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GEICO · 15 hours ago

Staff Engineer - Finance Data Engineer (Hybrid)

Palo Alto, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$110K/yr - $260K/yr

15+ years exp

GEICO is a leading insurance company dedicated to providing quality coverage and exceptional service to millions of customers. They are seeking a Staff Engineer - Finance Data Specialist to support the development of a Finance Data Warehouse/Lake, collaborating with Finance and Technology teams to enhance data management and analytics. The role involves leveraging finance systems expertise to design solutions that meet business goals and support FP&A processes.

Auto InsuranceFinancial ServicesGovernmentInsuranceInternetMobile

No H1B

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 the FP&A, Controllers, Financial Reporting, and Finance QA & Systems team along with the Data Engineering and Finance Technology leaders to ensure organizational goals are met

Have a deep understanding of a few Finance functions to support the establishment of a vision and technology roadmap to build out a Finance Data Lake/Warehouse

Have a good understanding of finance data lake/mart with Data processing/data transformation using ETL/ELT tools such as Informatica, DBT, etc

Experience with designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining solutions for data ingestion and transformation projects

Experience working with cloud data solutions (Delta Lake, Iceberg, Hudi, Snowflake, Redshift or equivalent)

Support the development of a roadmap and then work towards implementing Revenue and Expense Analytical solutions

Support and try to influence customers and stakeholders, and work through divergent expectations

Support the implementation of a strong control and governance framework and maintain it for SOX and Audit reviews

Support Business and Technology discussions at various levels to ensure alignment towards long term goals of Finance and Technology

Analyze and translate business and functional specifications and change requests into technical specifications

Share best practices and improve processes within and across teams

Qualification

Finance Systems experienceERP solutionsFinance Data WarehouseData processing transformationSQLFP&A applicationsDimensional Data ModelingETL/ELT toolsCloud data solutionsProblem-solving abilitiesProject management techniquesCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

15+ years of Finance Systems experience with industry leading ERP solutions (e.g. implementing and supporting Oracle; Workday; SAP or PeopleSoft)

3+ years working with or supporting a Finance Data Lake/Warehouse/Mart along with various 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 working with Financials via the major vendors (e.g. PeopleSoft; Oracle EBS; Oracle Cloud; Workday; or SAP)

Finance domain expertise to be able to work with senior Finance leaders to interpret their 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 analytical solutions via tools such as Power BI, Tableau, etc

Good understanding of accounting process and reporting expectations to partner with Finance teams

Ability to communicate and work directly with users across Technology and Finance

Sound understanding of project management techniques, methodologies, and best practices

Strong problem-solving abilities

Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment

Knowledge and experience with the software development life cycle

Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented collaborative environment

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent education or work experience

Preferred

3+ years of experience in implementing and supporting FP&A applications

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.

Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.

Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.

Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

Company

GEICO

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GEICO, Government Employees Insurance Company, has been providing affordable auto insurance since 1936. It is a sub-organization of Berkshire Hathaway.

Founded in 1936

Chase, Maryland, USA

10001+ employees