Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. They are seeking a Business Applications Analyst - FP&A to support the finance team by managing financial business applications and transforming data into actionable business intelligence. The role involves collaboration with financial analysts and IT to enhance data processes and reporting workflows.
Responsibilities:
- Architect, build, and maintain dynamic financial dashboards and reports using Power BI
- Leverage Microsoft Fabric and our new EDW to streamline financial data models and reporting workflows
- Automate manual finance processes to increase efficiency and accuracy across the FP&A team
- Manage and administer finance-specific business applications and their underlying data structures
- Partner with FP&A team members to analyze financial numbers, variances, and trends to support core business processes
- Document business requirements, data definitions, and technical logic for financial reporting
- Act as the primary liaison between the Finance team and IT/Data Engineering for system upgrades and enhancement projects
- Support data validation, cleansing, and quality assurance to ensure absolute accuracy in financial reporting
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field
- Proven professional experience working with Power BI to build complex, business-facing dashboards
- Hands-on experience with Enterprise Data Warehouses (experience with Microsoft Fabric is highly preferred)
- Strong understanding of financial principles, FP&A cycles, and standard business metrics
- Proficiency in SQL for data extraction, manipulation, and analysis
- Demonstrated ability to automate processes and improve reporting efficiency
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial requirements into technical data solutions
- Self-starter mentality with a strong desire to dive into the numbers and support the broader finance team