Strategic Data & Financial Analyst

• Bachelor’s degree in data analytics, finance, economics, accounting, public administration, or a related field and relevant professional experience performing advanced financial, analytical or data-driven work; 
  or 
  Equivalent combination of education and experience demonstrating advanced financial forecasting, data analysis, and decision-support capabilities in a complex organizational environment. 
• Demonstrated experience using Tableau or a comparable business intelligence platform to support financial or analytical decision-making. 
• Demonstrated experience informing decision-making through dashboard development, reporting, and financial forecasting or planning, including the development of models or scenarios. 
• Demonstrated experience building financial forecasts, models, or planning tools, and conducting scenario or sensitivity analysis to evaluate tradeoffs, risks, key drivers, and downstream impacts. 
• Strong data analysis skills, including experience working directly with raw, imperfect, or antiquated data systems, reconciling inconsistencies, and documenting assumptions. 
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex financial and analytical work into clear written and verbal explanations for diverse audiences.
• Ability to work independently in a standalone role, manage competing priorities, and exercise sound judgment in an environment with significant oversight and compliance requirements, where decisions carry organizational and public impact. 

Additional Preferred Experience:

• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to explain data clearly and support effective use of data across teams.
• Experience building calculators, models, or planning tools to support forecasting, workload or caseload analysis, and identification of cost drivers.
• Experience working in government, public finance, or another environment with significant oversight, compliance, or public accountability.
• Familiarity with legislative or budget processes and the ability to analyze how policy or funding changes impact organizational finances.
• Experience analyzing contractor-related financial and workload trends, including cost drivers, to support planning and decision-making.
• Experience supporting and teaching effective use of data, with an interest in improving how data is collected and used over time.
• Familiarity with government operations, the criminal defense system, courts, or other justice-system environments is a plus.