Associate Director, Financial Analytics

About the Role

This role is crucial for designing and expanding financial data structures, developing automated internal controls, and supporting strategic decision-making within a rapidly scaling fintech environment. You will lead IT audits and ensure accuracy and consistency across financial reporting and accounting tools, combining financial expertise with data analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, automation, and maintenance of data models that support reporting, auditing, forecasting, and strategic decision-making
• Collaborate with Data Analysts to build and improve data models, investigating edge cases
• Partner with business leaders and engineers to translate new products into existing/new data models
• Manage and mentor a team of finance analysts, fostering a culture of curiosity, ownership, accountability, analytical rigor, and autonomy
• Partner with Data Analysts and Accounting teams to ensure consistency between financial statements and analytics models
• Lead the IT Audit process and partner with Accounting to ensure accuracy and timeliness of month-end and quarter-end close processes

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Data Science, or a related field
• Fluency with SQL
• 8+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Analytics, or Strategy, ideally in fintech, financial services, or technology
• Familiarity with data warehousing (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery) and modern finance tech stacks
• Deep Accounting knowledge and financial reporting (ideally US GAAP)
• Proactive and autonomous, able to drive multiple projects simultaneously, and skilled at escalating issues or asking for support
• Excellent leadership, storytelling, and stakeholder management skills