Sr. Financial Analyst

Veracyte • San Diego, CA

4d • $112,000 - $141,700 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Financial Analyst is a highly analytical, detail-oriented role at the intersection of finance, financial systems, data, and business analytics. The role supports and enhances Veracyte’s Financial Systems capabilities while developing the breadth of skills and business knowledge needed to contribute across Sales Operations and Business Analytics as organizational needs evolve. The successful candidate will understand how financial data moves through systems, why the numbers make sense, how changes affect upstream and downstream processes, and how high-quality data supports better business decisions.

This is a hybrid role, with a strong preference for candidates near the South San Francisco or San Diego office who can work onsite approximately 2–3 days per week. The position collaborates across Finance, Accounting, Sales Operations, Business Analytics, IT, and other stakeholder groups. It supports financial systems and reporting processes, data validation and reconciliations, system implementations and enhancements, and continuous process improvement. The role also uses AI and emerging technologies thoughtfully while maintaining financial controls and human review, and develops knowledge of Sales Operations and Business Analytics data models, metrics, and reporting needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Business Analytics, Data Analytics, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Relevant experience working with financial systems, financial reporting, financial data, business systems, analytics, or a closely related function.
• Strong understanding of financial data across accounting, reporting, master data, business processes, and enterprise systems, along with attention to detail and broader business acumen.
• Demonstrated ability to reconcile, validate, and trace financial data across systems and processes while evaluating upstream and downstream impacts of data, configuration, reporting, and process changes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to recognize when results are mathematically correct but do not make financial or business sense.
• Curiosity about how AI can responsibly improve financial analysis, systems processes, data quality, and business analytics.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain financial and technical concepts clearly to different audiences.
• Ability to independently investigate issues, identify root causes, evaluate impacts, and drive problems toward resolution.
• Continuous-improvement mindset and willingness to question existing approaches while maintaining disciplined financial controls and data integrity.

Nice To Haves

• Hands-on experience with enterprise financial platforms such as Oracle ERP, SAP ERP, TM1, Cognos, or comparable ERP, consolidation, planning, and financial reporting systems.
• Experience supporting enterprise financial master data and reporting systems, including hierarchies, mappings, chart of accounts, data governance, system administration, implementations, integrations, upgrades, testing, and process transformation.
• Exposure to Sales Operations, commercial analytics, business intelligence, or enterprise business analytics.
• Experience with reporting and analytical tools, large interconnected datasets, and data querying, transformation, visualization, automation, or related technologies that complement financial systems experience.
• Practical experience using AI-enabled tools to accelerate analysis, research, documentation, validation, or process improvement, with understanding that financial outputs require appropriate review and judgment.
• Experience in life sciences, biotechnology, diagnostics, healthcare, or another highly regulated and data-intensive environment.
• Ability to work in a hybrid environment, preferably onsite in South San Francisco or San Diego approximately 2–3 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of Veracyte’s financial master data, including its structure, business purpose, dependencies, and upstream and downstream impacts across financial reporting and business processes.
• Support Financial Systems activities, including system administration, data maintenance, reporting, testing, issue resolution, enhancements, and ongoing process improvement.
• Perform detailed tie-outs and reconciliations across reports, systems, source data, and financial outputs, investigating differences through resolution.
• Understand the flow of financial information across ERP, planning, reporting, and analytical environments, and assess the effects of changes to data, business rules, hierarchies, or master data on dependent processes.
• Support month-end, quarter-end, forecasting, budgeting, and other financial reporting processes requiring Financial Systems expertise and data validation.
• Partner with Finance, Accounting, Sales Operations, Business Analytics, IT, and other stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into scalable data, reporting, and systems solutions.
• Participate in system implementations, enhancements, upgrades, integrations, and testing, with attention to data integrity and downstream consequences of system or configuration changes.
• Use AI and emerging technologies to improve analysis, validation, documentation, and process efficiency while maintaining appropriate financial controls and human review.
• Navigate ambiguity and changing business needs, establish priorities, identify stakeholders, assess potential impacts, and move work forward when requirements or solutions are not fully defined.
• Develop knowledge of Sales Operations and Business Analytics data models, metrics, and reporting needs to support cross-functional analytical priorities as business needs evolve.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• The role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses or incentives and restricted stock units.
• Career opportunities in a growing company.
• Inclusive workplace committed to representing, engaging, and empowering diverse backgrounds.

What This Job Offers

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