Senior Data Analyst, Finance and Payments
About The Position
Handshake is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to support the Finance and Central Operations organization by building the data infrastructure, reporting, and analytics used for financial and operational decision-making. The role combines analytics, data engineering, and applied data science, with an emphasis on turning complex operational data into reliable financial insights. Reporting within Finance, the analyst will also partner closely with Payment Operations to improve the data, controls, and automation behind high-volume payment processes. The role requires close collaboration with Handshake’s San Francisco-based team and availability during core U.S. business hours.
Requirements
- 3–6+ years of experience in data analytics, analytics engineering, data engineering, financial analytics, or a related field.
- Experience with Python or another analytical programming language.
- Ability to understand financial and operational processes and translate them into technical solutions.
- Strong analytical mindset and ability to independently investigate discrepancies and ambiguous data problems.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced SQL skills and experience working with large datasets.
- Experience building dashboards and reporting using Hex, Looker, Tableau, Power BI, or similar tools.
- Familiarity with modern data warehouses and transformation tools such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, or similar.
- Strong understanding of data modeling, data quality, reconciliation, and automation.
- Experience working with Finance teams is strongly preferred.
- Experience with payment operations, high-volume contractor payments, or other transaction-heavy environments.
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain scalable Finance and Operations dashboards and reporting covering revenue, project expenses, margins, cash flows, payments, and other key financial and operational metrics.
- Develop automated data pipelines that combine information from financial, operational, and business systems.
- Automate existing financial reporting processes to reduce manual effort and improve the consistency and reliability of recurring deliverables.
- Contribute to finance data infrastructure, automate recurring reporting, and reduce reliance on manual, spreadsheet-based processes.
- Partner with Payment Operations to develop reporting and analytics for payment volumes, accuracy, exceptions, disputes, and processing performance.
- Develop automated reconciliations and controls to identify missing, duplicate, incorrect, or unusual payments.
- Analyze payment discrepancies and support their investigation and resolution.
- Improve and automate payment workflows, including data validation and exception management.
- Work with Finance and Operations stakeholders to turn business questions into data models, dashboards, and actionable analysis.
- Establish documentation, data definitions, and controls that improve the reliability and auditability of Finance and Payments reporting.
Benefits
- Equity in a fast-growing company.
- 401(k) match, competitive compensation, and financial coaching.
- Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, and parental coaching.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage; mental health support; and a $500 wellness stipend.
- $2,000 learning stipend and ongoing development.
- Internet and commuting benefits, plus free lunch and gym access in the San Francisco office.
- Flexible PTO, 15 holidays, and 2 flex days.
- Team outings and referral bonuses.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
