Senior Data Analyst

Dailypay • New York, NY

111d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a highly analytical and strategic Senior Data Analyst to join our dynamic Analytics team. This role is critical in driving financial understanding, optimizing performance, and providing actionable insights to leadership. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of financial principles, exceptional analytical skills, and a proven ability to translate complex data into clear, impactful recommendations. This is a hybrid role based out of our NYC office.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive experience in a financial analysis or financial modeling role, applying quantitative techniques to solve complex business and financial problems
• Strong experience with financial data extraction, manipulation, and analysis, including practical experience writing and optimizing SQL queries
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex financial concepts and data-driven insights to both finance and non-finance stakeholders, including executive leadership
• A strong intellectual curiosity and a demonstrated ability to independently investigate financial anomalies, formulate hypotheses, and derive actionable recommendations
• Deep understanding of financial statements, accounting principles, and key financial metrics
• Strong business acumen, with the ability to understand overarching business objectives and translate them into meaningful financial analysis questions and strategic solutions
• Proficiency in financial planning software, ERP systems, and advanced Excel modeling

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with programming languages like Python or R for advanced financial analysis, automation, or statistical modeling is highly valued

Responsibilities

• Lead complex financial modeling and forecasting initiatives, taking ownership of projects to deliver actionable insights that drive strategic financial outcomes
• Proactively monitor key financial metrics and revenue streams, conducting in-depth root cause analyses to understand performance drivers and investigate anomalies
• Partner strategically with finance leadership and other key stakeholders to understand critical financial challenges and identify opportunities for data-driven solutions and process improvements
• Develop and present data-driven recommendations and strategic insights to finance leadership and other stakeholders, influencing critical business and financial decision-making

Benefits

• Exceptional health, vision, and dental care
• Opportunity for equity ownership
• Life and AD&D, short- and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Resource Groups
• Fun company outings and events
• Unlimited PTO
• 401K with company match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed