Junior Data Operations Analyst

Finance teams frequently find themselves fighting their own software. While many consultants focus purely on the technical build, we prioritize the finance logic first. Currently, we are working with a partner who is a major player in French retail to ensure their financial reporting systems are accurate and reliable. This work involves removing implementation theatre and focusing on the underlying data structures that drive the close process. We believe that a successful project ends with a client who can manage their own systems without ongoing support.

About The Role
The Junior Data Operations Analyst position is a foundational role within our delivery team. You will support our senior consultants in ensuring that data flows correctly between source systems and reporting platforms. This is a fully remote role where your primary focus will be on the technical precision of our remediation projects. We avoid typical open ended hourly billing in favor of fixed price engagements, which means your work will be structured, documented, and directed toward making the client self-sufficient. This position is paid, and the compensation is attractive for an entry-level professional in today's market.

What You Will Do

• Maintain and update data dictionaries to ensure all stakeholders use consistent definitions for financial metrics.
• Assist in the configuration of consolidation tools to match the specific chart of accounts required by the client.
• Perform data reconciliation tasks to identify discrepancies between legacy systems and new reporting environments.
• Build and maintain project documentation that allows client finance teams to manage their own systems after we finish.
• Support the remediation of broken configurations by testing fixes against known financial outcomes.
• Map data from various retail source systems into centralized EPM platforms like Oracle or SAP.
• Create basic data visualizations to help internal teams track project progress and data quality.
• Help prepare administrator training materials to ensure the client understands the changes made to their environment.

What We Are Looking For

• A solid grasp of logical functions in Excel, including the ability to build clear and auditable spreadsheets.
• Basic understanding of financial statements such as the balance sheet and the income statement.
• Comfort working with relational databases and writing simple SQL queries to extract or filter data.
• A mindset focused on precision, where you check your own work for errors before it moves to the next stage.
• The ability to communicate technical problems in plain language without relying on corporate buzzwords.
• Strong organizational habits that allow you to manage tasks effectively in a fully remote setting.
• Curiosity about how business processes like the month end close translate into software requirements.

Bonus Points

• Exposure to EPM platforms such as Oracle EPM, SAP BPC, or OneStream through coursework or personal projects.
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms like Snowflake or Azure Data Factory.
• Experience with data visualization tools, specifically Power BI.

What We Offer

• A fully remote working environment that values output over time spent at a desk.
• Direct mentorship from senior consultants who have deep expertise in both finance and technology.
• Fixed-scope projects that reduce the stress often associated with open ended consulting work.
• A culture that rejects implementation theatre in favor of direct and honest communication.
• Exposure to complex data challenges within large scale retail and regulated industries.
• Opportunities to learn how to build systems from a finance-first perspective.
• Access to professional development in leading enterprise platforms like Oracle and SAP.

Our approach at Alpine Business Consulting is built on the belief that a system is only as good as the finance logic behind it. We start with the chart of accounts and the close process to ensure the technical tooling supports the business, not the other way around. By focusing on remediation and clear documentation, we help our clients become entirely self-sufficient, leaving them with tools they actually understand and can manage themselves.