Data Scientist - Finance- San Jose

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Data Analyst • Finance

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Job Description

ByteDance is seeking a Data Scientist to join its Finance team in San Jose. This role will be responsible for analyzing financial data to identify trends, insights, and opportunities for improvement. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of financial concepts and be proficient in SQL and data processing tools. Responsibilities include understanding key metrics, identifying business issues, communicating data findings, and optimizing financial reporting systems.
Must have:
  • Internet or consulting related work experience
  • Proficient in SQL
  • Strong desire to pursue a long-term career in finance
  • Strong communication and coordination skills
  • Experience with data processing tools like Hive and Spark
Good to have:
  • Curious about new areas, able to quickly adapt to business updates
  • Ability to organize and drive cross-departmental collaboration projects
  • Bachelor's degree or above in Statistics, Data Analysis, Data Science, Financial Engineering, or related fields
Perks:
  • 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance
  • 75% premium coverage for dependents
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) with company match
  • Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care
  • 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO)
  • 10 paid sick days per year
  • 12 weeks of paid Parental leave
  • 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability
  • Mental and emotional health benefits through EAP and Lyra
  • 401K company match
  • Gym and cellphone service reimbursements
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Responsibilities
About ByteDance Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content. Why Join Us Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us. About Finance BP and Business FP&A is a sub-department of Finance. It aims to improve management efficiency, reduce financial exposure, and strengthen budget control by providing business analysis and management reports. The team aims to provide timely, accurate and easy-to-use financial information, provide valuable financial perspective observation and opinions. About the team We are looking for professional business intelligence and data analysts who will play a critical role in conducting close-loop data-driven business iterations. As business intelligence specialists and data analysts, our scope of work is not limited to just performance monitoring and reporting, but also to proactively finding actionable insights to help drive high-impact business changes. Our end-to-end data solution reduces the gap between the business teams and technical teams, and achieves real ‘intelligence’ in the iteration cycle. Responsibilities 1. Understand the logic behind key metrics and indicators, and integrate business and financial data to establish a solid foundation for financial analysis. 2. Understand business logic, abstract key metrics to indicate business issues, and provide systematic solutions for analyzing certain topics. 3. Identify issues and risks, delve into business details, uncover drivers of development, and identify opportunities and business risks. 4. Communicate data findings with clarity and precision, and provide feasible recommendations to support business decision-making. 5. Optimize financial reporting systems based on group financial systems, drive the implementation of optimization solutions, enhance data automation, and design validation logic to ensure data accuracy. 6. Liaise with internal system development, effectively gather and integrate team requirements, produce requirement documents, and drive system development.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications 1. Internet or consulting related work experience. 2.Have a strong desire to pursue a long-term career in finance-related roles. 3. Proficient in SQL, and familiar with data processing tools such as Hive and Spark are advantageous. Preferred Qualifications 1. Curious about new areas, able to quickly with business updates 2. Strong communication and coordination skills, with the ability to organize and drive cross-departmental collaboration projects. 3. 5+ years of relevant working experience in a similar position. Bachelor's degree or above in Statistics, Data Analysis, Data Science, Financial Engineering, or related fields. ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too. ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2 #LI-Hybrid
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $176355 - $329333 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:

We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.

Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.

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$176.4K - $329.3K/yr (Outscal est.)
$252.8K/yr avg.
San Jose, California, United States

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