GEICO
Staff Engineer - Finance Data Specialist (Remote)
GEICO, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Overview
Staff Engineer - Finance Data Specialist (Hybrid) — GEICO This range is provided by GEICO. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range
$115,000.00/yr - $260,000.00/yr Job Description:
GEICO is seeking Finance Data specialists to support the build out of a Finance Data Warehouse/Lake by partnering with both Finance and Technology teams to redesign the way they use their technologies in managing GEICO's business. This individual must have strong functional and technical Finance Systems background to partner with the Business ensuring effective discussions to drive the capture, transformation, and utilization of Finance data to meet Business goals. The Staff Engineer, Finance Data Specialist will report to the Senior Manager of Finance Data & Analytics and will provide solutions on how to build out, maintain, and support a Finance Data repository to support FP&A processing and analytics while also supporting the larger Finance organization’s need for Finance data. The Finance Data Specialist will work with multiple Finance and Technology leaders to support the build out the company’s Finance Data Warehouse/Lake to provide a central repository for all Financial related transactions so it can be a reconciled source of truth for processing and the source for Revenue and Expense analytics. This role is also accountable to support the delivery of technology solutions that will support FP&A Planning/Budgeting, financial reporting, Revenue/Expense Analytics, and the build out of the Finance Data Warehouse to become a reconciled source to allow the GL to become a “thin” ledger. The ideal candidate has deep Finance Systems experience across multiple companies, a background in ERP and Finance Data Warehouses from both technical and functional aspects and has supported the deployment of best practices leveraging their broad knowledge of various ERPs (e.g. Oracle; Workday; SAP or PeopleSoft). Prior Financial Systems experience is needed to be considered. Responsibilities
Leverage your strong Functional and Technical systems expertise to drive towards the right solution to support the department and GEICO’s current and future needs Engage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycle Support design sessions with peers to ensure systems are well designed, efficient, and meet Business expectations Collaborate with Finance Leaders within FP&A, Controllers, Financial Reporting, and Finance QA & Systems team along with Data Engineering and Finance Technology leaders to ensure organizational goals are met Establish a vision and technology roadmap to build out a Finance Data Lake/Warehouse Understand finance data lake/mart with Data processing/data transformation using ETL/ELT tools such as Informatica, DBT, etc. Design, develop, implement, and maintain solutions for data ingestion and transformation projects Work with cloud data solutions (Delta Lake, Iceberg, Hudi, Snowflake, Redshift or equivalent) Develop a roadmap and implement Revenue and Expense Analytical solutions Influence customers and stakeholders and manage divergent expectations Implement a strong control and governance framework and maintain it for SOX and Audit reviews Engage Business and Technology discussions at various levels to align with long term Finance and Technology goals Translate business and functional specifications and change requests into technical specifications Share best practices and improve processes across teams Qualifications
15+ years of Finance Systems experience with industry leading ERP solutions (e.g. Oracle; Workday; SAP or PeopleSoft) 3+ years of experience in implementing and supporting FP&A applications (Preferred) 3+ years working with or supporting a Finance Data Lake/Warehouse/Mart with Financial Reporting tools Good understanding of Dimensional Data Modeling Strong working knowledge of data processing/data transformation using ETL/ELT tools such as Informatica, DBT, etc. Strong working knowledge of SQL and the ability to write, debug and optimize SQL queries and ETL jobs Experience with Financials via major vendors (e.g. PeopleSoft; Oracle EBS; Oracle Cloud; Workday; SAP) Finance domain expertise to interpret process and functional needs into system solutions Good understanding of FP&A Budgeting, Planning, and forecasting processes Experience in implementing or supporting Revenue or Expense analytics via tools such as Power BI, Tableau, etc. Understanding of accounting processes and reporting expectations to partner with Finance Ability to communicate and work with users across Technology and Finance Knowledge of project management techniques, methodologies, and best practices Strong problem-solving abilities; ability to work independently and in a team Experience with software development life cycle Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent education or work experience Annual Salary
$115,000.00 - $260,000.00 The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Factors include scope and responsibilities, candidate experience, education, location, and market considerations. At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position. EEO / Compliance
The GEICO equal employment opportunity policy provides for a fair and equal opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job. GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable equal employment opportunity and/or perform essential functions of the job. We do not tolerate intimidation or harassment and aim for a respectful workplace free from discrimination.
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Staff Engineer - Finance Data Specialist (Hybrid) — GEICO This range is provided by GEICO. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range
$115,000.00/yr - $260,000.00/yr Job Description:
GEICO is seeking Finance Data specialists to support the build out of a Finance Data Warehouse/Lake by partnering with both Finance and Technology teams to redesign the way they use their technologies in managing GEICO's business. This individual must have strong functional and technical Finance Systems background to partner with the Business ensuring effective discussions to drive the capture, transformation, and utilization of Finance data to meet Business goals. The Staff Engineer, Finance Data Specialist will report to the Senior Manager of Finance Data & Analytics and will provide solutions on how to build out, maintain, and support a Finance Data repository to support FP&A processing and analytics while also supporting the larger Finance organization’s need for Finance data. The Finance Data Specialist will work with multiple Finance and Technology leaders to support the build out the company’s Finance Data Warehouse/Lake to provide a central repository for all Financial related transactions so it can be a reconciled source of truth for processing and the source for Revenue and Expense analytics. This role is also accountable to support the delivery of technology solutions that will support FP&A Planning/Budgeting, financial reporting, Revenue/Expense Analytics, and the build out of the Finance Data Warehouse to become a reconciled source to allow the GL to become a “thin” ledger. The ideal candidate has deep Finance Systems experience across multiple companies, a background in ERP and Finance Data Warehouses from both technical and functional aspects and has supported the deployment of best practices leveraging their broad knowledge of various ERPs (e.g. Oracle; Workday; SAP or PeopleSoft). Prior Financial Systems experience is needed to be considered. Responsibilities
Leverage your strong Functional and Technical systems expertise to drive towards the right solution to support the department and GEICO’s current and future needs Engage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycle Support design sessions with peers to ensure systems are well designed, efficient, and meet Business expectations Collaborate with Finance Leaders within FP&A, Controllers, Financial Reporting, and Finance QA & Systems team along with Data Engineering and Finance Technology leaders to ensure organizational goals are met Establish a vision and technology roadmap to build out a Finance Data Lake/Warehouse Understand finance data lake/mart with Data processing/data transformation using ETL/ELT tools such as Informatica, DBT, etc. Design, develop, implement, and maintain solutions for data ingestion and transformation projects Work with cloud data solutions (Delta Lake, Iceberg, Hudi, Snowflake, Redshift or equivalent) Develop a roadmap and implement Revenue and Expense Analytical solutions Influence customers and stakeholders and manage divergent expectations Implement a strong control and governance framework and maintain it for SOX and Audit reviews Engage Business and Technology discussions at various levels to align with long term Finance and Technology goals Translate business and functional specifications and change requests into technical specifications Share best practices and improve processes across teams Qualifications
15+ years of Finance Systems experience with industry leading ERP solutions (e.g. Oracle; Workday; SAP or PeopleSoft) 3+ years of experience in implementing and supporting FP&A applications (Preferred) 3+ years working with or supporting a Finance Data Lake/Warehouse/Mart with Financial Reporting tools Good understanding of Dimensional Data Modeling Strong working knowledge of data processing/data transformation using ETL/ELT tools such as Informatica, DBT, etc. Strong working knowledge of SQL and the ability to write, debug and optimize SQL queries and ETL jobs Experience with Financials via major vendors (e.g. PeopleSoft; Oracle EBS; Oracle Cloud; Workday; SAP) Finance domain expertise to interpret process and functional needs into system solutions Good understanding of FP&A Budgeting, Planning, and forecasting processes Experience in implementing or supporting Revenue or Expense analytics via tools such as Power BI, Tableau, etc. Understanding of accounting processes and reporting expectations to partner with Finance Ability to communicate and work with users across Technology and Finance Knowledge of project management techniques, methodologies, and best practices Strong problem-solving abilities; ability to work independently and in a team Experience with software development life cycle Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent education or work experience Annual Salary
$115,000.00 - $260,000.00 The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Factors include scope and responsibilities, candidate experience, education, location, and market considerations. At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position. EEO / Compliance
The GEICO equal employment opportunity policy provides for a fair and equal opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job. GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable equal employment opportunity and/or perform essential functions of the job. We do not tolerate intimidation or harassment and aim for a respectful workplace free from discrimination.
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