[Remote] Senior Financial Data Reconciliation Analyst

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SoTalent is seeking a Senior Financial Data Reconciliation Analyst to design, optimize, and scale reconciliation processes across financial systems and payment ecosystems. The role focuses on ensuring financial data accuracy, investigating discrepancies, enhancing controls, and improving processes in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of end-to-end reconciliation processes for new and existing financial products and transaction flows
• Develop and maintain data transformation logic, matching rules, and reconciliation frameworks to ensure accurate and scalable financial reporting
• Monitor, investigate, and resolve reconciliation exceptions by performing root-cause analysis and partnering with internal teams and external stakeholders to implement long-term solutions
• Build and enhance monitoring, reporting, and alerting mechanisms to proactively identify risks, trends, and operational improvement opportunities
• Collaborate with product, engineering, finance, and data teams to define reconciliation requirements and control frameworks during new product development initiatives
• Support accounting and finance functions during month-end close, audits, and regulatory reviews by preparing reconciliation analyses and supporting documentation
• Drive reconciliation control enhancements and lead strategic initiatives focused on improving operational effectiveness and scalability
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior team members, helping strengthen analytical, technical, and investigative capabilities across the team

Skills

• Strong experience working with complex financial transactions, reconciliations, settlements, payment operations, or accounting processes within financial services or technology-driven environments
• Solid understanding of payment networks, transaction processing, settlement cycles, exception management, and financial data flows
• Advanced SQL skills with experience developing and maintaining data transformation and analytics solutions
• Proven ability to analyze, investigate, and resolve complex financial data discrepancies and operational issues
• Experience using reconciliation, matching, or financial control platforms to support large-scale financial operations
• Strong reporting and dashboarding capabilities using business intelligence and analytics tools
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional projects and influencing both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience mentoring team members and fostering knowledge sharing within a collaborative environment
• Familiarity with audit support, financial controls, compliance processes, and operational risk management

Benefits

• Remote work (Continental U.S.)

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