Senior Data Analyst

FalconX is hiring a Senior Data Analyst for its Finance Transformation team in New York, NY. The role partners with treasury, accounting, and FP&A stakeholders to automate finance analytics workflows, raise data quality, and support analytics and reporting infrastructure across the organization.

Role Overview

This position focuses on building data pipelines, developing data visualizations and reporting, and supporting finance process transformation. You will work on systems integrations and prototypes that help turn finance data into reliable, auditable, and decision-ready outputs, including moving solutions toward real-time reporting where feasible.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Finance Data Analytics teams to design and build automation across existing processes in GL, treasury, accounting, FP&A, and other Finance functions
• Develop current-state operating model assessments and business process flows to identify gaps and improvement opportunities
• Support process transformation initiatives, including technology and systems integrations and development
• Build dynamic data visualizations and reporting to support management decision-making
• Perform data analysis and investigation on Finance use cases, working with cross-functional partners to resolve issues
• Maintain high standards of data quality, integrity, and auditability across analysis and reporting operations
• Build scalable, reliable data pipelines that collect, transform, load, and curate data from internal systems and databases
• Support the design and deployment of Finance data lakes that act as a central source of truth for reporting and analysis
• Develop automation to push Finance data solutions toward real-time capabilities where feasible
• Evaluate new technologies and build prototypes to continuously improve Finance data analytics operations
• Build a comprehensive understanding of Finance, Data, and stakeholder needs to inform product specifications and requirements

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience across audit, finance, finance transformation, big data, project management, or accounting within financial services (crypto, prime brokerage, or Big 4 experience a plus)
• Strong understanding of GAAP accounting principles, including familiarity with GL/subledger design and mapping transactional data to journal entries
• Persistence for problem solving and navigating obstacles, including uncertain or changing data sources, processes, and procedures
• Ability to operate effectively from macro strategy to micro-level detail
• Excellent analytical skills for evaluating complex issues and proposing solutions
• Strong command of data wrangling tools and scripting languages, including Python and SQL
• Project management experience, including Agile methodologies
• Interest in cryptocurrency, web3, and blockchain technology
• Excellent documentation and communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage challenging deadlines
• Prior prime brokerage or broker-dealer experience is a plus
• Demonstrated low ego, integrity, ownership, and grit

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field
• CPA professional license is a plus
• SQL or Python coursework or hands-on experience

Technologies

• Python
• SQL
• GAAP

Compensation

The base pay for this role is expected to be between $128,000 and $162,000 USD per year for a Senior Associate in the New York City area.

• This expected base pay range is based on information available at the time this post was generated.
• The role may also be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as a performance linked bonus, equity, and a competitive benefits package.
• Actual compensation will be determined based on factors including location, skillset, experience, qualifications, and the level at which the candidate is hired.

Work Location

New York, NY (onsite)