Principal Financial Analyst

Dayforce

Minneapolis, MN

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$109,574–$127,000 Per Year

SKILLS

Accounting, Administrative Skills, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Business Analysis, Business Intelligence, Business Performance Management, Cost Allocation, Cost Modeling, Data Analysis, Data Cleaning, Data Management, Data Modeling, Data Visualization, Decision Support, ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), Finance, Financial Analysis, Financial Management, Financial Modeling, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Reporting, Financial Systems, Forecasting, Global Financial Markets, Metrics, Modeling Languages, NetSuite, Performance Metrics, Power BI, Process Modeling, Product Development, Product Profitability, Public Transport, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Reconciliation, Reporting Dashboards, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Analysis, Variance Analysis, Work From Home

LOCATION

Minneapolis, MN

POSTED

16 days ago

### Job Duties The Principal Business Intelligence & Reporting Analyst is responsible for enabling global FP&A (Financial Planning and Analysis) effectiveness by leading the development, automation, and optimization of financial reporting tools, dashboards, and analytics. This role combines financial domain knowledge with strong technical capabilities in Power BI development, including DAX (Data Analysis Expressions), Power Query, data modeling, and process automation. The position plays a critical role in advancing data visibility across dimensions such as product, region, and function, and in supporting the integration of AI-enabled tools to enhance decision-making across the enterprise. Serve as the FP&A team’s Power BI lead, responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing dashboards and financial visualizations used across global finance teams. Build and evolve dynamic reporting frameworks to improve visibility into financial performance across product lines, geographies, and functional areas. Collaborate with Business Intelligence (BI), IT, and FP&A stakeholders in a matrixed, global environment to align data integration pipelines, models, and definitions with governance and reporting standards, including integration with ERP systems such as Netsuite. Lead automation of recurring reports and monthly financial packages to support forecasting, variance analysis, and executive decision support. Develop product and regional profitability reports by partnering with subject matter experts to integrate expenses, margins, and cost allocation models. Support the integration and enhancement of OneStream (enterprise performance mgmt.) reporting in collaboration with the system administrator and consolidation team. Support the development and deployment of AI-driven tools, including large language model (LLM)-based copilots, to assist with self-service insights, reporting queries, and automation of routine analysis. Leverage Python for automation, data transformation, and integration of basic AI/ML models within the financial reporting infrastructure. Work closely with the India-based FP&A Shared Services Centre to scale reporting operations, streamline reconciliations, and ensure delivery of standardized analytics. Advance FP&A self-service capabilities by enabling broader access to clean, governed data models and visualizations within Power BI. Contribute to the definition and alignment of company-wide financial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) by supporting metric standardization and executive reporting consistency. *Position permits telecommuting from anywhere in the U.S. ### Minimum Education Required Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Information Management and 2 years of experience with financial planning & analysis (FP&A), financial systems, or analytics occupation or Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Information Management and 4 years of experience with financial planning & analysis (FP&A), financial systems, or analytics occupation. ### Minimum Experience Required Must possess 4 years of experience with a Bachelor’s or 2 years of experience with a Master’s degree with each of the following: - Power BI development, including DAX, Power Query, and data modeling -Working in Python for automation, data transformation, and basic AI/ML integrations -enterprise performance management tools such as OneStream -integrating data from ERP systems such as NetSuite - Collaborating with BI, IT, and FP&A stakeholders in a matrixed, global environment Understanding financial reporting, forecasting, KPI development, and multi-dimensional analysis Exposure to AI tools or large language model (LLM) applications within a business analytics context ### Shift Other ### Number of Openings 1 ### Public Transportation Accessible Yes ### Compensation $109,574.00 - $127,000.00 / Annually ### Postal Code 55425 ### Job Type Full Time ### Place of Work Remote ### Requisition ID Req #24299 ### Job Benefits standard

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