Strategic Cost Transparency & Financial Analytics Lead

First Tech Federal Credit Union; Hillsboro (OR); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

First Tech Federal Credit Union is seeking a Business Analyst, Cost Transparency & Financial Analytics, to provide clear, decision‑ready financial insights aligned to enterprise delivery. This role develops cost transparency and unit cost models, partners with Finance, and ensures analytics support informed investment, prioritization, and trade‑off decisions.

Based in a hybrid role in Hillsboro, OR, the analyst will translate complex data into executive‑level narratives, align analytics with

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce planning or capacity modeling within enterprise delivery.
• Strong analytical skills to synthesize data across teams, vendors, and timelines.
• Proven ability to influence decision-making through data-driven insights and scenario analysis.
• Experience partnering with Finance and Delivery leaders on planning, forecasting, and trade-off discussions.
• Strong communication skills translating complex analysis into executive narratives.
• Business acumen aligning capacity and workforce decisions to enterprise priorities.
• Proven ability to influence without authority and guide leadership decisions on prioritization and investment timing.
• Critical thinking to evaluate competing demands, resource constraints, and risk implications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cost transparency models aligned to delivery units, portfolios, and operating models.
• Partner with Finance to define, govern, and track unit cost and cost-to-value metrics.
• Analyze cost drivers related to delivery velocity, quality, rework, and capacity constraints.
• Support investment, funding, and prioritization discussions with clear cost-to-value insights.
• Align financial analytics with portfolio and delivery performance reporting for leadership governance and regulatory audiences.
• Ensure consistency and integrity between delivery metrics, cost analytics, and financial narratives.
• Translate complex financial data into clear, executive-ready insights to support decision-making.

Skills

Workforce planning

Analytical skills

Data-driven insights

Finance partnership

Executive narratives

Stakeholder management

Facilitation

Prioritization

Capacity planning

Delivery storytelling

Tools

Excel models

Power BI

Visualization tools

Job description

First Tech Federal Credit Union is seeking a Business Analyst, Cost Transparency & Financial Analytics, to provide clear, decision‑ready financial insights aligned to enterprise delivery. This role develops cost transparency and unit cost models, partners with Finance, and ensures analytics support informed investment, prioritization, and trade‑off decisions.

Based in a hybrid role in Hillsboro, OR, the analyst will translate complex data into executive‑level narratives, align analytics with