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# Lead Financial Data Analyst

- **Company:** The Upside
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Software as a Service, Computer Programming, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Transformation, Python (Programming Language), NumPy, Query Optimization, Workflow Management Systems, Freeform SQL, Delivery Pipeline, Snowflake, Pandas, Build Management, Looker Analytics, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us69efd9688c8a22ea17f491be0d660416/eaa

## About the Role

The Technical Core: 7+ years of experience in FP&A or Strategic Finance at a high-growth SaaS/Tech company
Databases & Querying: AdvancedSQL mastery (window functions, CTEs, query optimization). Experience withSnowflake, AWS, and HEX.
Data Pipelines: Experience using dbt for data transformation, or basic workflow orchestration with Airflow.
Programming: High proficiency in Python (Pandas, NumPy) and automating financial workflows.
Business Intelligence: Expert-level creation of dynamic reporting layers in Looker, HEX, and/Pigment.

## Description

As a Lead Financial Data Analyst, you will own the translation of large operational datasets into strategic financial frameworks. Sitting at the intersection of FP&A and Data Engineering, you will scale our financial data infrastructure, replace legacy reporting with automated pipelines, and deliver high-impact analytics directly to senior leadership and cross-functional business partners.
What You'll Do:
Scale Data Architecture: Partner directly with Data Engineering to design, optimize, and maintain financial data warehouses (using Snowflake).
Owner of Financial Datasets: Define, write, and maintain complex SQL queries and dbt models to transform raw data into clean, audit-ready financial metrics.
Maintain FP&A Planning Tool: Manage spend forecast and actuals data for department budget owners in planning tool (Pigment) as well as drive optimization of spend through AI exploration and trend analysis.
Automate Revenue Workflows: Architect automated pipelines to track key user metrics such as CAC, LTV, Payback periods, and IRR.
Statistical Forecasting: Leverage Python and AI to improve user cohort performance forecasting as well as merchant net revenue retention.
New Vertical Pricing Support: Partner with Product and Go-to-market teams to model the financial impact of new pricing models, monetization strategies, or international expansions.
Institutional Dashboarding: Design and build self-service dashboards (using Looker, HEX) that allow executive leadership to track real-time performance of the business.
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