Business Analyst

🇺🇸 New York City, NY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Operations

🗓️ November 5th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Columbia University is hiring a Business Analyst. The Business Analyst integrates sales and inventory data into financial systems, generates essential financial reports, and collaborates across multiple departments to support electronic and digital publishing efforts. The role requires managing publishing data, conducting analyses, and liaising with vendors and internal teams to optimize operations.

Highlights

Manage sales and inventory data ingestion using Acumen for multiple distribution outlets.
Resolve discrepancies in sales and inventory data and reconcile financial statements.
Support vendor invoice verification and monitor inventory adjustments and planning.
Provide data analysis, financial reporting, and consultation across systems and departments.
Participate in database integration projects linking accounting, royalty, and book databases.
Maintain and support digital publishing resources and coordinate subscriber technical assistance.
Collect and analyze usage and sales statistics using Google Analytics and other tools.
Manage relationships with anti-piracy vendors and coordinate with Legal and Editorial teams.
Required skills include proficiency in Acumen, Bookmaster, Biblio3, SQL, and advanced Microsoft Office applications.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree plus 3-5 years related experience; preferred 4-6 years publishing experience and knowledge of publishing standards such as ONIX, BISAC, Thema, MARC, and XML workflows.