Senior Data Analyst

Immediate need for a talented Senior Data Analyst . This is a 06+ Months contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in McLean, VA (Hybrid).

Please review the job description below and contact me ASAP if you are interested.

Pay Range : $50 - $55 / hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities :

• Collect and write detailed data transformation and financial process requirements.
• Create and take responsibility for project deliverables
• Create and maintain technical, process and data-related documentation
• Create, analyze, execute and enhance complex Excel-based and Python-based processes, data controls and data reconciliations
• Support acceptance testing; create and execute test cases; analyze and reconcile complex test results using Excel and Python
• Improve and automate validations and input preparation processes
• Maintain, update and track development features and stories in JIRA
• Troubleshoot, track and resolve project issues, project dependencies and configuration changes
• Lead the analysis, requirements and testing of financial reports using advanced Excel and custom Python code
• Perform complex data and reports analysis involving financial, forecasting and risk data
• Asses impacts from data sources and product changes to systems and processes
• Create engaging and detailed materials including user guides, specification documents, release notes and testing results
• Support a variety of project management activities, including control requirements and execution, issue troubleshooting and analysis, data conversion and cataloging, and user training.

Key Requirements and Technology Experience :

• Degree in accounting, quantitative finance, statistics, mathematics, economics, data analytics or a related quantitative field preferred, with 1-3 years of relevant work experience.
• Work experience and proficiency in programming and / or data mining languages such as SQL, Python or SAS
• Experience working with large data sets and relational databases
• Outstanding quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent presentation, communication and writing skills
• Ability to use SQL to query and display large data sets while maximizing the performance of workbooks
• Proven experience writing SQL to query complex data structures and working with analytics Expertise with Python coding
• Expertise with financial statements and general ledger / subledger data is strongly preferred Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical specifications Excellent competency with advanced Excel is required
• Outstanding attention to detail and accuracy
• Knowledge of application development following Agile methodology
• Experience working with different databases and understanding of data and financial reporting concepts
• Experience with implementing or modifying financial systems or applications, preferably related to accounting functions
• Strong data and financial analytical skills; Ability to quickly understand complex financial concepts; Mortgage industry experience preferred

Our client is a leading Financial Service organization, and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions.

If you are interested in this position, please apply online for immediate consideration.

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