Finance Data Analyst
Home Chef is building new ways to navigate the booming meal kit delivery industry. Our team is a unique mix of creators, chefs, entrepreneurs, and trailblazers and we’re growing quickly. Our customer-first mentality, combined with a zest for supporting our peers, helped us bring home Built in Chicago’s Startup of the Year Moxie award in 2017. If you’re ready to be part of the action, we’re ready to connect with you. There are no limits to where we can go together.
Home Chef is in a dynamic period of growth and is looking for a Financial Data Analyst to join the growing finance team. This role will sit between the worlds of Data and Finance, bringing relevant knowledge from both fields. The Analyst will be responsible for modeling source data into the warehouse for end user reporting and dashboarding, working in close collaboration with financial and business analysts to understand their data requirements, and will enjoy being involved in the business from a financial perspective. Home Chef is in the process of implementing the next generation of data architecture. The Financial Data Analyst will also work closely with our data engineers to build and maintain a clearly defined data model. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has an entrepreneurial mindset and is prepared to help improve the accessibility of our financial data and related processes as the Company continues to grow. The Analyst should also be ready and excited to train business and financial analysts on more technical concepts.
Detailed Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and own a clear concise Data Model that serves the Finance team while maintaining consistency with the Model used throughout the company
- Solid understanding of fundamentals of business economics – profitability, operational efficiency and long-term value
- Convert non-technical business requests to technicals specs and those specs to code
- Work to streamline the existing data and reporting tools, maintain a clean data warehouse, and build out new reporting processes
- Build ingestion, cleaning, and transformations jobs to create a useful, integrated data warehouse
- Detailed understanding of data mining, manipulation, and reconciliation
- Work closely with business stakeholders in both finance and across the organization to learn about the business, gather requirements, define projects, and communicate progress
- Teach non-technical colleagues how to interact with our data platform and tools; help them become self-sufficient
Requirements/Relevant Skills:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in CS, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, or related field is preferred.
- Minimum 4 years of progressive data experience and a minimum of 2 year of experience working directly with the finance function
- Extensive knowledge of SQL, Python, Pyspark
- Proficiency with AWS Suite
- Experience with Looker a strong plus
- Experience building enterprise level data models
- Ability to motivate a team to produce quality materials by deadlines
- Ability to participate in a team environment and facilitate group meetings
Personal attributes:
- Entrepreneurial spirit, creative problem-solving skills, roll up your sleeves attitude
- Self-starter, initiates as opposed to reacts with a proven “take-charge” record of accomplishment
- Strong work ethic; e.g. “roll-up your sleeves” leader
- Demonstrated passion and energy with focus on execution and results
- Displays stamina, energy and is committed to personal growth and development of self and others
Perks and Benefits:- Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!- Direct access to senior management – our leadership team works alongside our team members every day- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance- Generous paid time off (PTO) policy- 401k program - Flexible spending accounts for qualified medical, dependent care, parking, or transit expenses- Free water taxi, discounted gym membership, and daily bike storage for Wrigley building employees- Cold brew coffee on tap at no charge- Employee discounts for Home Chef meal kits- Free lunch every Friday and snacks and beverages on hand every day- Casual dress Home Chef is an equal employment opportunity employer