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Stand Together · 1 day ago

Senior Reference Data Analyst - Finance & Strategy

Arlington, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of our country’s biggest problems. As a Senior Reference Data Analyst – Finance & Strategy, you will play a key role in managing and automating essential financial data, collaborating with Finance & Data leadership to ensure clarity and consistency across the organization.

GovernmentNon ProfitTrading Platform

Responsibilities

Drive the execution of efforts to define and structure core reference data elements (beginning with project code) to support consistent, enterprise-wide financial and operational reporting, in alignment with strategic leadership guidance

Document current state and design future-state models that align with business needs and data governance principles

Collaborate with finance and business stakeholders to ensure that reference data is organized for actionable insights and accurate reporting across systems and products

Analyze the use of project codes and related reference data across systems and teams, and collaborate with business and FP&A to ensure they meet both business reporting needs and broader strategic visibility requirements

Partner with business and FP&A teams to ensure data capture is aligned with data governance standards and financial reporting requirements

Collaborate with FP&A to ensure reports clearly expose reference data, making it easier for stakeholders to understand how data is structured and enabling transparency, effective analysis, and integration into data products

Identify and surface inconsistencies in how the strategic framework is applied across business teams, providing visibility into how these issues show up in the data, and supporting efforts to align their data with strategic decision-making

Partner with data engineers and system owners to ensure reference data flows smoothly between systems (e.g., Snowflake and financial tools like Adaptive)

Partner with other data analysts and engineers to inform the automation and validation of data pipelines to ensure consistent, reliable access to clean data

Collaborate with the product team to support source-to-target mappings and track data lineage, ensuring high data quality and effective system integration

Define and maintain documentation for data definitions, naming conventions, and lifecycle management of reference data

Support data quality programs by helping define validation logic, business rules, and escalation pathways for issues

Contribute to change management and training efforts to support the adoption of new reference data standards

Qualification

Reference Data ManagementFinancial Data AnalysisSQLData WarehousingFP&AData QualityAgile MethodologiesCollaborationDocumentationCommunication

Required

Minimum of 5 years of experience in a data analyst, finance analyst, or business operations role with exposure to enterprise data and financial systems

Strong understanding of reference/master data concepts and financial data structures (e.g., project codes, dimensions, chart of accounts)

Background in FP&A, strategic reporting, or program-level financial management

Proficiency in SQL and experience working with data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake)

Proven ability to collaborate across business and technical teams to deliver data-driven insights and improvements

Clear communicator with strong documentation and analysis skills

Enthusiasm to contribute to Stand Together's vision and principled approach to solving problems, and a commitment to stewarding our culture, which champions values including transformation and innovation, entrepreneurialism, humility, and respect