Associate, Finance Engineer (Data & Analytics)

SoFi University • Cottonwood Heights, UT

18h • $60,800 - $114,000 • Onsite

About The Position

SoFi’s Finance Leadership Program (FLP) is an opportunity for recent graduates and early-career professionals interested in data, analytics, and technology-driven financial decisions. The role combines information systems and engineering with foundational accounting exposure. The Associate rotates within the Controllership organization and partners across Finance Transformation, Finance Systems, Business Intelligence, Accounting, Reporting, SOX, and Financial Data Governance. The role also collaborates with FLP colleagues across Strategic Finance, Corporate and Functional Finance, Treasury, and Capital Markets to develop a broad understanding of SoFi’s business and Finance’s role across the organization.

The Associate contributes to assignments involving financial analysis, reporting automation, data quality, process improvement, and accounting operations. The position translates business needs into analytical solutions and develops an understanding of accounting processes, financial statements, controls, and the regulatory environment.

The role requires willingness to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area, California, or Salt Lake City, Utah, and availability to work in SoFi’s San Francisco headquarters or Sandy office. Candidates must be attending a U.S.-based university for U.S. positions and be able to obtain U.S. work authorization in 2026. Candidates must have no more than 12 months of professional full-time work experience, excluding internships and research assistant roles, and be available to start by Summer 2026.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Information Systems, Data Science, Engineering, Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, Finance, Accounting, or a related quantitative field.
• Availability to start by Summer 2026.
• Interest in applying data science, analytics, automation, or business intelligence capabilities within Finance, Accounting, or FinTech.
• Foundational coursework, academic projects, internship experience, or demonstrated interest in accounting, finance, economics, or financial reporting.
• Experience working with data using SQL.
• Ability to organize, analyze, and communicate insights from large data sets with attention to accuracy and detail.
• Comfort with Excel and/or Google Sheets and willingness to learn financial systems, accounting concepts, and reporting processes.
• Strong problem-solving, oral, and written communication skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively across multiple projects.
• Intellectual curiosity, a growth mindset, and interest in the FinTech industry.
• No more than 12 months of professional full-time work experience, excluding internships and research assistant roles.
• For U.S. positions, attendance at a U.S.-based university and ability to obtain U.S. work authorization in 2026.
• Willingness to relocate to the San Francisco Bay Area, CA, or Salt Lake City, UT, and availability to work in the San Francisco headquarters or Sandy office.

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to Python, R, Tableau, Alteryx, dbt, or comparable analytics and visualization tools.
• Familiarity with ETL design patterns, data modeling, version control, CI/CD, AWS, Apache Airflow, or other data-engineering concepts.
• Exposure to financial statements, U.S. GAAP, SOX, audit, or financial-services regulatory requirements.
• Experience presenting dashboards, analytical findings, or recommendations to nontechnical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and own end-to-end accounting data pipelines, such as Workday Financials to Snowflake, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and scalability.
• Build and maintain scalable data models and reporting layers for financial analysis, decision-making, and external reporting.
• Evaluate and enhance the finance technology stack, balancing in-house development with vendor solutions to optimize performance, control, and scalability.
• Translate accounting requirements into system logic, data models, and automated workflows that support financial reporting and operations.
• Partner with Accounting, Finance, and Engineering teams to identify process-automation opportunities and improve data flow across systems.
• Embed internal controls, audit trails, and validation checks into system architecture to support SOX and audit compliance.
• Contribute independently and collaboratively to monthly and quarterly accounting and finance processes and short-term assignments.
• Build, enhance, and automate financial and operational reporting that provides actionable insights to Finance and Controllership leadership.
• Analyze large, complex data sets to identify trends, exceptions, data-quality issues, and opportunities to improve processes and decision-making.
• Partner with Accounting, Strategic Finance, Treasury, and other stakeholders to turn reporting and analysis requirements into clear, scalable deliverables.
• Support dashboards, data pipelines, reconciliations, and reporting processes using tools such as SQL, Python, Excel, Google Sheets, Tableau, Alteryx, dbt, or similar platforms.

Benefits

• Personalized mentorship program.
• Fully stocked kitchen with snacks and drinks.
• Access to senior leadership, including round tables with executives across SoFi functions.
• Invitations to member events and other internship perks. The posting refers applicants to separate links for internship and full-time university graduate benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level