Senior Financial Analyst - Data & Automation

Salesforce Salesforce · Enterprise · Hyderabad, India

This role focuses on leveraging data analytics, automation, and AI/ML solutions to improve financial processes and reporting within Salesforce. The Senior Financial Analyst will design dashboards, perform advanced analytics, identify trends, and automate accounting and reporting processes. They will also contribute to innovation initiatives exploring emerging technologies and digital transformation in controllership, ensuring solutions align with SOX compliance and internal controls. The role requires strong skills in data analysis, Python, SQL, and experience with AI/ML applications in finance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design and develop interactive dashboards and data models to support quality assurance and controllership reporting
  2. Perform advanced analytics and data deep dives to identify trends, anomalies and potential control gaps
  3. Identify opportunities to automate accounting and reporting processes using data, scripting (e.g. Python), and AI/ML solutions
  4. Ensure solutions align with SOX compliance, internal controls and global policy requirements

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years of progressive experience across Accounting, IT Audit, Data Analytics or Finance Technology
  • Strong hybrid skill set across accounting, data and technology
  • Experience working in global organizations with distributed teams across multiple regions
  • Experience with Salesforce (Tableau, Slack, Agents etc.)
  • Hands-on experience with data analytics and visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, WD Discovery Board or similar)
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL or similar tools for data analysis and automation
  • Strong understanding of data governance, data flows and system integrations
  • Strong understanding of ITGCs, application controls and SOX compliance frameworks
  • Knowledge of access controls, change management and system operations controls
  • Experience working with ERP systems (e.g. Workday, Oracle, SAP)
  • Proven track record in process reengineering, automation and continuous improvement
  • Ability to translate complex technical/data concepts into business insights
  • Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management across global teams
  • Comfortable operating in a fast paced, ambiguous and evolving environment

Nice to have

  • Big4 or tech industry preferred
  • Exposure to finance system implementation, UAT or transformation projects
  • Exposure to cloud platforms and modern data architectures (e.g. Snowflake) is a plus

What the JD emphasized

  • SOX compliance
  • internal controls
  • global policy requirements