We are looking to expand the Bardess data science practice by adding a consultant in the NY/NJ/PA area. Bardess is a data analytics consultancy which specializes in BI development, big data analytics, and data science. Our clients span all industries, including technology, life sciences and pharma, financial services, retail and consumer goods, media and publishing, services, and manufacturing.

Recent example data science projects

• Transaction clustering on 2 billion rows of point-of-sale data, using Spark – for major convenience store chain.
• Credit risk model for leasing company managing leases totaling $300M.
• Store/product revenue predictions, sales forecasting, and optimization for major CPG company.
• Business partnership with new time series forecasting software product.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Design and implement data science solutions that meet client business requirements
• Build and validate machine learning models
• Use statistics techniques to make predictions and deliver insights
• Data prep for modeling
• Operationalization of model pipelines
• Communicate with client to help determine needs, plan out delivery, and present results
• Collaborate with other technical consultants (several of whom have PhDs in computational scientific fields), project managers, and sales staff to help land and deliver successful data science projects.

Location and Travel

• Remote, based in NY/NJ/PA area. Occasional travel to client worksites, primarily on East Coast.

Qualifications and Skills

Experience

• 2 years relevant data science experience

Education

• Bachelors, ideally in scientific or computational field
• Masters or PhD preferred

Skills

• Advanced knowledge and demonstrated experience in data science and machine learning theory
• Strong experience with Python and/or R.
• Strong experience with SQL.
• Decent experience with shell/command-line tools.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently to identify customer requirements, and collaboratively to address those requirements.

Helpful-to-have skills

• Experience with big data frameworks such as Spark and Hadoop
• Experience working in consulting or major industry
• Experience communicating with and managing projects for external clients/stakeholders
• Experience leading projects

Employment Type

• Full-time employee or contractor

As a Federal Senior Sales Executive for a Data Analytics Consulting firm, work independently with direction from the Senior Director of Sales to drive sales for the organization in the Federal Civilian Agency space.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Sell to senior decision makers and be responsible for the systems integrator community
• Contact leads/qualified customers to pursue opportunities.
• Independently identifying and acquiring Civilian Agency customers
• Work closely with key software partner to pursue common leads
• Assist in drafting presentations & proposals.
• Monitor, analyze and report revenue and sales metrics.
• Update records in Salesforce as needed
• Plan and execute sales events and lead generating activities.
• Work across all business functions to define, develop, and implement processes and procedures to improve the effectiveness and profitability of sales and services efforts.
• Assess prospective client needs, determine value, and hand-off to Qlik field sales resources to follow up and close
• Close new opportunities that do not require field sales resource or partner involvement
• Building sustainable pipeline for assigned territory or segment

Location and Travel

• Tysons Corner, Virginia
• No travel

Qualifications and Skills

Experience

• Proven track record
• Executive presence
• Civilian Agency Sales life cycle management
• 4+ plus years of selling software solutions and services to Civilian Agencies in the Federal Government
• Experience in Federal contracting including RFI/RFP submission
• Experience working thru Federal contracting vehicles such as GSA,SEWP,NITACC ETC
• Sales, sales reporting and analytics
• Presenting to executive leadership
• Experience selling Qlik or similar BI tools
• Experience in QlikView and Qlik Sense as a plus
• Experience selling Big Data solutions a plus
• SA Experience
• Technology background a plus
• Experience in selling to senior decision makers and the systems integrator community
• Generate opportunities through prospecting, networking and relationship building

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent proven working experience.

Skills

• High ability to influence at all levels
• Strong marketing orientation
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce.com
• Strong oral and written communications skills
• Value based selling techniques
• Ability to thrive in a fast-pace environment
• Excellent organization and planning skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• High degree of professionalism
• Tenacity/Intensity and results orientated
• The ability to build communities within the territory
• Ability to be proactive and take initiative to get things done
• QlikView and Qlik Sense
• Cloudera a plus
• Proficiency in Salesforce, MS Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint; advanced/expert level preferred

Employment Type

• Full-Time

Morris County, New Jersey based professional services company seeking a Corporate, Full-time, hands-on Accountant/Full Charge Bookkeeper. Candidate must be precise, very accurate, details oriented and have the ability to interface professionally with a mix of individuals ranging from senior professionals with large Fortune 500 companies to small local vendors, partners and employees in a fast-paced, dynamic but casual office environment. Position is responsible for producing Payroll and maintaining key HR functions as well as all Accounts Receivable/Accounts Payable, Billing, Accounting Applications including P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, and Budgeting functions. Candidate will interact directly with the company’s principals in order to maintain both business and personal accounting and financial processes.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Prepare and Submit Payroll using ADP system.
• Validate/Reconcile Timesheets and Expense reports for staff.
• A/R , A/P using Quick Books and Quicken.
• Balance/Reconcile bank and investment accounts(business /ownership).
• Maintain/Monitor company cash flow.
• Monthly analysis and reporting on P&Ls, Balance Sheets and Cash Flow.
• Prepare financial statements and reports using Quick Books and Excel.
• Develop current and future projected yearly budgets.
• Liaison to company accountant for the preparation of yearly taxes and interim tax payments.
• Administer company benefits/Assist in all HR activities.
• Administer/Update Medical and 401K/Profit Share plans working with outside professionals.
• General office clerical duties as needed.

Location and Travel

• Randolph, NJ
• No travel

Qualifications and Skills

Experience

• 7+ years applicable business experience (CPA a plus).

Education

• BA/BS in Accounting

Skills

• High level of proficiency with ADP payroll, Quick Books, Quicken, MS Office: Excel, Word, Outlook and Power Point
• Strong Analytical, decision making and communication (written and verbal) skills-Must be accurate and detailed with strong time management and organizational skills. Ability to Multi task is required.
• Diplomatic and professional problem solver.

Employment Type

• Full-Time

Work directly with assigned Bardess clients and across Bardess teams, contributing to the overall delivery of software and services to ensure a world class client experience. Serve as a key point of contact for the client within the Bardess organization and work closely with the Bardess Client Champion and related Practice Directors and Domain Leads to ensure successful service delivery. Proactively escalate challenges that would negatively affect service delivery and take ownership and drive to meet client deadlines, tracking internal progression and managing client expectations. Work proactively to ensure client satisfaction in all phases of the sales and delivery life cycle. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Accountability and responsibility for client retention and satisfaction through establishing and maintaining service excellence; contributing to the achievement of agreed client goals and managing expectations accordingly; building and nurturing a relationship built on transparency, respect and trust.
• Proactively co-ordinate, prioritize and align services and resource requirements with delivery owners; identifying and communicating delivery risk. Identify and manage areas where the client has expectations that are misaligned with their contract / Bardess policy and work to gain re-alignment.
• Provide leadership and ownership and manage the delivery of service.
• Report internally, as agreed, deliverables and schedules and status against those schedules, including identified risks and ‘asks’ regarding mitigation (include highlighting potential penalty SLA non-compliance risk).
• Act as escalation point for Bardess Sales, the Bardess Delivery team, and the client for delivery of any identified operational priority issues. Proactively communicate escalations and create and provide regular updates regarding escalated clients to the Bardess Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
• Work with the cross functional teams, to resolve any operational escalations, breakdowns in process, identifying and discussing with the SLT, what needs to be done tactically and strategically to improve.
• Organize, prepare and drive regular status meetings, as agreed with the client and SLT.
• Understand the client business and data analytics roadmap and advise on direction and schedules to ensure the best possible experience, clearly identifying upfront and ongoing, risks and how they may be mitigated / minimized.
• Educate the client in their roles and responsibilities in respect to support services when appropriate.
• Understand the client Red, Amber, Green (RAG) status at all times and identify and progress areas where improvement is necessary.
• Where SLT engagement is required, proactively engage the team to brief on challenges, risks and suggested actions.
• Work to organically grow the account, expand the portfolio of licensed software and contracted services, through service excellence and positive client relations and trust, working closely with other areas of Bardess as needed.
• Ensure project closure process is planned, executed, and completed per Bardess standard.
• Partner with the Client Champion in all respects.

Location and Travel

• Randolph, NJ
• Client Sites, Home-Based Office, Randolph, NJ Office

Qualifications and Skills

Experience

• 5-7 Years Direct Experience.
• Client Relations Management, Consulting, Project Management

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Related Field
• Possession of Project Management Professional (PMP) certifications a plus.

Skills

• Strong change management and project management skills. Formal training in management disciplines a plus.
• Politically astute and conflict management skills.
• Must be articulate in both the verbal & written communication.
• Analytical and problem-solving attributes.
• Exhibit tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive client issues.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Able to identify status of client expectations and satisfaction levels.
• Organized and self-driven to achieve goals.
• Cool under pressure.
• Ability to influence and negotiate win / win situations.
• Ability to ‘bring others along’ to the one goal in a cross functional organization.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and autonomously.
• Ability to travel.
• Excellent computer skills are required (MS Office).

Employment Type

• Full-Time Employee