Finance Data Analyst

Synopsis



The Data Analyst will contribute to the analytics transformation process of Etihad's Finance division to turn it into a competitive advantage for the company by implementing data models and analytics tools to drive incremental cost savings and optimize the company financial performance.

Accountabilities



Collaborate with engineering teams to ingest, transform, and integrate data following enterprise standards.

• Visualization & Insight Delivery
• Develop clean, intuitive dashboards and analytical outputs.
• Validate definitions and figures with stakeholders; iterate for accuracy and usability.
  
  

Operationalization & Adoption

• Publish dashboards with proper metadata and usage guidance.
• Communicate results, promote adoption, and establish refresh cycles, enhancement processes, and governance
  
  

Stakeholder Engagement & Requirements Definition

• Clarify business needs and desired outcomes through structured elicitation.
• Identify key decisions, KPIs, and success criteria.
  
  

Process & Current State Analysis

• Understand existing business processes, systems, and analysis.
• Review data sources, logic, and assumptions; highlight gaps between real-world processes and current data assets.
  
  

Data Foundation & Governance

• Validate authoritative data sources and assess quality, timeliness, and granularity.
• Design data models, dictionaries, metadata, lineage, and quality rules
  
  

Education & Experience

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, or data science.
• 4+ years of relevant experience designing, implementing, and maintaining data science models.
• Knowledge of statistics and mathematical concepts
• Experience using data technologies (E.g., SQL, Databricks) and data visualization tools (PowerBI, Tableau, DataBricks1)
• Experience building, deploying, and maintaining data models.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including executive level stakeholders.
• Understanding of and experience in using AI tools (E.g., Copilot, GPT), professionally or personally
• Experience within the finance/aviation industry in the operational areas is a plus
  
  

About Etihad Airways

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, was formed in 2003 and quickly went on to become one of the world’s leading airlines. From its home in Abu Dhabi, Etihad flies to passenger and cargo destinations in the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Together with Etihad’s codeshare partners, Etihad’s network offers access to hundreds of international destinations. In recent years, Etihad has received numerous awards for its superior service and products, cargo offering, loyalty programme and more. All this ties into Etihad’s ambitious Journey 2030 strategy. The airline plans to double its fleet size and triple the number of customers over the next six years as it sets out to be the airline everyone wants to fly!

To learn more, visit etihad.com

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