Financial Engineering / Product Management at Zillion Technologies Inc

***100% REMOTE. CANDIDATES FROM MCLEAN, VA OR PLANO, TX OR ATLANTA, GA OR NEW YORK CITY, NY ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY***

***THIS ROLE IS NOT OPEN TO SPONSORED CANDIDATES AT THIS TIME!***

***THIS ROLE IS FOR A DIRECT CLIENT***

Financial Engineering / Product Management Analyst

Duration: Long term contract. Initial contract duration is for 6 months. Opportunity for extension.

Location: Fully Remote. Candidates MUST live within 40 miles from one of the Client s office locations (McLean, VA OR Plano, TX OR Atlanta, GA OR New York City, NY). Highly prefer candidates from McLean, VA.

Schedule: This position will require shift work (one week of nights and one weekend)

Years of experience: 4+

Must Haves: Pulling and writing Python Scripts, SQL querying / scripting, Kibana logs and Excel Analysis. Having a technical background is a plus, hands-on development experience would be a huge plus. There will be a huge emphasis on communication, both written and verbal. CFA Charter certification is highly preferred.

Responsibilities:

Your Work Falls into Three Primary Categories:

1. Assist with the Forecasting Process and Executions:
   • Serve as the main liaison between users and the product/development teams to design and manage financial forecasting (M+) executions in Production and UAT environments.
   • Work directly with users and manage the pipeline of execution requested by them to support, but not limited to, DFAST, Capital Forecasting, and Annual Business Plan processes.
   • Gather and manage the necessary inputs for these executions.
   • Execute technical processes for forecasting and provide timely status updates to users.

2. Monitor System s Execution in Production:
   • Use automated and other tools to detect any problems in the operational environment for mission critical processes.
   • Periodically provide production support during evening and weekend shifts (Rotation process is in place within the team for coverage during these hours, and total hours are not expected to exceed normal weekly hours).
   • Proactively communicate with technology and business to resolve operational problems.
   • Implement automation requirements and other technical enhancements.
   • Gather and communicate patterns/trends in application performance to key stakeholders.

3. First-line Requirements Validation:
   • Validate output generated by our applications using various state-of-the-art tools.
   • Actively seek opportunities to continuously improve the quality of systems and processes.
   • Assist in the development process for minor enhancements and updates to surveillance applications.

4. Analysis and Communication:
   • Perform designed or ad-hoc analysis in a rapidly changing and moving environment in order to support various stakeholders.
   • Clearly craft and articulate messages (both written and verbal) related to Finance and Technology to a variety of audiences.
   • Seek and design ways to automate tasks; ideally using Python or other programming languages.

Qualifications:

• 4+ years of work experience.
• 4+ years of experience with analytical tools: SQL, Python, Excel, and similar.
• Proven ability to perform analytical tasks.
• The ability to analyze large datasets.
• The ability to work on weekends and evenings for one week a month is necessary.
• Experience in interfacing with and/or supporting mission-critical applications or tasks.
• BSc in Finance, Computer Science or similar.

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Ability to organize and follow a disciplined approach to managing and executing assigned tasks.
• Be dependable when needed during non-working hours.
• Strong desire to learn Finance and technology for the various critical services we offer.
• Communication and interpersonal skills working in a collaborative team and interacting with business customers.
• Bringing an analytical and imaginative mindset to work every day.
• Relentless attention to business and technical details.
• Passion to ensure customer satisfaction and improve processes.