Senior Data Analyst

Flexiti is a member of the Questrade Group of Companies (QFG), which currently includes Questrade Inc., QuestEnterprise, Questrade Wealth Management Inc., CTC, Think!nsure Ltd., and Zolo Ventures Ltd. 

Welcome to Flexiti, where affordability meets growth! 

We're Canada's top fintech lender, growing fast to make the life of Canadians more affordable. Our flexible financing options help boost sales for our retail partners. Our team of passionate individuals from around the world, believe in enjoying the journey and sparking creativity. If you want to be part of a community where your ideas matter, join us at Flexiti and let's make waves together!

Learn more at www.flexiti.com

 The perk

• Health & wellbeing resources and programs 

• Paid vacation, personal, and sick days for work-life balance 

• Competitive compensation and benefits packages 

• Hybrid and flexible work arrangements 

• Career growth and development opportunities 

• Opportunities to contribute to community causes 

• Work with diverse team members in an inclusive and collaborative environment 

What’s it like working as a Senior Data Analyst?

Flexiti Financial is looking for a Senior Data Analyst to join our Reporting & Analytics team. This individual will be the key person for consulting with the business to understand its goals and objectives, processes, and requirements. They will play a key role in driving data driven decision making across the organization. They will be responsible for building new reports, as well as supporting the Account Management / Product teams in all their analytics needs. They will be responsible for identifying problem statement, underlying trends & providing strategic insights to the business.

A successful candidate for this role should not just be technically strong but should also be able to translate data into insights. Reporting directly to the Senior Manager of Analytics & Reporting (Business Analytics), the Senior Data Analyst will know what’s really hiding in data; allowing for clearer insight, a better decision, a competitive advantage and most importantly, the success of our business, our retail partners and our customers. If you see analytics as an opportunity to solve problems, build relationships and drive business, you’ve come to the right place.

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•    Data Analysis & Reporting: Understanding business needs of retail partners / product managers to create relevant analysis & reports.

•    Performance Monitoring: Track & report on KPIs & proactively discussing the emerging trends along with recommendations to the key stakeholders.

•    Insights Presentations: Analyze larger datasets to identify business insights, trends and prepare presentation of insights & actionable recommendations.

•    Cross Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Account Managers, Product Managers, Finance, Sales Ops teams to understand the pulse of the business & to ensure that data driven approach is embedded across departments.

So are YOU our next Senior Data Analyst? You are if you have...

•    3+ years of experience in reporting, analysis, insights and strategy development in the financial services industry.

•    Proven experience using SQL to perform queries to analyze, extract and validate data •    Experience with Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft SSRS, Python, R

•    Proven ability to effectively analyze and interpret large amounts of raw data to accurately convey business need.

•    Demonstrated ability to identify issues of a complex nature and effectively resolve

•    Strong working knowledge in presenting quantitative data via PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.

•    Experience in storytelling based on the data & insights.

•    Ability to adjust to fluctuating work load with the pressure of aggressive deadlines

•    Solid knowledge of financial services industry and the products and services related to consumer credit (Risk, Analytics, or Marketing)

•    Proficiency with Microsoft Suite

Soft Skills:

•    Someone who likes to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty; but is happy to work independently

•    Experience managing a team, or mentoring analysts

•    Strong Excel skills are required (ability to build from scratch comprehensive and flexible reporting templates)

•    Excellent communicator with strong oral and written communication skills required to effectively and concisely present key findings to senior management and other team members.

•    Possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills

•    Strong work ethic, curious and persistent determination in reviewing and reconciling variances •    Are highly organized and detail-oriented and can initiate proactively

•    Desire to take full ownership of deliverables and be accountable for results

•    Ability to produce deliverables accurately and on time with minimal supervision

•    Ability to draw conclusions and provide explanations and make recommendations based on analysis

•    Willingness and ability to continually improve processes and document procedures for producing deliverables

•    Bonus – Earned experience developing technology products in an award-winning Fintech ‘startup’

Sounds like you? Click below to apply!