We are seeking a senior-level Microsoft Fabric & Power BI Architect (contract) to support financial reporting and executive analytics initiatives. This role partners directly with CFO and FP&A stakeholders to uncover underlying data challenges and deliver scalable, executive-ready reporting solutions. This is a hands-on architect position requiring both strategic solution design expertise and strong technical execution capability. The ideal candidate can rapidly assess complex data environments, architect the right Fabric-based solution, and deliver production-ready reporting outcomes. Stakeholder Engagement & Requirements Discovery Engage with CFO, FP&A, and business stakeholders to gather financial reporting and analytics requirements. Translate business objectives into scalable data and reporting solutions. Identify root-cause data challenges impacting financial insights and decision-making. Engage with CFO, FP&A, and business stakeholders to gather financial reporting and analytics requirements. Translate business objectives into scalable data and reporting solutions. Identify root-cause data challenges impacting financial insights and decision-making. Architecture & Solution Design Design and implement Microsoft Fabric architectures, including Lakehouse, Warehouse, and semantic models. Establish scalable data modeling frameworks and governance standards. Architect end-to-end financial analytics solutions aligned to executive reporting needs. Design and implement Microsoft Fabric architectures, including Lakehouse, Warehouse, and semantic models. Establish scalable data modeling frameworks and governance standards. Architect end-to-end financial analytics solutions aligned to executive reporting needs. Data Engineering & Transformation Assess the current data landscape and identify gaps in data quality, structure, and integration. Perform hands-on data extraction, transformation, and cleansing using Microsoft Fabric, SQL, and PySpark. Implement best practices in data modeling, including star schema design and semantic modeling. Assess the current data landscape and identify gaps in data quality, structure, and integration. Perform hands-on data extraction, transformation, and cleansing using Microsoft Fabric, SQL, and PySpark. Implement best practices in data modeling, including star schema design and semantic modeling. Power BI Development & Executive Reporting Build and optimize Power BI semantic models and advanced DAX measures. Develop executive dashboards and financial performance reporting solutions. Ensure performance optimization, scalability, and maintainability of BI solutions. Build and optimize Power BI semantic models and advanced DAX measures. Develop executive dashboards and financial performance reporting solutions. Ensure performance optimization, scalability, and maintainability of BI solutions.