Financial Data Analyst

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Financial Data Analyst

Columbia, Maryland, United States; Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Company Overview

Throughout our worldwide network of experts, clients and communities, we are renowned for our leadership in fire protection engineering – a legacy of responsibility we have proudly upheld since 1939. Today, our expertise extends broadly across closely related security and risk-based fields – from accessibility consulting and risk analysis to process safety, forensic investigations, security risk consulting, emergency management, digital innovation and more.

Our engineers and consultants collaborate to solve complex safety and security challenges, ensuring our clients can protect what matters most. For over 80 years, we have helped mitigate risks that threaten lives, property and reputations. Through technology, expertise and industry-leading research, we remain dedicated to our purpose of making our world safe, secure and resilient.

At Jensen Hughes, we believe that creating and sustaining a culture of trust, integrity and professional growth starts with putting our people first. Our employees are our greatest strength, and we value the unique perspectives and talents they bring to our organization.

Our wide range of Global Employee Networks connect people from across the organization, supporting career development and providing forums for individuals to share experiences on topics they're passionate about. Together, we are cultivating a connected culture where everyone has the opportunity to learn, grow and succeed together.

Job Overview

Jensen Hughes is seeking a highly analytical and self-driven Financial Data Analyst to join our team in the Architecture & Engineering (A&E) industry. This role will focus on analyzing complex data sets to drive operational efficiency, support financial decision-making, and contribute to strategic initiatives across projects, design teams, and business units. The ideal candidate brings strong business acumen, deep financial knowledge, and experience using data to optimize performance in professional services, project-based environments, or technical industries.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth financial and operational analysis to support business planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities across architectural and engineering projects.
• Leverage data to identify opportunities for margin improvement, resource allocation efficiency, and project delivery optimization.
• Translate large volumes of data from financial systems, project management platforms, and operational sources into actionable insights.
• Build financial models and frameworks to support strategic initiatives such as portfolio analysis, fee structure optimization, and utilization forecasting.
• Develop executive-level presentations that synthesize key findings and support firm-wide decision-making.
• Collaborate with project managers, design leaders, and operations teams to ensure data-driven approaches to performance transformation.
• Support project costing and profitability assessments by connecting financial metrics with design-phase and engineering workflows.
• Identify and quantify business cases impacting the firm’s P&L and/or balance sheet, particularly related to resource planning, vendor strategies, and project timelines.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in Economics, Finance, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or Engineering.
• Strong understanding of financial statements and business performance metrics in a project-based environment.
• Proven experience independently managing analytics workstreams and delivering high-quality results on tight deadlines.
• Demonstrated success in at least three operational or performance transformation programs, ideally within the A&E or professional services industry.
  
  

Preferred Skills And Experience

• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel for advanced analysis (e.g., pivot tables, lookups, modeling).
• Proficiency or familiarity with tools/languages such as Alteryx, SQL, R, or Python.
• Experience working with ERP or project management systems used in A&E (e.g., Deltek Costpoint, Deltek Vision, Ajera, Newforma).
• Strong communication and presentation skills; able to partner with both technical teams and firm leadership.
• Ability to navigate and interpret project-related data to inform financial and strategic decisions.
• Deep understanding of how design, engineering, and project delivery processes affect financial outcomes.
  
  

Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting and not a guarantee of compensation. Final compensation may vary based on factors, including but not limited to, responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, geographic location, internal equity, alignment with market data.

Jensen Hughes offers a competitive total rewards package, which includes a 401(k) with company match, healthcare coverage and a broad range of other benefits. Incentives and/or benefit packages may vary depending on the positions.”

National Pay Range

$115,000-$135,000USD

Jensen Hughes is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

The security of your personal data is important to us. Jensen Hughes has implemented reasonable physical, technical, and administrative security standards to protect personal data from loss, misuse, alteration, or destruction. We protect your personal data against unauthorized access, use, or disclosure, using security technologies and procedures, such as encryption and limited access. Only authorized individuals may access your personal data for the purpose for which it was collected, and these individuals receive training about the importance of protecting personal data. Jensen Hughes is committed to compliance with all relevant data privacy laws in all areas where we do business, including, but not limited to, the GDPR and the CCPA. Additionally, our service providers are contractually bound to maintain the confidentiality of personal data and may not use the information for any unauthorized purpose.

• Policy on use of 3rd party recruiting agency for direct placements
  
  

Jensen Hughes will occasionally augment a recruiting search through agencies for certain positions when business conditions warrant. Jensen Hughes will not accept resumes, inquiries or proposals from recruiting agencies as an acceptable method to consider a candidate. 3rd party recruiting agencies must sign a standard Jensen Hughes agreement after being evaluated and accepted by a Human Resources or Talent Acquisition manager, or member of the talent acquisition team. Hiring managers and employees of Jensen Hughes are not authorized to accept resumes, engage in fee-based searches through recruiting firms or sign a search agreement. Please note this policy does not apply to “staffing firms” or firms that are involved with hiring temporary staff. Any recruiting agency interested in being considered may contact our recruiting team at jensenhughesrecruiting.com.

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