Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Bright Event Rentals is a company that specializes in creating exceptional events for various occasions. They are seeking a detail-oriented Rental Asset Analyst to support the performance and reporting of their rental asset portfolio, working closely with operations, finance, and sales teams to optimize asset utilization and decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Analyze rental asset utilization, availability, downtime, revenue, margin, repair costs, and lifecycle performance across the portfolio
- Build, maintain, and improve Excel-based reporting models, dashboards, trackers, and performance summaries
- Work with large datasets from ERP, rental management, finance, CRM, telematics, or other operational systems to identify trends, exceptions, and improvement opportunities
- Use AI tools and data-analysis platforms to clean, classify, summarize, and interpret large volumes of rental asset data efficiently and accurately
- Support monthly and quarterly reporting on portfolio performance, asset returns, underutilized equipment, revenue leakage, and capital allocation
- Develop insights that help improve rental pricing, portfolio mix, asset redeployment, maintenance planning, and investment decisions
- Partner with operations and finance teams to investigate variances, reconcile data, validate assumptions, and ensure reporting accuracy
- Create ad hoc analyses for leadership, including asset profitability, customer rental behavior, geographic demand, replacement timing, and disposal recommendations
- Identify opportunities to automate recurring reports, streamline manual processes, and improve data quality
- Present findings clearly to stakeholders, translating complex analysis into practical business recommendations
Skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel capability, including pivot tables, Power Query, XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, complex formulas, data validation, scenario analysis, and dashboard creation
- Strong ability to analyze large datasets, identify patterns, validate data integrity, and draw commercially useful conclusions
- Hands-on experience using AI tools to assist with data cleaning, summarization, anomaly detection, forecasting, reporting, or productivity improvement
- Strong analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills with excellent attention to detail
- Ability to communicate insights clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience working with operational, financial, rental, equipment, inventory, or asset management data
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities, meeting deadlines, and working independently in a fast-paced environment
- High level of curiosity, accountability, and willingness to improve processes and challenge existing reporting methods
- Two or more years of experience in an analyst role, preferably within rental equipment, asset management, portfolio operations, logistics, finance, construction equipment, industrial services, or a similar asset-intensive business
- Experience with Power BI, SQL, Python, ERP systems, rental management software, CRM systems, or other business intelligence tools
- Highly analytical and comfortable working with imperfect or incomplete data
- Commercially aware, with the ability to connect data insights to business outcomes
- Proactive, organized, and able to take ownership of recurring reporting and improvement initiatives
- Collaborative and confident working with stakeholders across operations, finance, sales, and leadership
- Innovative mindset with a practical understanding of how AI tools can improve speed, accuracy, and insight generation
- Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, business analytics, economics, operations, supply chain, data analytics, or a related field preferred
- Understanding of rental asset economics, including utilization, yield, maintenance cost, depreciation, return on capital, and lifecycle value, is preferred but not required
Benefits
- Competitive pay + monthly bonus opportunity
- Paid time off and company holidays
- Comprehensive benefits package including: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Company-Paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Telehealth and Wellness programs
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) with employer matching
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