Instacart
Senior
Senior analyst architecting financial data models and pipelines for Instacart's Finance and Accounting org
This role sits on Instacart's Financial Data Analytics team, the connective tissue between Finance, Accounting, and Engineering, building data models, pipelines, and reporting infrastructure that support revenue accounting, SOX compliance, and month-end close. It requires 5+ years (7+ preferred) in data analytics/analytics engineering, strong SQL, and hands-on Snowflake/dbt/BI tool experience, plus comfort applying AI tools (Claude, Cursor, Python ML libraries) to modernize financial analytics workflows.
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What this interview tests
- SQL, Snowflake, dbt, and BI tooling for financial data
- Financial data structures, revenue recognition, SOX compliance
- Scoping ambiguous business asks into data initiatives
- Data validation, monitoring, and reconciliation frameworks
- Applying AI/ML tools to financial analytics workflows
Common question themes
Walk through a financial data model or pipeline you built end to end
How have you supported SOX compliance or audit readiness in a project
Describe a time you had to scope an ambiguous business ask into a defined data project
How do you catch data quality issues before they hit a financial report
How have you used AI tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor) to speed up analytics work
Experience integrating enterprise systems like Oracle, Workday, or Salesforce into financial reporting
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