Financial Data ScientistPlays a critical role in supporting business partners by extracting data from various sources, performing exploratory data analysis, cleansing, massaging, aggregating, transforming, and balancing data for use in financial accounting and reporting. Analyzes, verifies, and balances all source data used in the preparation of journal entries, financial exhibits, reports, schedules, and other documents in terms of accuracy, completeness, and compliance with requirements. Evaluate the impact of business changes to accounting transactions and systems, gather requirements, and tests, and implement changes to financial information or related documentation. Creates impactful visual representations of analytic insights and concise summaries of methodology geared to audience needs. Prepares and maintains internal control documentation and testing in accordance with SOX. Evaluate controls for effectiveness and identify internal control improvements as necessary. Maintains strong working knowledge of systems applications and process flows. Identifies process improvements and automation opportunities using data extraction and analysis tools, and coordinates testing and implementation.Duties:
Cleaning and preparing data for analysis
Analyzing data for trends and correlations
Building predictive models
Supporting big data projects
Designing and developing databases
Organizing, interpreting, and visualizing data
Communicating results to stakeholders
Using data modeling techniques to bring cohesion to unstructured and semi-structured data.
Conducting quantitative analysis to obtain insights, developing these into workable solutions, and then following these through to successful delivery (while measuring outcomes).
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in accounting, information systems, or related field required.
Five years experience in accounting or information systems is required.
Strong understanding of Order to Cash processes
Experience in accounting, finance, contract, and project accounting is strongly preferred.
Experience with driving data to insights and sustainable processes in a large matrixed organization.
Highly motivated, self-starter, full of initiative, team player
Strong analytical and communication skills that allow for the development of data-driven reports.
In-depth knowledge of spreadsheet, reporting, query, and/or relational database software is required.
Working knowledge of Peoplesoft/Oracle Fusion is preferred.
Demonstrated advanced experience/proficiencies in MS Access, Excel, Power Products (Power BI, Power Query, etc.), SQL, Alteryx,
Proficient in MS Office products (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint)
About Aston Carter:
Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.Diversity, Equity & Inclusion At Aston Carter, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:
Hiring diverse talent
Maintaining an inclusive environment through persistent self-reflection
Building a culture of care, engagement, and recognition with clear outcomes
Ensuring growth opportunities for our people
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com (%20astoncarteraccommodation@astoncarter.com) for other accommodation options.
