Business Applications Analyst - FP&A

Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center environments. They are seeking a Business Applications Analyst - FP&A to work at the intersection of finance, data, and technology, primarily focusing on leveraging data for financial reporting and decision-making.

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
• 5-10 years of experience in Finance
• Proven professional experience working with Power BI to build complex, business-facing dashboards
• Hands-on experience with Enterprise Data Warehouses
• 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
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric is highly preferred