Senior Data Analyst

Instacart•Washington, NY

5d•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled and intellectually curious analyst to shape the future of financial data at Instacart, driving innovation at the intersection of systems, analytics, and business strategy. In this role, you will architect and deliver data models, pipelines, and reporting infrastructure that empower Finance and Accounting with trusted insights at scale. You’ll collaborate across technical and business teams to ensure financial data is accurate, reliable, and compliant, while also advancing large-scale systems initiatives, accelerating the month-end close, and optimizing cloud spend in our AWS environment. The Financial Data Analytics team is the connective tissue between Finance, Accounting, and Engineering. Our mission is to deliver trusted financial data that is both a foundation for compliance and a catalyst for strategic decision-making. We combine technical depth with financial expertise to build scalable, high-value data solutions—transforming complexity into clarity and empowering leaders to act with confidence.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field
5+ years (7+ preferred) of experience in data analytics or analytics engineering roles
Strong SQL and cloud data fundamentals, with hands-on experience in Snowflake, dbt, and BI tools (Mode, Looker, Tableau, etc.)
Experience building and supporting complex data pipelines with emphasis on accuracy, compliance, and traceability
Familiarity with financial data structures, accounting processes, and enterprise systems (e.g., Oracle, Workday, Salesforce, Adaptive)
Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively across technical and non-technical teams

Nice To Haves

Public company experience with exposure to SOX compliance
Background in high-growth technology environments
Experience implementing large-scale financial or operational systems (ERP, enterprise data platforms, etc.)
Project management experience a plus
Demonstrated ability to support Finance and Accounting teams with scalable data solutions
Cloud cost management experience, ideally in an AWS environment
Familiarity with AI/ML applications in data analytics (e.g., natural language SQL tools, forecasting models, anomaly detection frameworks)

Responsibilities

Translate business requirements into scalable data models by asking the right questions, digging into details, and mining insights that create measurable impact.
Take ambiguous ideas and transform them into well-defined, high-impact projects with clear deliverables.
Design and automate dashboards, models, and reporting systems that surface clear insights and guide long-term growth strategies.
Build and maintain data products (dashboards, reports, analyses) that underpin the Revenue Accounting organization, including embedding revenue recognition logic into robust financial data models.
Apply compliance-first design principles to support SOX, audit readiness, and enforce data governance standards.
Implement validation, monitoring, and reconciliation frameworks to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability across financial datasets.
Proactively identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and system enhancement, unlocking efficiency across Finance and Accounting.
Harness cutting-edge AI technologies (e.g., Claude, Cursor, Python ML libraries, Copilot) to reimagine how financial data is modeled, automated, and delivered—accelerating insights, scaling workflows, and shaping the future of financial analytics.