Senior Consultant, Data Management

FI Consulting is seeking a full-time Senior Data Management Consultant with 5+ years of professional experience, to help lead and advise our client on an ERP implementation.

For more than 23 years, financial institutions in the Federal, private, and public sectors have called on FI Consulting to address complex and high-stakes analytical challenges closely scrutinized by executives, auditors, regulators, and stakeholders.


We help clients succeed by applying our core strengths in business applications of Data Engineering, Analytics, Modeling, and Business Architecture to gain insight into finances, loans, and performance; manage risk; and improve operations.



Position Overview:

• Update and/or maintain the Data Management Strategy that considers all necessary activities to migrate data from current financial, procurement, and asset management systems to target systems.
• Participate in and/or facilitate Data Conversion/Data Clean-up working groups with stakeholders.
• Provide recommendations on data cleansing approaches and business rules across multiple lines of business.
• Track stakeholder validation of data clean-up and data cleansing.
• Develop and/or maintain data clean-up/data cleansing dashboards.
• Assist in the execution of all data conversion and data clean-up activities (e.g., data cleansing, mock conversion, data research, etc.) this may include:
  
  • Analyzing all source system data for anomalies that affect data integrity.
  • Executing cleansing of data as determined by results of analysis. This may include the development and execution of database scripts.
  • Integrating this progress with the Integrated Master Schedule.
  • Identifying and implementing interim solutions to assist OCFO in improving and streamlining business processes to improve the quality of financial data before migration.
  • Leveraging data warehouses and repositories to analyze CISA data and identify anomalies to be corrected.
  
  
  

Required Skills:

• 3-10 years of experience in Data Analysis, preferably within an Accounting or Finance team.
• Strong understanding of Data Warehousing, Data Analysis, Data Profiling, Data Cataloging, Data Quality, Data Lineage, Data Dictionary, Data Mapping, Data Policy, and Data Governance
• Proven analytics skills, including mining, evaluation, and visualization
• Technical writing experience in relevant areas including reports and presentations
• Aptitude and interest in learning other analytics tools and programming languages
• Experience developing and maintaining dashboards and visualizations
• Experience with migrating data to an integrated system which includes data cross-walking and data reconciliation
• Ability to handle large datasets, ensure data accuracy, and implement data governance practices
• Deep understanding of table relationships, and ability to compile, manipulate, and aggregate data
• Strong ability to identify trends and identify actionable insight and make informed decisions from data

We need client facing talent who currently demonstrate a strong blend of technical skills, and essential soft skills with a commitment to continuous learning in the rapidly evolving field of AI.

• Previous and current use of productivity tools is required
  
  • Purpose: answering questions, generating text, help with creating documents, emails, etc.
  • Examples: ChatGPT, MS Copilot, Gemini, etc.
  
  
  
• Previous and current use of creative tools is desired
  • Purpose: software code, video, graphics generation, etc.
  • Examples: Amazon Q, GitHub Copilot, ect.
  
  
  
• Incorporating AI into solutions is nice to have
  • Purpose: making AI algorithms part of technology solutions
  • Examples: neural networks, predictive algorithms, large language models, etc.
  
  
  

These individuals should be able to clearly discuss how and when they have used the tools. They understand AI by actively applying it to solve real-world problems and drive business success. Their personality traits:

• Intellectual Curiosity: A strong desire to learn and explore new AI concepts.
• Problem-solving & Critical Thinking: Ability to apply AI knowledge to new challenges.
• Learning Agility: Ability to quickly adapt and learn new AI tools and techniques.

Preferred Technologies:

• SQL, Python, Excel VBA or other data query languages
• Python, R, JavaScript, or other automation programming languages
• Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or other data analysis and Visualization Tools
• Azure, AWS, GCP, or other cloud providers

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Proficiency with federal financial management and accounting concepts
• Self-starter who can work with minimal supervision and oversee the data team activities and strategy
• Detail-oriented to ensure accuracy in data mapping, reconciliation, and reporting
• Experience working with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle
• Hardworking individual with excellent communication skills, attention to detail, analytical mind, problem-solving aptitude, and strong organization skills who inspires teammates to reach their maximum potential

Who We Are: FI Consulting is a 80+ person professional services firm that helps government and commercial financial institutions solve hard problems in data, analytics, modeling, and technology. Our professionals are specialists with expertise across a range of fields, for example:

• Financial and economic modeling
• Data analytics & visualization
• Financial products and markets
• Economics and statistics
• Business process management and re-engineering

Our Company Values & Operates on:

• A Commitment to Creating Value for our Clients and our Employees
• A Flat Management Structure that is Still Led by one of the Original Founders
• An Emphasis on Teamwork and Cooperation
• Employee Development and Career Growth
• Continuous Improvement
• An Entrepreneurial Culture that Rewards Finding, Developing, and Owning Business

What it's really like to work for us:
You will work with a team of smart, talented people in a culture that is simultaneously driven, collegial, and supportive. We set high expectations for employees in the areas of project delivery excellence, building trusted client relationships, ownership of work and continuous improvement. Our culture is built on teamwork and collaboration.

As part of our meritocratic culture, we strongly encourage each of our employees to remain committed to "stretching" the levels of their most current professional strengths to continuously adapt, grow and expand their subject matter expertise for the benefit of adding value to our clients. The emphasis on stretch starts at the very top of our organization and is promoted throughout to all members of our team. The desire of our employees to stretch is critical to effectively, and with greater flexibility, plan project assignments and subsequently position our people and the company for future success.

Additional requirements:

• Authorized to work in the United States as a US Citizen. We are not able to accept permanent resident or sponsor or accept any VISA Holders at this time including OPT, H1B, EAD.
• Successfully pass a background investigation and drug screening.
• Reside in the DC Metro area within 30 days of hire.

FLSA Designation

• This is an exempt position.
• FI Consulting participates in E-Verify.
• Equal Employment Opportunity/disability/protected veteran status.
• FI Consulting is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please email View email address on click.appcast.io or call: View phone number on click.appcast.io. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

AI plays only a supporting role in our recruitment process. All decisions are made by human members of our talent acquisition team.