Business Applications Analyst - FP&A

Who You'll Work With

As a key member of the Arista Finance FP&A team, you will sit at the critical intersection of finance, data, and technology. With our recent transition to a new Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) utilizing Microsoft Fabric, you will be the driving force behind how our finance team leverages data. You will work closely with financial analysts, leadership, and IT to build automated processes, manage financial business applications, and transform complex data into actionable business intelligence.

What You'll Do

This is a highly visible, full-time role designed for a professional who understands both system architecture and financial numbers. You will not just manage applications; you will be an active participant in our FP&A processes, ensuring our data infrastructure directly supports month-end reporting, forecasting, and strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain dynamic financial dashboards and reports using Power BI.
• Leverage Microsoft Fabric and our new EDW to streamline financial data models and reporting workflows.
• Automate manual finance processes to increase efficiency and accuracy across the FP&A team.
• Manage and administer finance-specific business applications and their underlying data structures.
• Partner with FP&A team members to analyze financial numbers, variances, and trends to support core business processes.
• Document business requirements, data definitions, and technical logic for financial reporting.
• Act as the primary liaison between the Finance team and IT/Data Engineering for system upgrades and enhancement projects.
• Support data validation, cleansing, and quality assurance to ensure absolute accuracy in financial reporting.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in Finance.
• Proven professional experience working with Power BI to build complex, business-facing dashboards.
• Hands-on experience with Enterprise Data Warehouses (experience with Microsoft Fabric is highly preferred).
• Strong understanding of financial principles, FP&A cycles, and standard business metrics.
• Proficiency in SQL for data extraction, manipulation, and analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to automate processes and improve reporting efficiency.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex financial requirements into technical data solutions.
• Self-starter mentality with a strong desire to dive into the numbers and support the broader finance team.

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Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of innovation. We leverage the latest advancements in cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and software-defined networking to provide our clients with a competitive edge in an increasingly interconnected world. Our solutions are designed to not only meet the current demands of the digital landscape but to also anticipate and adapt to future challenges.

At Arista we value the diversity of thought and perspectives that each employee brings to the table. We  believe that fostering an inclusive environment, where individuals from various backgrounds and experiences feel welcome, is essential for driving creativity and innovation.

Our commitment to excellence has earned us several prestigious awards, such as Best Engineering Team, Best Company for Diversity, Compensation, and Work-Life Balance. At Arista, we take pride in our track record of success and strive to maintain the highest standards of quality and performance in everything we do.

Compensation Information:

The new hire base pay for this role has a salary range of $101,000 - $157,000

Arista offers different pay ranges based on work location, so that we can offer consistent and competitive pay appropriate to the market. The actual base pay offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including skills, qualifications, relevant experience, and work location. The pay range provided reflects base pay only and in addition certain roles may also be eligible for discretionary Arista bonuses and equity. Employees in Sales roles are eligible to participate in Arista’s Sales Incentive Plan, which pays commissions calculated as a percentage of eligible sales. US-based employees are also entitled to benefits including medical, dental, vision, wellbeing, tax savings and income protection. The recruiting team can share more details during the hiring process specific to the role and location.

Arista Networks is an equal opportunity employer.  Arista makes all hiring and employment-related decisions in a non-discriminatory manner without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or any other factor determined to be unlawful under applicable federal, state, or law law.  All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.