Vaco is hiring for a Pricing Analyst opportunity in the Chicago area. This is a direct hire position with a hybrid schedule
Job Description:
The Pricing Analyst will work closely with all levels of the Sales and Client Management organizations to help win and retain profitable clients.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES - ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Partner with Commercial executives to evaluate pricing proposals ranging in value from tens of thousands to millions of dollars per deal
• Review dozens of pricing proposals each month, ensuring each is complete, presented, and evaluated appropriately
• Complete custom financial analysis for outlier pricing evaluations
• Consult our partners on optimal deal-specific pricing structures
• Gather and analyze market intelligence

LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES:
This role is an individual contributor.
COMPETENCIES - SKILLS:

• Financial analysis and financial storytelling
• Communicating financial concepts to non-finance people
• Communicating commercial or operational concepts to numbers of people
• Proactive problem solving and resourcefulness
• Constant learning and growing, embracing change
• Practical and analytical mindset with a strong sense of curiosity
• People person
• Able to understand complex topics and translate them to others using plain English
• Able to teach peers about foundational finance concepts like time value of money and how P&Ls work
• Intermediate/advanced Excel skills, ability to build complex financial models is preferable, not required
• Able to consume information via data visualization tools like Tableau or similar

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Quantitative Bachelor's degree, MBA, or equivalent work experience
• 2 years of experience working in finance, particularly Financial Planning & Analysis or Financial Reporting
• Experience in fleet, automotive, or financing industries or B2B commercial environments is desirable, but not required

Vaco values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.
EEO Notice
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Pay Transparency Notice
Determining compensation for this role (and others) at Vaco depends upon a wide array of factors including but not limited to:

• the individual's skill sets, experience and training;
• licensure and certification requirements;
• office location and other geographic considerations;
• other business and organizational needs.

With that said, as required by local law, Vaco believes that the following salary range referenced above reasonably estimates the base compensation for an individual hired into this position in geographies that require salary range disclosure. The individual may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses.