What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Analyst, Finance Transformation position at Wayfair?
Job Description
This position will be based in our Boston office in a hybrid capacity. Employees will work in the office 4 days per week and have the option to work remotely on Fridays.
Strategic Finance Transformation at Wayfair serves as enabler of the Finance function. We leverage a blend of technical and business expertise to design and implement sustainable automation and process transformation solutions. These solutions range from report automation and code creation to AI automated insights and tech builds in partnership with our Engineering teams.
Wayfair is looking for a technical project lead who can comfortably liaise with our India-based data engineering team to build reporting products in Google Big Query / SQL. In this role, you will be responsible for translating business requirements to a technical engineering team, and working across several projects simultaneously to deliver solutions and suggest the appropriate paths forward. This role also has significant responsibility and touchpoints on delivering our AI insights strategy, as you will further influence the deployment and maintenance of AI solutions built on top of these reporting products.
What You’ll Do
Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form.
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About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice (https://www.wayfair.com/careers/privacy). If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us at dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com.
This position will be based in our Boston office in a hybrid capacity. Employees will work in the office 4 days per week and have the option to work remotely on Fridays.
Strategic Finance Transformation at Wayfair serves as enabler of the Finance function. We leverage a blend of technical and business expertise to design and implement sustainable automation and process transformation solutions. These solutions range from report automation and code creation to AI automated insights and tech builds in partnership with our Engineering teams.
Wayfair is looking for a technical project lead who can comfortably liaise with our India-based data engineering team to build reporting products in Google Big Query / SQL. In this role, you will be responsible for translating business requirements to a technical engineering team, and working across several projects simultaneously to deliver solutions and suggest the appropriate paths forward. This role also has significant responsibility and touchpoints on delivering our AI insights strategy, as you will further influence the deployment and maintenance of AI solutions built on top of these reporting products.
What You’ll Do
- Drive the creation of reporting solutions: Guide our technical Data Engineering team on creating reporting products and validating the results meet the business criteria
- Translate business requirements and align to our Transformation strategy: In partnership with other Finance Transformation team members, assess business requirements against our AI and Transformation strategy to suggest bolder and more impactful solutions and influence the org to move toward a more automated state
- Test new tools and solutions: Help Finance Transformation pilot new tools such as Cursor and in-house AI coding and analytics solutions
- Support Data Governance efforts to drive our AI analytics engine: Within our reporting layers, define and document key Finance metrics to enable AI engines to produce analysis at scale
- Drive improvements with our Finance Engineering partners: Work on continuously improving upstream Finance tech systems by strategically influencing our tech partners
- Influence our medium term Tech strategy: Be a primary participant in our 6-month tech planning cycles by proposing and influencing technical proposals for tech to complete in our planning process
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, or an analytical field, such as economics, engineering, accounting, business, math, statistics, science, or analytics, or an Information Systems degree
- 3 years of work experience in an analytical environment, with usage of a coding language and insight generation. Working with a mix of technical and non-technical stakeholders on project deliverables is a plus.
- Proficient in SQL / GBQ, bonus for first-hand experience with AI coding tools
- Demonstrated ability to drive complex projects to completion using effective project management, communication, and influence; strong ownership of tasks, deadlines, and projects with an emphasis on structure and organization
- Bias towards curiosity and unafraid of experimentation and failure; along with the determination to push through obstacles and challenge yourself
- Impact: You are at the center of the decision-making process, working on projects that move the needle for a multi-billion dollar global brand.
- Growth: We operate with the speed of a startup and the resources of a Fortune 500 leader, providing a unique environment for rapid career progression.
- Culture: We value data-driven honesty, collaborative problem-solving, and a "test and learn" mindset.
Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accomodations for Applicants form.
Need Technical Assistance?
For more information about applying for a career at wayfair, visit our FAQ page here.
About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice (https://www.wayfair.com/careers/privacy). If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us at dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com.