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DATA ANALYST

Job in Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, 68511, USA
Listing for: The Helmsman Group LLC
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-10-04
Job specializations:
  • Finance & Banking
    Financial Analyst, Financial Reporting
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 65000 - 90000 USD Yearly USD 65000.00 90000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Title: Data Analyst

Job Type:(Remote)

Job Summary

The Data Analyst — Finance / Financial Analytics is responsible for analyzing financial and business data to support financial planning, performance management, reporting, forecasting, and decision-making. This position develops financial reports and dashboards, analyzes revenue, expenses, profitability, budgets, and forecasts, and provides data-driven insights to Finance, Accounting, and business leadership.

Key Responsibilities
  • Collect, organize, analyze, and interpret financial and operational data from multiple sources.
  • Develop financial reports, dashboards, scorecards, and analytical models.
  • Analyze revenue, expenses, profitability, margins, cash flow, budgets, forecasts, and financial performance.
  • Monitor key financial and business performance indicators (KPIs).
  • Perform budget-to-actual and forecast-to-actual variance analysis.
  • Identify financial trends, patterns, anomalies, risks, and opportunities.
  • Develop recurring and ad hoc financial reporting for Finance and business stakeholders.
  • Use SQL to extract, transform, validate, and analyze financial datasets.
  • Clean, reconcile, and validate financial data to ensure accuracy and completeness.
  • Integrate data from ERP, accounting, financial planning, CRM, sales, and operational systems.
  • Support financial planning and analysis (FP&A) activities through data analysis and reporting.
  • Assist with annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
  • Develop financial models and analytical tools to support business planning and decision-making.
  • Analyze revenue performance by product, customer, region, business unit, channel, or other relevant dimensions.
  • Analyze operating expenses and identify significant cost trends and variances.
  • Conduct profitability and margin analysis to identify key financial drivers.
  • Support cash flow analysis and working‑capital reporting where applicable.
  • Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis to evaluate potential financial outcomes.
  • Support management reporting and executive financial presentations.
  • Develop dashboards using Power BI, Tableau, Excel, or similar analytical tools.
  • Automate recurring financial reports and manual data‑analysis processes.
  • Investigate discrepancies between financial systems, reports, and source data.
  • Collaborate with Accounting to support financial reconciliations and data validation.
  • Work with Finance, Accounting, Sales, Operations, IT, and other departments to understand analytical requirements.
  • Translate complex financial data into clear insights and business recommendations.
  • Maintain documentation of financial metrics, reporting definitions, calculation methodologies, and data sources.
  • Support financial audits, internal controls, and data governance activities when required.
  • Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting, data quality, automation, and analytical processes.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Data Analytics, Statistics, Business, Mathematics, Computer Science, or a related field.
  • 2–5 years of experience in financial analysis, data analytics, FP&A, business intelligence, or a related role.
  • Strong understanding of financial statements and fundamental accounting principles.
  • Strong SQL and Microsoft Excel skills.
  • Experience with financial reporting and data visualization tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Looker.
  • Experience analyzing financial and operational datasets.
  • Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem‑solving skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.
  • Strong communication and presentation skills.
  • Ability to translate financial data into meaningful business insights.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with ERP and financial systems such as SAP, Oracle, Net Suite, Microsoft…
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