Financial Data Scientist

Job Description

The Financial Data Scientist provides advanced financial and analytical support through mathematical and statistical modeling, forecasting, and data-driven insights.

• Develop, maintain, and enhance financial models, including forecasting, scenario analysis, and sensitivity analysis.
• Apply time series modeling techniques to support revenue, expense, pricing, and volume forecasting.
• Analyze large and complex datasets using SQL and Python to identify trends, risks, and performance drivers.
• Design, automate, and maintain repeatable analytics and reporting solutions.
• Partner with finance leadership and business stakeholders to translate analytical results into actionable insights.
• Support budgeting, planning, and performance management processes with rigorous quantitative analysis.
• Validate data accuracy and resolve data quality issues across multiple financial and operational systems.
• Prepare clear, concise management presentations and written summaries explaining assumptions, methodology, and results.

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field such as statistics, computer science, engineering, applied mathematics, or equivalent work experience.
• Six to eight years of relevant experience.

• Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline (Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, etc.).
• Experience with time series analysis and forecasting techniques.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• Familiarity with version control and reproducible coding and analytics workflows.
• Experience in credit card payment processing.
• Strong analytic skills with the ability to extract, collect, organize, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.
• Experience in advanced analytics/statistics, predictive modeling, machine learning, data visualization.
• Understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms.
• Experience in Python, R, SAS, SQL for data extraction, data mining, and predictive analytics.
• Demonstrated project management skills.
• Effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short‑term and long‑term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer‑funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.