in improving data reliability, efficiency, and quality by performing data validation, cleanup, and basic quality checks.
3. Supports the preparation of data for analysis and modeling by organizing, formatting, and documenting datasets.
4. Helps identify trends and patterns in data through exploratory analysis under the guidance of senior analysts. Assists with preliminary data gathering and analysis for evaluating new business opportunities.
5. Will have a primary focus on data related to UCU’s growth and partnership strategies.
6. Performs other duties as assigned and actively participates in learning opportunities to build data and financial analysis skills.

 
QualificationsKNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION: Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program in finance, economics, accounting, data analytics, mathematics, or a related field.  Relevant coursework or certifications in data analysis, data insights, reporting, or financial concepts preferred.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE: Coursework, academic projects, or internship exposure to data analysis, data insights, data mining, or working with large datasets; familiarity with how data is used to show insights and support business analysis is a plus.

Demonstrated interest in data analytics & insights, dashboards, financial reporting, and business intelligence tools.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Experience in independently and efficiently preparing dashboards and reports with a high degree of accuracy, under general supervision. 

Excel experience including creation and use of pivot and utilization of relevant charts/graphics. 

SKILLS/ABILITIES: Well organized.

Attentive to detail.    

Ability to use data and insights for storytelling purposes.

Strong project management abilities.   

Able to use related computer applications.

An independent thinker and self-starter. 

“Can do” approach to resolving issues and overcoming objections.

Team UCU Benefits:

Investing in people is one of UCU’s strategic priorities and we invest in Team UCU by offering a variety of excellent benefits, in addition to being a great team to work with: 

 Competitive compensation

 Work from anywhere options for select positions.

 A full 401(k) match up to 6% plus a potential additional annual profit share of up to 4%

 Quarterly Gain Share awards, subject to meeting certain organization goals, with a payout of up to 10% of earnings

 Employee loan discounts

 Generous paid vacation, plus accrual of paid sick time, and additional discretionary floating and cultural holidays

 12 paid Holidays

 Personal growth development plans tailored to each member