Financial Data Analyst – Contractor

Role Overview

• Act as a finance team subject matter expert on internal data sources and structures, contributing to the design and development of a semantic layer for enterprise and financial analytics.
• Monitor and analyze financial, business, and key operational metrics to track progress towards goals and support data-driven organizational decisions.
• Participate in budgeting processes and conduct variance analyses in collaboration with functional leaders and the accounting team.
• Develop and manage cloud cost-attribution models from COGS to Revenue.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses to support business needs.
• Lead initiatives to identify inefficiencies and optimize cloud costs, leveraging both provider tools and internal dashboards to achieve significant savings.
• Develop new metrics and performance reporting as the business evolves.
• Create and maintain comprehensive business and technical documentation for financial data processes.
• Empower others to utilize data effectively for strategic insights through advocacy and education.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience working in analytics in finance, product, operations, or related areas.
• Intermediate SQL proficiency, with ability to write complex queries, stored procedures, and performing data manipulation for large datasets.
• Expert user of Tableau, Superset, or other BI tools for creating dynamic dashboards and data visualizations that translate complex data into actionable business insights.
• Hands-on experience with AWS Redshift or any other SQL-based database.
• Experience with NetSuite or similar accounting software.
• Highly analytical and passionate about the collection of data and providing critical insights to drive high demand and growth.
• Clear and direct communication skills for complex, technical topics.
• A strong ability in presenting complex financial data clearly to diverse audiences, including leadership and both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Solid ability to continuously improve, eagerness to learn new tools, and a proactive approach to optimizing current processes.
• Comfortable navigating shifting business requirements and reprioritizing workstreams to meet the needs of executive stakeholders.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity in data and business logic to deliver structured insights and reliable reporting.
• A "can-do" attitude with a willingness to tackle tasks hands-on.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively within teams.
• Nice to have Proficiency in Python or other scripting languages.
• Experience with modeling tools such as DBT or ETL tools such as Airflow.

Tech Stack

• Airflow
• Amazon Redshift
• AWS
• Cloud
• ETL
• Python
• SQL
• Tableau

Benefits

• Employees can work remotely