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Overview

The Corporate Strategy team provides strategic insight and thought leadership on high impact projects and seeks to identify and understand the forces impacting our business to activate strategies to advance our goals. The Senior Corporate Strategy Analyst is responsible for supporting functions related to strategic planning including but not limited to research, competitive intelligence, market assessment and data analysis. This position will partner with key internal stakeholders across all functional groups to develop and implement solutions based on research and identified opportunities. Responsible for performing analysis of data, reports, processes and results, translating multiple inputs into actionable information for leadership.

Responsibilities

Provides strategic and analytical support on special projects and ad-hoc analyses at the request of the Manager. Support activities may include financial modeling, data analysis, competitive monitoring and market assessments.

Assists with the company's strategic initiative planning process to identify, analyze, and recommend new opportunities. Includes coordinating, planning and preparing for key meetings.

Develop and/or maintain significant portions of strategy, strategic plans, and related processes. Provide consulting support. Draft documents and coordinate deliverables.

Contributes to the creation of presentation materials for key officer and board meetings to support the development and review of the company's short- and long-term strategies.

Develop competitive analysis and maintain analytical framework in order to evaluate and support decision making. Applies various analytical and strategic frameworks to synthesize information, develop output outlining findings, and provide recommendations.

Monitors, collects and analyzes market trends, competitive landscape, and customer needs through research, data gathering and analysis to identify key threats and opportunities including market sizing, segmentation, customer and competitor analysis, sources of advantage, right to win, and strategic choices.

Conduct market research. Identify, analyze, and interpret key competitive issues and opportunities. Monitor and evaluate industry trends including customers, competitors, technologies, regulations, disruptors, etc. with a specific focus on potential disruptive threats, changing client preferences, and keys to differentiation. Assess implications of market developments.

Aggregate, synthesize and distill insights for analysis, translate the output into recommendations, communicate and drive clear well thought out conclusions based on findings.

Perform detailed quantitative and qualitative analyses to drive decision making - including analyzing data, developing business and financial models, synthesizing insights, and developing recommendations.

Extracts data from various corporate systems, including Hyperion, in support of various projects and analyses.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Management, Strategy, or equivalent experience - Required

Master's Degree in Business, Finance, Management, Strategy, or equivalent experience - Preferred

4 years of experience in Finance, Corporate Strategy, Corporate Development, Business Intelligence or equivalent experience.

2 years of experience in Market Research.

Management - Preferred

Research - Preferred

Strategic Planning - Preferred

Analytical Skills - Preferred

Influencing Skills - Preferred

Corporate Strategy - Preferred

Competitive Intelligence - Preferred

Corporate Finance - Preferred

Finance - Preferred

Corporate Development - Preferred

Market Research - Preferred

Marketing - Preferred

Paychex - Preferred

Scenario Planning - Preferred

Financial Modeling - Preferred

Compensation

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share that the starting base pay range for this position is $94,100 - $147,800 annually. Please keep in mind that this range is the base pay only and does not consider other components that make up the total rewards package for the position. If you are hired at Paychex, your overall compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience which may result in total compensation outside of this range.

Live the Paychex Values

Act with uncompromising integrity.

Provide outstanding service and build trusted relationships.

Drive innovation in our products and services and continually improve our processes.

Work in partnership and support each other.

Be personally accountable and deliver on commitments.

Treat each other with respect and dignity.

What's in it for you

We value your well-being: We provide over 21 comprehensive rewards, including medical coverage, virtual wellness classes, tuition reimbursement, 401(k) + employer match, adoption assistance, financial assistance, and much more.

We value your time: From paid time off to company holidays, culture days, and comprehensive work-life balance programs, we will ensure you have the flexibility you need to be your best.

We value your development: Our award-winning training and development programs empower our employees with ongoing learning opportunities to give you the building blocks to grow your career.

We value your perspective: Our company culture reflects the diversity of our employees. We want you to be you and your voice to be heard.

We value our communities: We offer paid time off for volunteerism and promote many company-wide and local initiatives that benefit organizations you care about.

Note: The benefits described apply to full-time employees. Benefits for part-time, contract, and intern roles may vary.

Not sure if you meet every requirement

At Paychex, we know that great talent comes in many forms. If you're passionate about the role but don't check every box, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the right fit - either for this position or another opportunity with us.

Paychex is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a respectful and inclusive workplace where all individuals are treated fairly and evaluated based on their qualifications, experience, and merit. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment.

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