Kensington Tours is an award-winning luxury tour operator offering tailor-made, private-guided experiences to the world’s most extraordinary destinations. Our brand promise is ‘to create the experience that changes the life’, and with our growth plans, we are looking for passionate and highly motivated sales professionals with travel experiences to be part of our fun, collaborative, and engaging team.

To learn more about Kensington Tours, visit kensingtontours.com

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We’re looking for a Senior Business Analyst to help inform the next phase of growth for Kensington Tours. Reporting to the VP – Strategy and Analytics, you will be responsible for developing business intelligence, establishing KPIs and managing reporting across the business. Success in this role will involve continuously unearthing insights that drive better business decisions.

The ideal candidate combines outstanding business acumen, communication skills, and curiosity about what makes the organization tick. You will use business tools like Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI, and SQL to guide business leaders in critical decision-making. You will collaborate and influence senior leadership and have a passion for using data to uncover new opportunities for the team to act upon.

Responsibilities

Manipulate and analyze large datasets using SQL
Create visually appealing and intuitive dashboards, reports and presentations to communicate complex findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Review reports, mine data, and share trends and insights with business leaders.
Support strategic initiatives through internal and external data analysis and the presentation of conclusions.
Develop and improve tracking and post-mortem reporting to understand performance across client company strategies including sales, product, marketing, and operations.
Collaborate with business leaders in developing metrics and benchmarks (i.e., KPIs) to measure key functions and initiatives by using data and technology.
Develop deep understanding of travel industry and internal business to determine how to present information for various stakeholder groups and senior leadership team.
Drive automation opportunities for data collection and reporting.
Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in data analytics.
Proactively explore and suggest innovative ways to leverage data for business growth and improvement.

Qualifications:

5+ years of progressive work experience bridging the gap between technology and business to inform strategy.
Advanced SQL skills with proven record of analyzing large database to drive business insights.
Highly advanced level of Excel, PowerPoint and BI skills.
Bachelor of Business Degree in Operations, Economics, Statistics, Strategy, Mathematics, or a related field.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
Ability to create and present to all levels of the organization including to the Executive Leadership team.
Excellent communication skills.
Naturally curious with a strong determination to work around obstacles.
Able to effectively manage ambiguity and change while working on cross-functional projects and initiatives.
Entrepreneurial attitude and ownership mentality (no task is too small) with strong judgment, attention to detail, and an analytical mind.
Effective project management, prioritization, multi-tasking, and time management skills to meet deadlines.

We are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any stage of our hiring process, please advise us when completing your application.

We thank all candidates for their interest however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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