Excel Performance Engineer: FP&A Stabilization NYC

Henderson Scott US; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Henderson Scott US is seeking an Excel Performance Optimization Specialist for a three-month contract in New York City. This role involves optimizing complex Excel workbooks used by Finance teams, diagnosing performance issues, and delivering tangible improvements. Ideal candidates will have deep expertise in Microsoft Excel, advanced formulas, and performance tuning. Responsibilities include analyzing workbooks, simplifying formulas, and documenting improvements. Candidates should be pragmatic problem solvers with a finance background.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in advanced Microsoft Excel, including large datasets and complex models.
• Strong understanding of common causes of Excel performance degradation in finance environments.
• Ability to work with poorly documented, legacy Excel files.

Responsibilities

• Analyze large, complex Excel workbooks used by FP&A and Finance teams.
• Identify root causes of Excel performance issues.
• Simplify and refactor Excel formulas without changing outputs.
• Document changes made and performance gains achieved.

Skills

Advanced Microsoft Excel

Excel performance tuning and troubleshooting

Power Query

Data modeling concepts

Problem-solving

Job description

Henderson Scott US is seeking an Excel Performance Optimization Specialist for a three-month contract in New York City. This role involves optimizing complex Excel workbooks used by Finance teams, diagnosing performance issues, and delivering tangible improvements. Ideal candidates will have deep expertise in Microsoft Excel, advanced formulas, and performance tuning. Responsibilities include analyzing workbooks, simplifying formulas, and documenting improvements. Candidates should be pragmatic problem solvers with a finance background.