Financial Analytics Lead

Technical Skills:

• Utilize advanced competency in SQL, Python, or other data query and analytical tools in order to evaluate data and make data-driven suggestions.
• Build business intelligence and data visualizations using applications such as Looker, Power BI, or Tableau.
• Lead database design, including understanding complex data schemas, and data extraction.
• Perform detailed and data intensive reconciliations with disparate datasets, preferably in the financial sector.

Complexity and Impact of Work:

• Lead the design and implementation of automated solutions for accounting reporting and reconciliations.
• Develop deep understanding of the data schemas and data models for financial data from multiple sources including production databases, blockchains, and spreadsheets
• Develop dashboards, reports and a data warehouse solution to address business information requirements
• Develop a comprehensive understanding of the processes that currently exist and recommend, document and implement Netsuite configuration changes and other future automation opportunities and integration with the ERP to extend Netsuite functionality and leverage industry best practices.
• Work cross functionally to leverage or develop automated tools/data to automate JE postings into the accounting system.
• Coordinate with other Corporate Function System teams (e.g. People team on the HRIS, Carta) to manage dependencies and ensure integrated data flow across systems
• Prepare and deliver regular reports on automation and financial data analytics activities to management
• Perform ad-hoc analytical projects and provide insights and recommendations to management regarding business strategy and financial performance.

Organizational Knowledge:

• Have a deep knowledge of the strategy of Anchorage Digital and its various business lines. Actively engage with different groups to work on understanding historical transactions as well as requirements for executing on go-forward global strategy.
• Collaborate with other leaders across Finance as well as cross-functionally to establish plans for executing on business needs and promote a shared understanding of the needs of Anchorage.

Communication and Influence:

• Able to communicate complex issues clearly and credibly across a wide range of audiences.
• Articulate a clear strategy for your function and communicate across the company effectively.
• Build effective relationships and rapport with stakeholders including other team managers, cross-functional partners, and external partners.
• Communicate, organize and execute on cross-team goals and projects, utilizing relationships and resources cross-functionally to solve problems.

You may be a fit for this role if you have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, Accounting, Business, Computer Science, Statistics or related field.
• Strong communication skills with an ability to synthesize complex information into actionable steps.
• Advanced competency in SQL, Python, or other data query and analytical tools.
• Competency with business intelligence and data visualization applications such as Looker, Power BI, or Tableau.
• Experience with database design, understanding complex data schemas and data extraction.
• Direct experience performing detailed and data intensive reconciliations with disparate datasets, preferably in the financial sector.
• Knowledge of accounting principles, month-end close process, and financial statements.
• Familiarity with accounting systems such as Netsuite, SAP or Oracle.

Although not a requirement, bonus points if:

• You’ve kept up to date with the proliferation of blockchain and crypto innovations.
• You were emotionally moved by the soundtrack to Hamilton, which chronicles the founding of a new financial system. :)