Strategic Business Analyst

Zeus Fire and Security•Paoli, PA

About The Position

The Strategic Business Analyst, Office of the CEO, serves as the analytical engine of the executive office. The role translates questions from the CEO and executive leadership team into analytical work, gathers and reconciles data from inconsistent sources, develops a defensible interpretation, and delivers actionable recommendations. The analyst is expected to take and defend positions, explain uncertainty, and clarify what evidence could change a recommendation. This is not a reporting-only role; it also involves managing discrete CEO-sponsored initiatives and helping maintain operational continuity in the executive office. The position works directly with the CEO, CFO, COO, CIO, and board, with early exposure to financial, acquisition, and strategic materials. It contributes to executive analysis and reporting, cross-functional project management, acquisition diligence and integration, board and executive meeting support, and the development of Zeus's analytics and reporting architecture as its ERP program matures. The posting describes the role as a potential path into finance, corporate development, operations leadership, or a chief of staff track.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field.
2–5 years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, private equity, corporate development, corporate strategy, FP&A, or a comparable analytical role.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex modeling, manipulation of large datasets, and structured model design.
Working proficiency in SQL for data extraction and reconciliation.
Demonstrated ability to build executive-level PowerPoint materials that stand on their own.
Experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or equivalent.
Track record of managing projects to completion in a cross-functional environment without formal authority.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief a senior executive concisely.
Demonstrated sound judgment in handling confidential information.
Ability to manage several competing priorities under real deadlines.

Responsibilities

Translate open-ended executive questions into a defined analytical scope and execute the work independently.
Gather, structure, and reconcile financial, operational, sales, and customer data from multiple ERP, CRM, and legacy hub systems.
Identify and resolve discrepancies between data sources and document which source is authoritative and why.
Build and maintain analytical models covering revenue, recurring monitoring revenue, margin, headcount productivity, backlog, pipeline, and customer profitability.
Conduct variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior periods, explaining the drivers.
Deliver recommendations with each analysis, including assumptions and conditions that could change the recommendation.
Conduct ad hoc research on markets, competitors, acquisition targets, and industry benchmarks.
Produce board-quality decks, memos, and reporting packages that are complete and accurate.
Own recurring executive reporting products, including monthly and quarterly business review materials.
Build clear data visualizations and select charts that accurately communicate the findings.
Maintain version control, source documentation, and an audit trail for numbers presented to the board.
Support preparation for board meetings, lender reporting, and investor communications.
Own CEO-sponsored cross-functional initiatives from definition through completion when they do not warrant dedicated program staffing.
Build and manage project plans, timelines, milestones, and status reporting.
Coordinate work across corporate functions and operating brands without direct authority over participants.
Escalate blockers early and recommend a path forward.
Support post-acquisition integration workstreams, including data consolidation, reporting alignment, and synergy tracking.
Support diligence efforts on active acquisition targets.
Provide continuity coverage for the CEO's calendar, scheduling, and travel when the Executive Assistant is unavailable.
Coordinate executive and board meeting logistics, including distribution of materials and follow-up tracking.
Track executive action items and commitments through to closure.
Handle confidential financial, acquisition, personnel, and strategic information with discretion.
Build working relationships with finance, operations, IT, and hub leadership.
Contribute to the definition of Zeus's future analytics and reporting architecture as the ERP program matures.