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We are looking for an early to mid-career Data Analyst (min 3 years experience) to take us to the next stage of growth, supporting the finance function. The successful candidate will have experience developing analytical solutions and assisting with data-driven decision making, while managing stakeholders from finance and corporate finance. You will be at the confluence of finance and data, helping to shape financial reporting with a solid understanding of accounting and finance paired with practical experience working on databases, ETL/ELT processes, and building dashboards. The company is a high-growth startup looking to develop key product success metrics and enhancing decision making through data.
A Typical Day
- Drive business impact through actionable insights and identifying key opportunities for rapid growth.
- Build dashboards that provide accurate and actionable insights.
- Work with the data engineering team on the data enrichment needs of the product team.
- Work with stakeholders across the business to prioritize projects based on impact and drive delivery.
- Develop a process to identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets, empowering informed decision-making for stakeholders.
- Ensure governance and be a steward of good analytical practices throughout the process.
Your Ideal Expertise
Experience:
- 4+ years of experience in financial data analysis, with a preference for experience in the BNPL industry or a related field. Demonstrating understanding of the unique data and financial metrics relevant to BNPL.
Technical Skills:
- Proficiency: Financial modeling, data manipulation using SQL, and potentially programming languages like Python or R.
- Data Visualization: Creating clear and insightful data visualizations like dashboards and reports.
Financial Knowledge and Analysis Techniques:
- Financial Budgeting and Forecasting: Experience in working with financial budgets and forecasts, using data analysis to inform projections and identify potential risks or opportunities.
- Financial Statement Analysis: Expertise in analyzing financial statements to assess a company's health, performance, and risk.
- Cost Analysis: Experience in analyzing business operation costs and identifying cost optimization opportunities.
- BNPL Products and Metrics: Familiarity with various BNPL products (e.g., point-of-sale financing, virtual cards) and the financial metrics used to evaluate their performance (e.g., approval rates, conversion rates, delinquency, recovery).
Financial Markets and Instruments:
- Understanding of: Equity markets, debt markets, derivatives markets.
- Debt Securitization Analysis: Knowledge of debt securitization structures, tranching analysis, and performance metrics used to evaluate securitized BNPL debt instruments (e.g., credit enhancement levels, loss severities).
Financial Regulations:
- Awareness of relevant financial regulations: GAAP, IFRS, or industry-specific regulations.
Additional Desirable Qualities:
- Data Management: Experience managing and cleaning large datasets.
- Problem-solving and Critical Thinking: Tackling complex financial problems through data analysis and translating them into actionable insights.
- Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication to present findings and recommendations.
- Project Management: Ability to lead or participate in cross-functional projects, collaborating effectively with various departments.
- Business Acumen: Identifying key financial metrics that drive profitability and growth, along with commercial awareness of the industry and competitors.
