Senior Data Analyst

Salary: [Not Specified] Employment Type: Full-Time Location Type: Remote

Position Overview

Forward Financing is seeking a Senior Data Analyst to join their Analytics team. In this role, you will leverage the company's data and modern data stack to provide valuable insights that enhance operations and business outcomes across all departments. You will report to the Manager of Business Intelligence.

Why You Should Apply

• Meaningful Work: Make a lasting impact by helping small businesses achieve their financial goals. Your work will directly influence decision-making and contribute to the long-term success of Forward Financing.
• Data-Driven Environment: Work with a variety of datasets and a modern data stack (Fivetran + Snowflake + dbt + Tableau + Census) to deliver automated reports, dashboards, self-service tools, and ad-hoc analyses.
• Flexibility: This opportunity offers 100% fully remote flexibility, empowering you to work in a way that suits you best.

Responsibilities

• Develop expertise in navigating and generating insights from the Company’s internal databases, including Salesforce.
• Partner with various Departments to identify and outline data needs and requirements.
• Utilize Tableau and SQL to build customized dashboards, visual analyses, and self-serve tools for key stakeholders.
• Contribute to work across the Analytics department, including Analytics Engineering and Data Science.

Role Requirements

(Even if you don’t check every box, but see yourself contributing, please apply.)

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in a quantitative discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.).
• 5+ years of experience in an analytics role.
• Ability to perform complex joins and transformations on data using SQL.
• Experience building data visualizations with Tableau or similar tools (e.g., Looker, PowerBI).
• Strong knowledge of Excel (vlookup, index/match, pivot tables, calculations).
• Bonus: Experience using Snowflake, DBT, Git, and Python.

About Forward Financing

Forward Financing is a financial technology company based in Boston, Massachusetts, with team members throughout the United States, Dominican Republic, and Canada. The company's mission is to unlock the capital that fuels small businesses across America. Recognized as a Best Place to Work by Built In Boston and certified as a Great Place To Work®, Forward is committed to investing in its employees, technology, and customer experience for long-term success.

Forward offers revenue-based financing, providing upfront working capital in exchange for a set amount of future revenue. By simplifying requirements, streamlining the process, and utilizing advanced proprietary technology, Forward often delivers approvals within hours and funds the same day, empowering more businesses to thrive.

Forward Financing Core Values

• Drive the Mission: Believe in financial opportunity for underserved small businesses. Say “yes” when others say “no.”
• Keep It Real: Value direct communication, candid feedback, and authenticity. Be an open book.
• Act with Kindness: Create an environment where caring is cool and helping is the norm. Do the right thing.
• Shoot for Extraordinary: Be inspired by innovative thinking and continuous improvement. Never settle for yesterday’s best.