Research Subscriptions Portfolio Management Analyst - 6 months FTC
at Alvarez and Marsal
Remote, Scotland, United Kingdom -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 28 Dec, 2024 | Not Specified | 30 Sep, 2024 | N/A | Oral Communication,Creativity,Powerpoint,Customer Service,Microsoft Excel,Salesforce | No | No |
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Description:
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree, with some professional work experience
- The ideal candidate will possess strong skills in:
- Customer service; experience in a professional services setting is a plus
- Organization, prioritization, and attention to detail; ability to deliver high quality results, often in a time-constrained environment
- Written and oral communication
- Problem solving; use creativity to think of “outside the box” solutions
- Flexibility/adaptability; not afraid of some uncertainty
- Other valuable skills and experience
- Knowledge of and experience with research subscriptions (e.g., CapIQ, Bloomberg) and Salesforce
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Project management and/or leadership experience
Responsibilities:
THE TEAM AND ROLE
The A&M Insight Center is the rapidly growing research and benchmarking arm of Alvarez & Marsal. The mission of the Insight Center is to provide our professionals and our client executives with highly relevant, industry specific, actionable, fact-based insights derived through our proprietary benchmark and research studies on a global basis. The Insight Center supports client work and business development projects with an ever-growing toolbox of products, including custom benchmarking and research studies and targeted subscriptions and resources.
The Insight Center also manages the firm’s multi-million dollar research subscription portfolio that encompasses over 200 subscriptions. The Insight Center is responsible for full life-cycle management of these contracts: negotiating renewal terms, allocating and paying invoices, and responding to inquiries about both current and new subscriptions. The Insight Center is looking for a strong performer to join the team to manage all aspects of the firm’s research subscriptions. This is a 6 months fixed term contract with hybrid working in London.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Administrative responsibilities of the firm’s research subscription portfolio such as:
- Invoices – Allocate invoices using the agreed upon allocation model, obtain approval, and submit to Accounts Payable; track payment status to ensure payment terms are met
- User Management – Execute user adds and drops via the vendor or self-service platforms
- Practitioner Inquiries – Respond promptly to subscription questions (e.g. can I get access, do we subscribe to it, who has access, what is the cost, etc.) from A&M stakeholders from all divisions and across all levels (Analysts to Managing Directors)
- Vendor Inquiries – Field communication from potential new vendors; respond to current vendor inquiries about payment status, usage, etc.; facilitate communication between current vendor and subscribers
- Administration – Capture contract, invoice, subscription, and subscriber information in Salesforce
- Strategic responsibilities of the firm’s research subscription portfolio such as:
- Renewals – Track upcoming subscription renewals and communicate with current subscribers and divisional leaders to ascertain continued interest; negotiate with the vendor to obtain the most advantageous contract terms; work with A&M Legal on contract execution
- Provide divisional leaders with subscription cost budget guidance
- Identify cost-effective alternatives for subscriptions and work with divisional leaders and stakeholders to vet
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Information Technology/IT
IT Software - Other
Software Engineering
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Remote, United Kingdom