The Role
The Analytics Engineer will lead data projects, collaborate with teams for insights, manage financial metrics, and ensure reporting compliance.
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About the Role
Houzz is seeking a world-class Analytics Engineer to join our Accounting Data Team. This role is focused on uncovering critical financial insights to help guide accounting decisions, drive operational excellence, and support intelligent financial reporting. As an Analytics Engineer within Accounting track, you will be on the front line of transforming raw financial data into actionable insights, directly impacting efficiency, compliance, and financial reporting and compliance.
What You'll Do
- Lead data-driven projects delivering insights to support accounting operations, financial reporting, and business direction.
- Collaborate with accounting leadership, finance, and engineering teams to identify, define, and launch strategic analytical initiatives.
- Define and manage key accounting and financial metrics efficiently, ensuring informational accuracy and integrity.
- Investigate, interpret, and present financial data to support variance analysis and root cause investigations.
- Own end-to-end execution of assigned projects, working with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Partner with engineering and data teams to ensure robust data infrastructure for financial processes.
- Provide recommendations that accelerate close cycles, improve reporting, and mitigate risk.
- Develop and maintain dashboards and data products for real-time business insights.
- Perform account reconciliations, identify discrepancies, and ensure robust compliance with financial regulations.
At a Minimum, We'd Like You to Have
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree and 3+ years of experience in an analytical/accounting role within a high-growth or tech environment.
- Proficiency in writing complex SQL queries, using aggregate functions/joins, and in Python or R.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; can translate open business questions into actionable insights and recommendations.
- Experience with advanced financial analysis and experimental design.
- Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
- A passion for analytics, accounting, and continuous learning.
- Self-motivated, organized, and eager to improve accounting processes.
- Experience creating dynamic data visualizations and dashboards in Tableau to support data-driven decision-making.
- Proven ability to design, implement, and monitor data pipelines in Airflow.
Ideally, You'll Also Have
- An advanced degree in Accounting, Finance, Statistics, or Operations Research.
- Experience with subscription-based analytics, SaaS finance, and web/app engagement metrics.
- Ability to learn and execute quickly, managing ambiguity and shifting priorities.
- Experience with ERP/accounting systems (NetSuite).
- Experience working collaboratively with remote teams across time zones.
Compensation, Benefits and Perks
This role has an annual starting salary range of $130,000 - $140,000. In addition to salary, you’re eligible for competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Houzz. Also, depending on the role, you could be eligible for an equity award. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors, including, but not limited to, skills, experience, and specific work location.
Benefits and perks include:
- Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Home internet stipend
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Maternity/paternity leave program
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Professional Development Reimbursement Program
- 401(k) retirement savings plans (Pre-Tax and Roth)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) - Medical & Dependent Care
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution
- Healthy at Houzz program
Houzz is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. When applying for a role at Houzz, we guarantee your application will be considered regardless of your sex; race; color; gender; national origin; height or weight; ancestry; physical or mental disability; medical condition; genetic information; marital status; registered domestic partner status; age; sexual orientation; military and veteran status; or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.
We embrace and celebrate the value that diversity brings to an organization. Diverse backgrounds and different points of view help Houzz provide the best experience for our community. Houzz is committed to fostering an inclusive environment through projects and initiatives, such as employee resource groups, that support Houzzers’ efforts to be themselves and share their lives at work.
If you would like assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. This information will be treated as confidential and used only for determining an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.
Houzz is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veterans
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About Houzz
When founders Adi and Alon remodeled their home, they were frustrated by the lack of resources and inspiration to help them articulate a vision and select the right pro to make it a reality.
So they built Houzz.
Houzz is now the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing an all-in-one software solution for industry professionals and tools for homeowners to update their homes from start to finish. Using Houzz, people can find ideas and inspiration, hire professionals, and shop for products. Houzz Pro (houzz.com/pro) provides home industry professionals with a business management and marketing SaaS solution that helps them to win projects, collaborate with clients and teams, and run their business efficiently and profitably.
Our Mission and Core Values
We're proud to say there's no one quite like us. Houzz is a community-centric, innovative tech company that continues to disrupt the home renovation and design industry. Our mission-driven culture is rooted in our core values, and we’re all here for one purpose: make the home remodeling and design process more fun and productive for everyone.
Our Mission
To create the best experience for home renovation and design.
Our Core Values
We’re a Community
We put our community of Houzzers, industry professionals and homeowners first. We approach our work with care, humility and respect. We deliver value to our community through our products and services.
We Build the Future
We are visionaries who challenge the status quo. We are creative, innovative and curious. We embrace change and different ideas to drive our industry forward.
We Make Things Happen
We are solution-seekers and self-starters. We listen, move fast and empower our teams to deliver extraordinary results and products. We play to win.
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Top Skills
Airflow
NetSuite
Python
R
SQL
Tableau
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The Company
What We Do
Houzz is the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve or design their homes from start to finish. On Houzz, people can find design inspiration, research and hire home professionals, and shop for products and materials to complete their projects. For home professionals, Houzz Pro provides an all-in-one marketing and business management solution that empowers them to stand out, win more clients and manage their projects efficiently and profitably. The Houzz community is made up of millions of homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home improvement professionals around the world.
Our mission is to provide the best experience for home renovation and design, connecting homeowners and home professionals with the best tools, resources and vendors.
