Senior Financial Business Analyst

Job Description

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Financial Business Analyst to strengthen financial planning, reporting, and decision support through well-structured, reliable data solutions. Based in Reading, Pennsylvania, this role connects finance, business teams, and technology partners to improve how enterprise data is organized, governed, and used for analysis. The position focuses on building trusted reporting foundations, supporting forecasting and planning activities, and advancing scalable analytics capabilities across the organization.

Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with finance leaders, operational stakeholders, and technology teams to shape enterprise data warehouse solutions that improve reporting, planning, and business insight.
• Convert business needs into practical data designs, including data models, mapping rules, transformation logic, and reporting frameworks that support long-term scalability.
• Contribute to the creation and upkeep of data pipelines, semantic models, and analytical structures that align with business workflows and performance measures.
• Establish and reinforce data governance practices by defining standards, policies, controls, and procedures that promote consistency, compliance, and data reliability.
• Lead initiatives that strengthen data quality by addressing accuracy, lineage visibility, stewardship responsibilities, and ownership across key datasets.
• Maintain shared business definitions, enterprise data dictionaries, metric standards, and reporting guidelines to support a consistent source of financial truth.
• Act as a central point of coordination between functional teams and technical resources, translating complex data topics into clear business recommendations and prioritized requirements.
• Encourage stakeholder adoption of reporting and analytics solutions through effective communication, change support, and the use of modern analytical capabilities.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning efforts by delivering integrated data insights and analytical tools that improve decision-making.
• Identify opportunities to expand the strategic value of enterprise data by enhancing governance maturity, refining architecture, and informing future data roadmap priorities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.

• 7+ years of experience in financial analysis, business analysis, finance transformation, or data-driven finance roles.

• Demonstrated background in data warehousing concepts and dimensional data modeling.

• Experience applying data governance frameworks, standards, and supporting tools in an enterprise environment.

• Ability to work effectively across business functions and technical teams while managing competing priorities.

• Familiarity with enterprise financial systems such as SAP or Oracle and experience working within data warehouse environments.

• Proficiency with business intelligence platforms, including Power BI, Tableau, or similar reporting tools.

• Advanced Excel capabilities and strong financial modeling skills.