Senior Data Analyst, Finance
Equifax · St Louis, MO · 1 wk ago
HybridInformation TechnologyFull-time
The Role
The Senior Data Analyst, Finance is responsible for identifying Finance user requirements and delivering technology solutions that effectively and efficiently solve those needs. This role enables the team to generate meaningful business insights and accelerate business growth.
Responsibilities
- Initiate the advancement of measurement capabilities and tools to better analyze and access data
- Identify Finance user requirements and deliver technology solutions that effectively and efficiently solve key challenges, such as:
- Build and design dashboards and reports as scoped by clients and internal teams that summarize vast quantities of data
- Perform rigorous analyses on large, complex data sets and provide strategic insights, hypotheses, and conclusions based upon findings
- Partner with finance analysts to help automate manual workflows and train them in tools and skills to become self-sufficient as needed
- Documenting key processes and architecture of new solutions
- Successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Prepare data-driven content and communicate insights efficiently to multiple audiences
- Serve as the team expert (e.g. power user) for all data warehouse and Financial systems data
- Apply business acumen and previous experience to manage large-scale enterprise projects
- Advocate and lead proactive initiatives around data quality and accuracy
- Build wireframes and functional mock-ups to conceptualize dashboard design and align user requirements with technical feasibility
- Arcitect ETL pipelines using SQL, Python, and JSON to engineer robust data sources that drive high-performance dashboards and visualizations
- Contribute to continuous improvement activities focused on iteratively refining workflows, eliminating process redundancies, and scaling existing solutions
- Synthesize Salesforce data to derive actionable insights regarding sales pipelines, employee compensation, and their impact on financial performance
- Design presentation-ready visualizations and analyses tailored for high-stakes delivery to both internal leadership and external clients
- Deliver critical on-demand reporting specifically tailored to support high-pressure month-end close cycles and shifting project scopes
- Develop and maintain any internal/external documentation, processes, and tools for mapping, documentation, prevention, and correction data quality issues
- Mentor departmental peers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and providing guidance on advanced data delivery methodologies
- Lead and participate in large-scale projects spanning multiple business units and/or technical teams serving as the primary Finance representative to ensure technical execution mirrors strategic financial objectives
- Champion Agile methodologies and Scrum frameworks to facilitate the iterative development and rapid deployment of high-impact, scalable solutions utilizing the Jira platform to ensure cross-team collaboration and alignment
Requirements
- Bachelor's in Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance, or similar education from an accredited college
- 5-7 years experience in Business with at least 2 years in a Business Intelligence capacity
- Experience in delivering technology solutions that meet business user requirements
- Proficiency in self-service data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, etc.)
- Expertise in the collection, analyzing, and delivering large, multidimensional data sets using advanced analytical tools and methodologies (e.g., SQL, Python, etc.)
- Experience with Agile practices and product development
- Strong stakeholder communication skills
- Independent, detail-oriented, and execution-focused project management skills
- Familiarity with BigQuery or cloud-based Big Data platforms
Qualifications
- Not specified
Skills
- Not specified
Benefits
- Not specified
Pay
- Not specified
Schedule
- This role requires being in the office 3 days/week on Tues - Thurs.
Company Info
- This position does not offer immigration sponsorship (current or future) including F-1 STEM OPT extension support.