Waylin Partners, a leading provider of FP&A, data, and accounting consulting services, is seeking a Data Engineer who is passionate about building scalable data solutions and solving complex technical problems. In this role, you will work directly with experienced finance and analytics professionals to design and deploy data infrastructure that enables faster, more accurate decision-making across our clients’ portfolio companies.
You will lead data engineering initiatives that modernize reporting, automate key processes, and unlock insights through reliable, well-structured data systems.
Key ResponsibilitiesDesign, build, and optimize data warehouses, pipelines, and ETL/ELT processes to support enterprise reporting and analytics
Translate ambiguous business questions into scalable, data-driven solutions that help leaders make informed decisions
Develop automated reporting and analytics workflows, ensuring data accuracy, consistency, and timeliness
Build and maintain dashboards and visualization tools that synthesize complex data for finance and operational leadership
Partner with finance, accounting, and operational teams across portfolio companies to understand data needs and implement effective solutions
Implement best practices for data governance, data quality, and system architecture
Support integration efforts during acquisitions, system migrations, and new tool onboarding
Designing and deploying a new cloud-based data warehouse (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, etc.)
Optimizing an existing warehouse or data architecture to improve performance and reduce cost
Developing enterprise-grade dashboards (Power BI, Tableau, Looker, etc.) for monthly reporting, KPIs, and operational visibility
Automating reporting processes previously done in Excel or manual systems
Building financial and operational data models used for forecasting, profitability analysis, or executive dashboards
Supporting process improvement and system enhancement initiatives across finance, accounting, and operations
Managing ad-hoc technical projects such as API integrations, data migrations, or master data restructuring
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Analytics, or a quantitative field
8+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or related roles
Strong SQL proficiency and experience building ETL/ELT pipelines
Experience with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, Azure Synapse, etc.)
Experience with BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or similar
Proficiency in Python or another scripting language is a plus
Experience working with finance, accounting, or operational data strongly preferred
Excellent communication skills with the ability to work directly with stakeholders and translate technical concepts into business impact
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Analytics, or a quantitative field
- 8+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or related roles
- Strong SQL proficiency
- Experience building ETL/ELT pipelines
- Experience with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, or Azure Synapse
- Experience with BI tools such as Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or similar
- Proficiency in Python or another scripting language
- Experience working with finance, accounting, or operational data
- Excellent communication skills and ability to translate technical concepts into business impact
Waylin Partners Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Pay Growth & Progression — Compensation is considered competitive with room to grow, and the pay structure includes performance-based elements that reward individual contribution to firm growth.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave is described as generous, with paid maternity and paternity leave highlighted across postings.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes generous PTO alongside paid holidays, sick time, and bereavement leave.
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What We Do
Waylin is a rapidly growing Office of the CFO firm serving private equity-backed businesses. We partner with private equity firms and executive leadership teams to deliver hands-on finance, accounting, FP&A, AI, and technology solutions that drive business performance. FP&A Service Offerings: ◉ Fully integrated financial modeling to support strategic decisions ◉ Automated and detailed monthly financial reporting package ◉ Monthly/quarterly management team and board reporting ◉ Annual budgeting and budget presentation materials ◉ Profitability by customer and product/service ◉ All-encompassing P&L forecasting and variance analysis ◉ Best-in-class 13-week cash flow forecasting ◉ Real-time hourly/daily/weekly cash reporting ◉ Industry leading KPI, dashboard, and automated reporting ◉ Capital expenditure and ROI analysis ◉ Working capital and cash management analysis ◉ Synergy and restructuring analysis ◉ Interim Chief Financial Officer & Director of Finance/FP&A Accounting Service Offerings: ◉ Opening balance sheet accounting ◉ Add-on acquisition integration ◉ Month-end close establishment and process improvement ◉ Percentage of completion accounting WIP optimization ◉ Standard costing optimization ◉ Intercompany cleanup/best practice ◉ General ledger clean up ◉ Post-acquisition audit support ◉ Financial health check ◉ Implementing revenue recognition processes ◉ Balance sheet reconciliation and clean up ◉ General accounting support ◉ Interim Chief Accounting Officer & Controller
